GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The Adirondack Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils and American Hockey League's Utica Comets, have announced that the club has signed defenseman Pierson Brandon for the 2025-26 season.
Brandon finished his final collegiate season in 2024-25 with UMass-Lowell where he served as the team’s captain and totaled eight points (6g-2a) in 34 games with the River Hawks.
Prior to joining UMass-Lowell this past season, the Irvington, New York native spent the previous four years at Colgate University where he also served as the team’s captain during the 2023-24 season. The 25-year-old helped the Red Raiders capture an ECAC championship in the 2022-23 campaign and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team and named ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman during the 2020-21 season.