The Hershey Bears and the club's National Hockey League affiliate, the Washington Capitals, announced that goaltender Mitch Gibson has been re-assigned from the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) to the Bears.
Gibson, 25, made 23 saves in South Carolina's victory over Orlando on Oct. 19 in the club's first game of the 2024-25 campaign. Last season with the Stingrays as a rookie, Gibson went 22-14-3 with a 2.56 goals-against average, a .899 save percentage, and three shutouts. Gibson's 2.56 goals-against average ranked third among ECHL goaltenders with 40 or more games played.
The native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania posted a record of 2-0-0 with a 1.92 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in two games with Hershey last season. Gibson made his AHL debut on Oct. 22, 2023 at Bridgeport, stopping 21 of 23 shots. He served as Hershey's third goaltender during the team's run to the Calder Cup title.
Gibson was drafted by Washington in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.
The Bears continue the 2024-25 regular season, presented by Penn State Health, when they visit the Providence Bruins on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Hershey is back on home ice when it hosts the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at GIANT Center for College Night. The first 500 college students in attendance will receive a t-shirt, courtesy of Enck's Trophies and Screen Printing. Purchase tickets for the game by CLICKING HERE.
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