Brandon Holt

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.

Playing career 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.

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. Following the season, he was named to the Hockey East Third All-Star Team. 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. He became the third Black Bear to win the award, and the first since Prestin Ryan in 2004. He was also named an AHCA East First Team All-American. 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.

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.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — — 2025–26 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —AHL totals 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year RefCollege All-Hockey East Third Team 2025 All-Hockey East First Team 2026 Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman 2026 AHCA East First Team All-American 2026