Travis Mitchell
| Travis Mitchell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell in 2024 | |||
| Born |
November 25, 1999 South Lyon, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks New York Islanders | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Travis Mitchell (born November 25, 1999) is an American ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Going undrafted, he played collegiate hockey for Cornell University.[1]
Playing career
Mitchell was undrafted but was signed as a free agent by the Islanders after completing his college career in 2023.[2][3][4] He had had a tryout with the Boston Bruins in 2021 but wasn't signed.[5]
He started his professional career in 2023 with the Islanders' AHL affiliate Bridgeport Islanders.[1] He was briefly called up to the Islanders during the 2024-25 NHL season but did not get into a game for them.[2][6]
He was again recalled to the Islanders in November 2025 after recording 3 assists in 12 games for Bridgeport during the 2025-26 AHL season.[2] He made his NHL debut for the Islanders on November 28, 2025, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.[7][3] He scored his first NHL goal, which was also his first NHL point on December 11, 2025, against Anaheim Ducks goalie Ville Husso.
As a free agent after three full seasons within the Islanders organization, Mitchell was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 1, 2026.[8]
Personal
His father, Jeff Mitchell played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars.[1][9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 58 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Cornell University | ECAC | 29 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Cornell University | ECAC | 32 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Cornell University | ECAC | 34 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 65 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 58 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | New York Islanders | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Travis Mitchell". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Rosner, Stefen (November 13, 2025). "Islanders Recall Defenseman Travis Mitchell With Scott Mayfield Home With Newborn". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- 1 2 "Islanders rally from three-goal deficit before falling to Flyers in shootout; Kyle Palmieri injured". Newsday. November 28, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Islanders Sign Fulp and Mitchell". NHL.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ Wiggs, Jonathan (August 3, 2021). "Maine's J.D. Greenway, Cornell's Travis Mitchell among the longshots at Bruins' camp". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ Rosner, Stefen (November 19, 2024). "Islanders Should Send Down Grant Hutton Over Travis Mitchell With Alex Romanov Back". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ Sears, Ethan (November 28, 2025). "Kyle Palmieri exits with lower-body injury in major Islanders concern: 'Doesn't look good'". New York Post. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Ducks make slew of signings on day 1 of free agency". Yahoo! Sports. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Travis Mitchell". AHL. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com