Adirondack brings back Brandon

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 re-signed defenseman Pierson Brandon to a contract for the 2026-27 season.

Brandon, 26, played 17 games this past season with Adirondack and recorded two assists before a season-ending injury.

Prior to coming to Glens Falls, 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.

He spent the previous four years at Colgate University where he also served as the team’s captain during the 2023-24 season. Brandon 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.