Brandon Scanlin

Brandon Scanlin (born June 2, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Hamilton Hammers in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Scanlin played collegiate hockey for the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Before college he played for the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He was undrafted by the NHL, but after his college career ended in 2022 he was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. The Rangers sent him to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, where he played 15 games in the 2021–22 season, scoring no goals and one assist.

In 61 games for the Wolf Pack in 2022–23, he scored 4 goals and had 11 assists. He was recalled to the Rangers on March 18 due to an injury to Ryan Lindgren and made his NHL debut on March 26 in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. After Hartford was eliminated from the Calder Cup playoffs, he was recalled to the Rangers roster for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

As a free agent from the Rangers, Scanlin secured a one-year AHL contract with the Hamilton Hammers, affiliate to the New York Islanders, on July 23, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 Brantford 99ers GOJHL 49 2 28 30 24 5 2 2 4 0 2016–17 Brantford 99ers GOJHL 50 4 23 27 32 4 0 1 1 2 2017–18 Brooks Bandits AJHL 58 8 33 41 28 5 1 4 5 0 2018–19 Brooks Bandits AJHL 40 16 27 43 22 7 1 5 6 4 2019–20 University of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 36 3 11 14 16 — — — — — 2020–21 University of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 24 2 15 17 14 — — — — — 2021–22 University of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 38 6 25 31 31 — — — — — 2021–22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 15 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61 4 11 15 30 9 0 1 1 0 2023–24 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 8 8 16 39 10 0 0 0 2 2023–24 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 66 8 6 14 30 — — — — — 2025–26 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 49 4 7 11 54 — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —