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Colgate University Athletics

2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

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2 Pierson Brandon

2 Pierson Brandon

  • Position:
    Defenseman
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Irvington, N.Y.
  • Previous Team:
    Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
  • Major:
    Economics

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Senior Year (2023-24)
  • Appeared in 34 games, posting 15 points with five goals and 10 assists
  • Led Colgate and ranked sixth in ECAC in blocked shots (57) and finished tied for the team lead in plus/minus (+10)
  • Found the back of the net in both games during sweep at Sacred Heart (Oct. 13-14)
  • Scored against UMass Lowell (Oct. 20)
  • Dished out three assists during win at Yale (Nov. 4)
  • Blocked four shots and recorded two helpers during victory at Princeton (Nov. 17)
  • Posted five blocked shots during win at Dartmouth (Jan. 26)
  • Tied his career high with four points (2G, 2A), helping Colgate defeat RPI (March 1)
  • Named ECAC Defender of the Week (March 4)
Junior Year (2022-23)
  • Played in 32 games, logging six points with two goals and four assists
  • Led ECAC Hockey in blocked shots with 84 after tallying at least one in every game he played
  • Found the back of the net in the Raiders’ season-opener against Northern Michigan (Oct. 7)
  • Tallied an assist in back-to-back games at Merrimack (Oct. 22) and against Vermont (Oct. 28)
  • Logged four blocked shots and an assist in victory against Yale (Nov. 19)
  • Registered five blocked shots in Game 2 of the ECACH quarterfinals at St. Lawrence (March 11)
  • Ripped two shots on goal and blocked five shots against Harvard in ECACH championship victory (March 18)
  • Served as an assistant captain
Sophomore Year (2021-22)
  • Took the ice for 37 games and posted six goals and nine assist
  • Led the team in blocked shots with 78 and fired 60 shots on goal.
  • Posted a four-point performance with two goals and two assists against Arizona State (Oct. 22)
  • Recorded a point in three-straight games at UConn (Nov. 27), at Clarkson (Dec. 3) and at St. Lawrence (Dec. 4)
  • Found the back of the net and dished out an assist against Princeton (Jan. 22.)
  • Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
First-Year (2020-21)
  • Competed in all 22 games for the Raiders 
  • Led the team with his nine assists, 31 blocked shots, and plus-10 rating on the ice
  • Tallied 38 shots on goal and recorded eight penalties
  • Earned his first multi-point night of his career with a pair of apples in the 4-3 win at Quinnipiac and a had a season-high plus-3 rating on the ice in the same game (March 6)
  • Marked a season-high of three blocked shots on four occasions
  • Earned first career point in the 5-4 win at Clarkson (Dec. 23), off of a season-high of five shots on goal
  • Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
  • Earned the first ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman in program history
  • Named Best Defensive Player by the Colgate Hockey program
  • Named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll and ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
Before Colgate
A 2018 graduate of Irvington High School … played junior hockey with the Aberdeen Wings of the NAHL.
Stats: Totaled 53 points by 10 goals and 43 assists through 111 career games played with the Aberdeen Wings … finished his career with a plus-63 rating on the ice … recorded six assists in 12 postseason games played.
Honors: Served as an alternate captain of the Aberdeen Wings in the 2019-20 season … became a 2018-19 Robertson Cup Champion with the Wings … was the 2018-19 Central Division Regular Season and Playoff Champions … named to the Top Prospects Selects Team from 2018-20 … earned a slot on the NAHL All-Rookie Team … named Defensive Player of the Year … earned the Community Service Award, Heart Award, and Iron Man Award with his team … set the Rookie and Single Season Plus/Minus Record at a plus-49.
 
Personal
Born: Pierson Wesley Brandon in New York, New York.
Family: Son of Patti Spodnik … has three brothers, Gaige Brandon, Tate Brandon, and Asher Spodnik.
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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020-21First Year

    Defenseman
    6'0" 180 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Sophomore

    Defenseman
    6'0" 180 lbs
    2
  • 2
    C

    2022-23Junior

    Defenseman
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2
    C
  • 2
    C

    2023-24Senior

    Defenseman
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2
    C