Devils sign Defenceman Brandon Estes

The Devils are pleased to confirm the signing of defenceman Brandon Estes for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Estes joins the Devils from the Odense Bulldogs of the top Danish League, following the Devils’ new head coach Paul Thompson and assistant coach Niklas Hovivuori to Cardiff.  The trio won the Danish Championship with Odense in April with Estes leading the team in scoring throughout the playoffs with 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 17 games. Pictured above: Estes in action for Odense (photo credit Odense Bulldogs)Estes led his team in scoring during the regular season as well, scoring 14 goals and 38 assists for 52 points in 48 games.  He finished sixth in the overall scoring table in the entire league and led all defencemen in goals. 

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Paul Thompson spoke about bringing Estes to Cardiff:

“I’m thrilled we managed to get Brandon to Cardiff, having played for me last season in Odense we know each other very well.

“Brandon has an unbelievable engine and can log big minutes, he led Odense in points in the regular season and in the play off championship run, as a defenseman!

“He has a high compete level and is a humble man. I might be biased but he was the League MVP in my opinion and made the difference on so many occasions.

“We have secured ourselves a quality person and a high quality defenceman.”

Pictured above: Estes led his team in scoring last season (photo credit Odense Bulldogs)Prior to making the move to Odense, Estes spent two seasons in the ECHL with the Savannah Ghost Pirates, putting up 24 points and 32 points respectively.  Before turning pro, he played 5 seasons at Union College in the NCAA, leading his team in scoring in his final year.