Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher (born 6 May 1992, Edmonton, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the position of right winger. Since 2011 he is with the Canadiens de Montréal in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Brendan Gallagher began his career with the Greater Vancouver Canadians in the British Columbia Major Midget League, before he was hired by the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League. In his rookie season he scored 31 points scorer there with a plus / minus score of 26. In the play-offs, the Vancouver Giants moved to the Conference Finals a failed there, but the Kelowna Rockets. After he succeeded in the following season 41 goals and he was in the play-offs with 21 points fifth- best scorer, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2010 in the fifth round of the Canadiens de Montréal. He then stayed for two more years at his junior club in the WHL. He succeeded to achieve each have 40 goals from 2009 to 2012 in three consecutive seasons. The most successful he was in the 2010/11 season, when he succeeded in 66 games 44 goals and 47 assists. With 91 scorer points, he finished in the league -wide comparison eighth. At the same time, he collected more than 100 penalty minutes.
Gallagher holds at the Vancouver Giants franchise record for most goals scored (136) and points scorer (280).
16 November 2011 at Gallagher signed the Canadiens an entry contract for three years from the 2012/13 season. On October 13, 2012, he played his first game with the Canadiens farm team in the AHL, the Hamilton Bulldogs, and was able to achieve an assist. In January, 2013, after the end of the lockout in the NHL, he was appointed to the cadre of the Canadiens.
During his NHL debut against the Florida Panthers on January 22, 2013, was able to achieve his first point scorer with a template before the game against the New Jersey Devils also scored his first goal two games later. Gallagher has established itself as the Canadiens at once as a regular player and was temporarily promoted to the change of Erik Cole in the first row of the attack team. At the end of the season with 15 goals, he was second top scorer with 28 points and fourth- best scorer among the rookies the league and has been for the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the best Neuprofi nominated. In addition, he was elected to the NHL All- Rookie Team.
Internationally
Gallagher played his first international tournament at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge, 2009, when he won the silver medal with the selection of Pacific Canada. Then he visited in 2010 and 2011 three times a selection camp for the Canadian junior national team, without creating thereby the immediate jump in the selection. Finally, he was first appointed to the U20 Junior World Championship 2012, which was held in his home province of Alberta, Canada in the team. After leaving the semi-final against the Russian team the team won the bronze medal. Gallagher scored a total of three goals and three assists, also he gave during the tournament 35 shots on goal, more than any other Canadian players.
Awards and achievements
- 2011 WHL West First All-Star Team
- 2012 WHL West First All-Star Team
- 2013 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2013 NHL All- Rookie Team
Internationally
- 2009 Silver medal at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge
- 2012 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )