Brandon Halverson (born March 29, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the New York Rangers 59th overall in the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Halverson played major junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). On July 2, 2015, the New York Rangers signed Halverson to an entry-level contract.

During the 2017–18 season, on February 17, 2018, Halverson made his NHL debut with the Rangers, stopping five shots and allowing one goal, in a 6–3 loss to the Ottawa Senators in relief of Henrik Lundqvist, who had been pulled from the game after allowing five goals on 27 shots.

Following the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Halverson was not tendered a qualifying offer, releasing him as a free agent from the Rangers. Leading into the 2019–20 season, Halverson continued in the ECHL, securing a contract with the Norfolk Admirals on October 4, 2019. Halverson made 19 appearances with the Admirals collecting five wins, while also loaned to the AHL with the Providence Bruins and Tucson Roadrunners, appearing in two games with the latter.

As a free agent, Halverson opted to continue in the ECHL, securing a contract with the Wheeling Nailers on November 27, 2020. Limited to just four games with the Nailers in the 2020–21 season, Halverson left the club as a free agent and agreed to join fellow ECHL outfit, the Florida Everblades, on September 4, 2021. He was later released from his contract with the Everblades prior to the 2021–22 season.

Halverson missed a season due to a broken wrist.

Spending most of the 2024–25 season with the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, Halverson was a co-recipient of the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, the Crunch and the Laval Rocket having tied for the fewest goals allowed in the league. He had a 22–11–8 record in 43 appearances for the Crunch, with a 2.22 goals-against average, and a .915 save percentage. He also made one appearance in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 22, 2025.During the 2025–26 season, Halverson set the Crunch franchise record in shutouts with his twelfth career shutout with the team.

As a free agent from the Lightning, Halverson was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars for the season on July 1, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2012–13 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies T1EHL2199210695702.88.906422209601.46.9532013–14Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL19126111365622.96.904————————2014–15Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL504052278412262.63.913141047963912.94.8932015–16Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL4320174251712603.00.90712577444003.23.9052016–17Greenville Swamp RabbitsECHL94504712713.43.897————————2016–17Hartford Wolf PackAHL 26916014438303.45.887———————— 2017–18 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL24811313308303.74.902————————2017–18Hartford Wolf PackAHL 51402981703.42.906————————2017–18New York RangersNHL 100013104.78.833———————— 2018–19 Maine Mariners ECHL301513117507812.67.924————————2018–19Hartford Wolf PackAHL 1988310755703.18.893———————— 2019–20 Norfolk Admirals ECHL19511311486303.29.904————————2019–20Tucson RoadrunnersAHL 201138507.90.762———————— 2020–21 Wheeling Nailers ECHL40302131504.23.860————————2022–23 Bayreuth Tigers DEL2 17 6 10 0 1018 60 0 3.54 .909 3 0 3 176 9 0 3.09 .902 2023–24 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL321412417858412.82.913———————— 2023–24 Syracuse Crunch AHL147337152612.18.9137344661702.19.916 2024–25 Syracuse Crunch AHL 43 22 11 8 2436 90 5 2.22 .915 3 0 3 171 9 0 3.15 .883 2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 1 0 58 5 0 5.18 .792———————— 2025–26 Syracuse Crunch AHL 43 24 11 6 2509 101 5 2.42 .905 4 1 2 276 7 0 1.52 .947 2025–26 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 2 0 1 0 56 4 0 4.22 .810———————— NHL totals4020127604.71.804————————

International Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2015 United States WJC 5th 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 1.000 2016 United States WJC 2 1 0 0 92 1 0 0.65 .972 Junior totals 3 2 0 0 152 1 1 0.39 .980

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