Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings Scout Joining Black Hawks
Kevin Gibson new GM of USHL Waterloo Black Hawks
The Detroit Red Wings have lost an amateur scout to the Black Hawks.
No, not those Blackhawks.
Amateur scout Kevin Gibson is leaving the Red Wings staff to take over as general manager of the USHL Waterloo Black Hawks. Gibson will be joining his new club immediately, as Hawks players and staff assemble for the team’s annual June camp.
The Black Hawks organization is excited to announce our new GM: Kevin Gibson.
Welcome to the organization Kevin!https://t.co/0xGTbx2Dxq pic.twitter.com/buYc5N9s7M
— Waterloo Black Hawks (@BlckHawksHockey) June 2, 2025
“Kevin was highly recommended by key figures in the Red Wings organization and demonstrated a strong familiarity with the USHL and our player base,” Black Hawks Managing Partner Eric Petersen said in a statement. “His reputation as a scout is exceptional, so it is exciting to bring Kevin to Waterloo.”
Gibson is replacing Ben Chyzyk. He left the club earlier this spring to accept a role as general manager/assistant coach for the University of North Dakota hockey program.
Joined Red Wings in 2019
Gibson was an addition to the Detroit amateur scouting staff in 2019. He was among the new hires brought in when Steve Yzerman took over as Red Wings GM.
“I can’t thank the Red Wings enough for all that they have taught me,” Gibson said. “My time with Detroit brought the opportunity to work with incredible mentors and hockey minds. I am grateful for the scouting and development wisdom they have passed on.
“Adding in the work I have done during the last six years to build relationships and familiarize myself with the junior and youth levels, I relish the opportunity to put together Waterloo’s next Clark Cup contender.”
Prior to turning to scouting, Gibson was a defenseman in both the NAHL with the Flint-based Michigan Warriors and in the USHL. He played college hockey at Wisconsin Stevens-Point. The team was NCAA Division III runner-up in both 2014 and 2015. Gibson earned All-American honors in his senior season.
Gibson played four seasons of pro hockey in the ECHL, including 54 games for the Toledo Walleye in 2017-18.
