Army West Point has announced the addition of Brian Gibbons to the coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Gibbons arrives in West Point after a year-long Stint as an assistant coach at the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. While with the gamblers, Gibbons helped connect with coaching of five NHL concept choices, 16 NCAA Division I, and helped to improve the team’s penalty kill percentage in his role in coaching the Penalty Kill, individual skills and performing one-to-one videosessies.
“We cannot be more excited to welcome Brian Gibbons in our program,” said Black Knights head coach Zach McKelvie in a statement. “He brings energy, passion and a strong hockey-IQ that will have a huge impact on our Cadet athletes. Brian has a deep respect for the mission of the Military Academy of the United States and, most importantly, he embodies the character and leadership that we appreciate in West Point.
“He will be a powerful role model for our team on and outside the ice.”
Prior to his time with the gamblers, Gibbons spent four years as an assistant coach at Bethel. During his time at the Royals, Gibbons helped the team to coach to his first profit season with double digits since 2010, the best win percentage in the program history, the Miac Player of the Year 2023-24, three 2023-24 All-Conference players, and the combined no. 1 Penalty Kill.
As a athlete, Gibbons played professional hockey in Germany for five years and ended his career at the Hanover Scorpions. Gibbons played a collegial in Utica and Utah State, where he was a two-year team captain, a dual all-American selection, a national player of the year, a double ACHA National Tournament participant and an ACHA Frozen Four participant.
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