Norfolk, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose, announced they have signed forward Brandon Osmundson to a contract for the 2024-25 season.
At the start of the 2023-24 season, Osmundson signed a contract with the Huntsville Havoc of the SPHL while receiving an invite to Admirals Training Camp under an amateur tryout contract. He returned to Huntsville and started the season with the Havoc, posting 13 points (9g-4a) in 16 games before signing a contract with the Admirals on Dec. 10.
Osmundson went on to play in 43 regular-season games with Norfolk, tallying 29 points (9g-20a) and a +20 rating, which was tied for the team lead with Danny Katic and Darick Louis-Jean.
Growing up in Chesapeake, which is seven miles from Norfolk Scope, Osmundson was an Admirals’ season-ticket holder. He also made his way up the ranks with the Hampton Roads Whalers at the Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex. He started at the Learn to Play Program from the age of four, then played all of his travel & youth hockey with the Whalers. Eventually, Osmundson worked his way to the Whalers junior program with the USPHL Elite and Premier teams.