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NCAA free agents: How Brandon Bussi’s perseverance is resulting in pro interest

By Nick PerriFebruary 2, 2022

Brandon Bussi
Brandon Bussi's (Sound Beach, N.Y.) story is one of perseverance and motivation. (Photo by Ashley Huss/WMU Athletics)

Hockey is not an easy game, and the effort required to make it in the industry is both mentally and physically taxing. Just ask Brandon Bussi, a product of Sound Beach, N.Y., who persevered through years of obstacles at the junior and Midget levels.

Bussi, 23, is a 1998-born goaltender who grew up playing on Long Island for the Royals, Gulls, and PAL Islanders. He started playing junior hockey at age 18 and his career included stops with the New Jersey Titans and Amarillo Bulls in the NAHL, the PAL Islanders in the NCDC, and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL.

“I was excited to get my junior career going when I was 18, but to be honest, looking back, I probably wasn’t ready for it,” Bussi said. “I thought I was mature enough for the way of life, but it is a totally different structure of hockey. You’re living away from home and it took some time getting used to it.”

Tags: Brandon Bussi, Long Island Gulls, Long Island Royals, PAL Jr. Islanders, Western Michigan University

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