In this special episode of History in the Making, we spoke to Brendan Gallagher ahead of his 10-year NHL anniversary. The beloved forward known affectionately as Gally reflects on some of his best moments from his career so far, his evolution as a player over time, his best friends on the team and much more.
0:00 Introduction
1:40 First NHL goal
2:33 First NHL playoff goal
3:50 Photoshoot
4:31 Jean Béliveau Trophy
5:22 2016 NHL Winter Classic vs. Boston Bruins
6:13 First NHL hat trick
7:25 Friendship with Jacob de la Rose, Artturi Lehkonen, Josh Gorges and Nathan Beaulieu
8:57 Team Canada 2016 IIHF World Championship gold medal win
9:29 Girlfriend Emma Fortin and dog Skye
10:00 Beating Vegas Golden Nights in Game 6 of NHL Stanley Cup Semifinals
12:11 Rookie season
14:32 Alex Galchenyuk told Gallagher he will stay with Habs
15:24 Living with Josh Gorges
16:54 Best advice from Josh Gorges, learning from Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec
18:48 Observing Corey Perry’s preparation
19:43 Preparation and recovery during season and off-season
21:08 Emma’s positive impact on his nutrition
21:29 Experience dealing with best friends getting traded
22:38 Wishing Josh Gorges had stayed in Montreal
23:23 Colby Armstrong: Funniest guy among his former teammates and friends
24:15 Cole Caufield’s sense of humor and energy
25:01 Team culture
25:57 Learning from Michel Therrien as a rookie
27:55 Claude Julien placing Gallagher with players like Tomas Plekanec, Phillip Danault and Tomas Tatar
28:29 Dominique Ducharme and the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final run
28:51 Martin St-Louis’ fresh perspective on the game
29:37 Martin St-Louis’ teaching style
30:29 Playing under a new administration with Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes
33:31 Evolution of Gallagher’s role over time
35:37 Appreciation for Habs fans and the Montreal market
36:38 Experiencing the passings of Jean Béliveau and Guy Lafleur
38:35 Standing ovation for Carey Price during 2022-23 home opener
39:39 Advice to his younger self
40:36 Conclusion
We love you Gally,can’t wait until you get back!
Galleys ausome love him caint believe it's 10 yr. Congrats brendan gallagher.
Great interview. A lot of people harp on him because of his current contract, which does hurt. But can't forget how integral Gally has been over the past decade. Lots of great moments.
Absolutely right heart and soul
Loved the interview. Gally has an awesome personality and is positive leader for the younger players joining the great Habs. 10 years without an attitude .... proudly wearing the A .. well deserved. Hopefully he will be back soon.
The interviewer is really great, I hope to see her doing more stuff on the channel. She has a really nice vibe
Go GALLY!!!! We LOVE U!!!!!!! 🎉
Love gally! ❤ such a great player!
What an excellent interview. More of these please. Cheers! GHG
WE NEED YOU GALLY 😢
Gorges was always my favourite player - he was one of those guys who wasnt flashy, but always put his heart on the ice and played 200% every night. He was proud to be a Hab and was a classy guy. And the fact that Gorges took Gally under his wing says a lot - no wonder Gally has so much heart, he learned from one of the best! Happy Hab-iversary Gally!
He might've helped learn how to apply it, but heart isn't something you can teach.
Love Gally been a habe fan since I was 4 I'm 54 in 2 weeks,he one of the kids I'm most proud of
So much love for Gally 🫶🏻
I love him so much he was my favorite player for so long!
I really hope that Brendan stays with the team for his entire career!
I hope they trade him for a 7th round pick
@@cliffordjordan9577 shut up
Love Gally! Watched this on my other account!
Never noticed how open Gally was on that play that sent them to the Finals. 😅
Merci pour ce contenu c'est tellement intéressant et apprécié ! :)
Congrats on 10 years, 🍻 for ten more!
The heart and soul of the Habs over the past decade
Shauna is one great success story on her own.
My guy is currently overpaid, but he deserves it for all those years!
J'aurais aimé quelques mots en français, mais très bien fait!
who is doing the interview?
AMA ing person, amazing player. Letter well deserved.
i want to get some questions for Brendan, and more about the guys from 2009-2015 that was my childhood.
The old man in the room , actually they should call him the lumberjack
Gally is a true fighter.
Je pensais que le titre était pour dire le nombre d'années qu'il reste à son contrat.
Lmao
All heart... I hope he's a Hab for his entire career.
Allo le canadien répond moi svp t'es le boss
10 years of awful penalties that cost his team games, crease violations and a career of shock every time he went into the box. He should move in with Bergevin after that disgusting contract was given to him
You should move on and cheer another team instead. No need of you, kid.
Thought he would explain how he finessed the Habs into giving him a 6x6.5M contract….
Bergevin did him a favour. Probably cuz he gave his heart and soul to the team over the years. It was more for what he’s done and not so much that he deserved that kind of money going forward.
Gallagher is going to be a dead weight on the Habs for the next 4 years at 6.5 million per season.
I agree that he doesn't have incredible skills and he is injured a lot but because we can't undo what has been done, we can choose to focus on the positive wich is the fact that he is a real warrior, he never take a shift out, he always put all of his heart on the ice no matter what. He is a great leader in his own way
10 years and he never learned French. Sad.
As long as he knows the greetings it enough. Especially in Montreal. I need to force myself to speak french because ever since finishing school i havent had much practice speaking it since all my friends are english.
Don't be a fanatic. The Habs hired him as a hockey player. It's not part of his contract to speak French.