Player Review: John Gibson

As part of the AnaheimDucks.com annual Player Reviews, we will be featuring a different Ducks player throughout the coming weeks, in numerical uniform number order. Each review will include key stats, a highlight from last season and an outlook for 2016-17.

By Kyle Shohara AnaheimDucks.com

At only 23 years of age, John Gibson has the potential to become something very special here in Anaheim. We’ve all caught glimpses of his extraordinary talent, going back to his shutout victories in his NHL regular season and postseason debuts on April 7, 2014 at Vancouver and May 10, 2014 at Los Angeles, respectively. Or two seasons ago, when he established career highs in wins (13), saves (616), appearances (23) and starts (21).

His work paid off in the form of a three-year contract extension given last September that kicks in for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

Still considered a rookie by league standards at the time, Gibson began the 2015-16 regular season in San Diego as the Gulls’ No. 1 netminder. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native appeared in 13 games with San Diego, posting a 7-4-1 record, 2.63 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. It wasn’t until mid-November when he got the call-up to Anaheim to replace Frederik Andersen, who had fallen ill with flu-like symptoms that would eventually take him out of the lineup for a six-game stretch from Nov. 24-Dec. 4. Gibson wouldn’t see San Diego again, and with good reason.

He wasted little time cementing himself as a full-time NHL goaltender after earning the NHL’s Rookie of the Month honors for December, going 5-3-1 …

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