Red Wings trade for Ducks goalie John Gibson, send out Petr Mrazek and draft picks
The deal with the Anaheim Ducks happened Saturday, June 28, early during Day 2 of the 2025 NHL Draft. Gibson, 31, has two years left on a deal carrying a $6.4 million cap hit.
To get Gibson, the Wings gave up goalie Petr Mrazek, a trade-deadline acquisition who appeared in just five games for them, and two draft picks: a 2026 fourth-round pick and 2027 second-rounder.
John Gibson in net with the Ducks.
Gibson projects to bring stability to Detroit's net, forming a tandem with Cam Talbot, who is in the last year of his contract.
Gibson (6 feet 2, 214 pounds) has a career 2.89 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in 506 games, all with the Ducks, who drafted the Pittsburgh native in the second round in 2011.
Most recently, Gibson had a 11-11-2 record last season with a 2.77 goals-against average and .912 save percentage. He missed the first 13 games of the season after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.
The Wings added Mrazek, 33, in March in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, bringing him back after they drafted in the fifth round (No. 141) in 2011. They traded him in 2018 to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Mrazek appeared to be the Wings' goalie of the future again, but played only a handful of games last season before suffering an injury. While he healed and served as backup the last week of the season, he didn't start another game.
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