Former Maine Mariners’ goaltender Brandon Bussi became the 769th former ECHL player to reach the National Hockey League when he debuted with the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at San Jose.
Bussi is the first former ECHL player to make his NHL debut during the 2025-26 season. He went 3-1-0 in four appearances with the Mariners during the 2022-23 season with a 2.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .922.
A native of Sound Beach, New York, Bussi has seen action in 111 career games with Providence of the American Hockey League where he is 63-31-12 with eight shutouts, a 2.62 goals-against average and a save percentage of .915.
