Brandon Bussi was born on June 25, 1998, in South Beach, New York. During the 2011-12 season, Bussi played as a 12-year-old for the Long Island Royals 13U team and posted a 5.05 goals against average (GAA) and .896 save percentage in 20 games. The next season, the goaltender was moved up to the 16U and registered a 3.12 GAA and .885 save percentage. Bussi played eight more games during the 2013-14 season with that team and improved with a 2.75 GAA and .927 save percentage. For the next five seasons, the 6-foot-4, 225-pound goalie would play in several different leagues, including the USPHL, AYHL, NAHL, and NCDC.
Brandon Bussi Commits To Western Michigan University For The 2019-20 Season
Bussi committed to the Western Michigan University hockey program for the 2019-20 season and made an immediate impact. His first collegiate season was cut short at tournament time due to COVID, but the netminder still had a terrific season with a 2.65 goals against average and .910 save percentage in 34 games. Bussi would play just four games due to COVID the next season, but in his junior year, the goaltender played 39 games with a 2.55 GAA and .912 save percentage.
The Boston Bruins Sign Brandon Bussi to a One-Year Contract
Western Michigan hockey junior goalie Brandon Bussi signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins on April 1, 2022. Bussi left Western Michigan after three seasons, posting a 46-25-5 record with a 2.61 goals against average and a .910 save percentage. Bussi also had four shutouts, all coming during the 2021-22 season. In his final season, he set the program record for wins in a single season with 26, while helping the Broncos to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff Finals and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, he made 30 saves in the overtime victory over Northeastern for the program’s first win in the NCAA Tournament. Bussi played five games with the AHL’s Providence Bruins at the end of that season.
During the 2022-23 season, Bussi played four games with the ECHL’s Maine Mariners on loan and 32 games with Providence and emerged as one of the Bruins’ top prospects registering a 2.40 GAA and .924 save percentage with Providence. Now entering his second full season with Providence, Bussi is the number one goalie and a top-five prospect in the Bruins system.
