Anaheim Ducks Reassign Travis Mitchell To San Diego
Oct 12, 2026The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned defenseman Travis Mitchell to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Mitchell, 26 (11/25/99), appeared in five games with Anaheim to begin the season, recording three shots and nine penalty minutes (PIM) in 16:36 TOI/game. Signed by Anaheim to a one-year, two-way contract July 2, 2026, Mitchell made his Ducks debut Oct. 2 at Vegas, skating in a career-best 20:38 TOI.
The 6-3, 202-pound defenseman has skated in 14 career NHL games with Anaheim and the New York Islanders. He
made his NHL debut in 2025-26 with the Islanders, scoring his first NHL goal in nine games (1-0=1). He spent the majority of the season with Bridgeport (AHL), earning a career-high 1-16=17 points with a +3 rating and 87 PIM.
The South Lyon, Mich. native has appeared in 163 career AHL games with Bridgeport, recording 6-28=34 points and 231 PIM. Mitchell spent four seasons at Cornell University from 2019-23, earning 11-36-47 points in 95 career NCAA games.