Red Wings 2023 draft pick Andrew Gibson was selected with the 42nd overall pick in this past week’s draft in Nashville, and as a LaSalle, Ontario native, he’s a “local boy” from the southern side of the Detroit River.
He played this past season for the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds, and the Sault Star’s Gordon Anderson spoke with Gibson about his draft experience:
“I don’t know what happened, but I kind of had a feeling they would draft me,” Gibson told the Sault Star. ”I didn’t talk to Detroit a lot during the season but I had a gut feeling.”
Gibson was a projected second-round pick and ranked 31 among North American skaters. He was a 42nd overall selection by the Motor City club.
“I was shaking and I barely remember the feeling,” Gibson said. “I was looking at my parents and how much they have helped me to get me here.” Hugs and handshakes soon followed, Gibson acknowledging he hugged his mother first.
Gibson and his family were sitting in the stands for the draft, the clan deciding to make a vacation out of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Gibson would have gone just about anywhere to follow his dream but he found it exciting that the hometown Red Wings went all in on the lengthy lad from LaSalle.
“Getting drafted has been a dream of mine and to see it unfold is surreal and I can’t help but thank those who helped me along the way,” Gibson said. “It’s a great feeling (to be drafted by) Detroit being so closed to home. It’s such a great organization.”
