Brendan Gibbons

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R. Pacheco)

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Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Wakefield, R.I.
Position:
F

2024-25 (Sophomore): Played in 39 games and was third on the team with nine goals and fourth with 18 points … Had one power-play goal, two extra-attacker goals and 22 blocked shots … Career-high two goals in the 4-3 overtime win over No. 20 Arizona State … His second goal tied the game at 3-3 with 27 seconds left in an extra-attacker situation as Air Force went on to win in overtime … Scored an extra-attacker goal with 16 seconds left in the third in a 2-1 overtime win at AIC, Oct. 25 … Matched his career-high with two points (1-1-2) against No. 8 Colorado College … Had an assist on Austin Schwartz’s double-overtime goal to beat Sacred Heart, 3-2, March 8, to force a third playoff game … Four multiple-point games ranked fourth on the team … … Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team … Named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American Scholars team … Named to the academic all-Atlantic Hockey team.

2023-24 (Freshman): Was the co-recipient of the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman … Played in 34 of the 38 games, mostly as the fourth-line right winger, and led all freshmen with seven goals and 12 points … Had a power-play goal and two game-winners … Named the AHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 16) as he had four points in the series against No. 8 Michigan State … Had one goal and one assist in each game … First career point was a goal against MSU, Oct. 12 … Scored the eventual game-winner in the 2-0 win over Sacred Heart, Feb. 10 … Also had the game-winner to beat Robert Morris, Feb. 23 … Matched his career high of two points three times during the season … Had a four-game point streak late in the season … Named to the AHA all-academic team.

Before Air Force: Played 130 games of junior hockey over three seasons … Played 14 games for the Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) and had four points to start the 2020-21 season … Finished the season with the P.A.L Junior Islanders (NCDC) and had 15 points (5-10-15) in 19 games … Played 37 games for the Maine Nordiques (NAHL) in 2021-22 and had 34 points (20-14-34) … Third on the team in goals and was a +11 … In 2022-23, led the team with 58 points (17-41-58) in 60 games … Led the team with nine power-play goals, had three game-winners and was a +26 … Also had eight points (5-3-8) in seven playoff games. … Team captain … As of June 2023, was the Nordiques’ all-time leader in goals and points … Graduated with distinction from St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass. … Team won the Independent School League’s Eberhart Division in 2019 and 2020 … Earned all ISL honors twice … As a junior, had 21 goals and 33 assists for 54 points in 29 games … Also earned four letters in soccer (goalie) and lacrosse (defender).

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 6 … Son of Meredith and Toby Gibbons … Major is operations research … On the Superintendent’s List for excellence in academics, military and athletics … This past summer, travelled to Yokota AB, Japan on Operation Air Force … Flew over Mount Fuji in a C-130 and over Tokyo in a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) … Also served as a cadre during Basic Cadet Training, helping direct basics through the assault course …   In the summer of 2024, completed Combat Survival Training and completed the Jump (parachute) program … Has three siblings .. Brother, John Thomas, played soccer and football at the University of Rhode Island … Sister was a rower at Rhode Island and currently is on the club hockey team … Enjoys camping, hiking and spending time outdoors … Wears the number 64 because it was given to him by his equipment manager in Maine “shoutout Dave Parker” … Greatest individual moment in sports was scoring the overtime game-winner to give his team a 2-0 series lead against the New Jersey Titans … Greatest team moment was winning the EHF championship his bantam major year.

Gibbons’ Career Stats
Year         GP    G        A     PTS   PIM     SOG     PP      SH      GW
2023-24   34     7         5      12     7-14     46        1         0         2
2024-25   39     8         8      16     6-15     95        1         0         0
Career     73     15       13    28     13-29   141      2         0         2