Travis Mitchell

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Travis Mitchell
Born (1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 (age 26)
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team New York Islanders
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2023present

Travis Mitchell (born November 25, 1999) is an American ice hockey defenseman who plays for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Going undrafted, he played collegiate hockey for Cornell University. [1]

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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 stated 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]

Personal

His father, Jeff Mitchell played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars. [1] [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 382463340000
2017–18 Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL30000
2017–18 Omaha Lancers USHL53410148440002
2018–19 Omaha LancersUSHL583262953
2019–20 Cornell University ECAC 292101229
2021–22 Cornell UniversityECAC323131640
2022–23 Cornell UniversityECAC346131920
2022–23 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 60007
2023–24 Bridgeport IslandersAHL3413436
2024–25 Bridgeport IslandersAHL654913101
AHL totals10551217144

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Travis Mitchell". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Islanders Sign Fulp and Mitchell". NHL.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Travis Mitchell". AHL. Retrieved November 29, 2025.