Career
He is known by his nicknames Ghost or Ghost Bear. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round (78th overall) of the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Gostisbehere played college hockey with the Union Dutchmen in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I ECAC Hockey conference.
In his junior year, Gostisbehere"s outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2013-2014 ECAC Hockey All-Conference First Team.
On April 15, 2014, Gostisbehere was signed by the Flyers to an entry-level contract. However, Gostisbehere would suffer a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament in November that would keep him out of the lineup for the rest of the 2014-2015 season in which he was slated to play for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Gostisbehere impressed in training camp preceding the 2015-2016, but was ultimately sent down to the Phantoms. A month into the season, on November 14, 2015, Gostisbehere was called up by the Flyers, and recorded his first career National Hockey League point in his opening appearance with the Flyers on a game tying assist against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Three days later he scored his first National Hockey League goal against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings and followed it up with two overtime winners which have been described as "absolutely identical" making him the first Flyers rookie to score multiple overtime winners in a season.
On February 13, 2016, he broke Barry Beck"s point streak record for a rookie defenseman with a goal against the New Jersey Devils, extending his streak to 11 games. On February 20, 2016, he extended his point streak to 15 games with an overtime goal against Toronto. Gostisbehere became the first rookie in National Hockey League history to record 4 OT goals in a season.
On February 23, 2016, his point streak ended at 15 games in a loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.
