Brandon Holt (ice hockey)
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| Brandon Holt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 2001 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team | Tucson Roadrunners | ||
| Playing career | 2026–present | ||
Brandon Holt (born April 30, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played college ice hockey at Maine.
Junior
Holt played three seasons with the New Mexico Ice Wolves of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and recorded 21 goals and 50 assists in 160 games.[1]
College
Holt began his college ice hockey at Maine during the 2022–23 season. In his freshman year, he recorded four goals and seven assists in 24 games, and missed the final 12 games of the season due to injury. During the 2023–24 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded four goals and 11 assists in 33 games. During the 2024–25 season, in his junior year, he recorded four goals and 16 assists in 34 games.[1] In October 2024, he led all Hockey East defensemen in scoring with two goals and five assists, and was named the Hockey East Defender of the Month.[2] Following the season, he was named to the Hockey East Third All-Star Team.[1]
On September 26, 2025, he was named a captain for the 2025–26 season.[3] During his senior year, he recorded a career-high six goals, 26 assists and 47 blocked shots in 35 games. During conference play, he averaged 23:04 minutes per game and recorded 33 blocked shots in 24 games. He also led the entire league in assists with 18, and he was third in total points with 23. Following the season he was named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman.[4][5] He became the third Black Bear to win the award, and the first since Prestin Ryan in 2004.[6] He was also named an AHCA East First Team All-American.[7] He finished his collegiate career with 18 goals and 60 assists in 126 games. He became the only Hockey East defenseman over the last 20 seasons to record 75 or more career points while also recording 40 or fewer career penalty minutes.[8]
Professional
On April 2, 2026, Holt signed a one-year contract with the Tucson Roadrunners beginning during the 2026–27 season. He joined the Roadrunners on an professional tryout (PTO) contract for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | New Mexico Ice Wolves | NAHL | 50 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | New Mexico Ice Wolves | NAHL | 53 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | New Mexico Ice Wolves | NAHL | 57 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | University of Maine | HE | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | University of Maine | HE | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | University of Maine | HE | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | University of Maine | HE | 35 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 126 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||