Brendan Gallagher has spent his entire NHL career with the Canadiens until he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Here are highlights of photos from his hockey career, starting with his time in juniors in Vancouver:
Sept. 26, 2008: Brendan Gallagher scores his first Western Hockey League goal against the Prince George Cougars at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Steve Bosch / Vancouver Sun
Sept. 15, 2009: A tiny 5-foot-6 Vancouver Giants Brendan Gallagher stands between the 6-foot-5 teammates (L) David Musil and (R) Dillon Scholten after practice at the Ladner Leisure Centre in Ladner, B.C. Sam Leung / Vancouver Province
Oct. 16 2009: Brendan Gallagher leans on his stick during practice before his Vancouver Giants played the Prince George Cougars at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Gerry Kahrmann / Vancouver Province
July 8, 2010: Brendan Gallagher takes in part in one-legged skating drill during on-ice session at the Canadiens development camp at their training facility in Brossard, after being selected 147th overall in the NHL draft two weeks prior. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Sept. 29, 2010: Brendan Gallagher against Portland Winterhawks in WHL action in Vancouver. Steve Bosch / Vancouver Sun
Nov. 11, 2010: Brendan Gallagher (11) of the Vancouver Giants is all smiles and blood after getting hit in the mouth with a high-stick during a game against the Chilliwack Bruins. Bob Frid / Freemotionphotography.ca
Aug. 5, 2011: Brendan Gallagher at Day 3 of Canadian national junior team Summer Development Camp at Rexall Place in Edmonton. Bruce Edwards / Edmonton Journal
Dec. 19, 2011: Brendan Gallagher celebrates with after scoring Canada’s third goal against Team Finland during third-period action of a pre-IIHF World Junior hockey tournament game in Calgary. Colleen De Neve / Calgary Herald
Dec. 26, 2011: Canada’s Brendan Gallagher celebrates his goal on Finland’s Christopher Gibson during the first period of the IIHF world junior hockey championship at Rexall Place in Edmonton. Gallagher and the Canadian team would win bronze in the tournament. Amber Bracken / Edmonton Sun
Jan. 15, 2013: Brendan Gallagher, up from the Hamilton Bulldogs, gathers pucks prior to an ice-cleaning break at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard during the team’s training camp there. John Kenney / Montreal Gazette
Jan. 27, 2013: Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher scores his first career NHL goal, against New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, at the Bell Centre. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette
Jan. 29, 2013: Canadiens rookies Brendan Gallagher, left, and Alex Galchenyuk line up for a drill at practice in Brossard. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Sept. 11, 2013: Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher answers questions from the media on the first day of training camp at the team’s practice facility in Brossard. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Sept. 30, 2013: Canadiens Brendan Gallagher, left, and Max Pacioretty sit next to each other in the dressing room after practice at the team’s training facility in Brossard. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
March 12, 2014: Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher, right, smiles at Boston Bruins’ Jordan Caron during a scrum after the whistle. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
May 19, 2014: Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher, centre, shows his exhaustion as he leans on New York Rangers defenceman Marc Staal during Game 2 of NHL Eastern Conference final playoff action in Montreal on Monday May 19, 2014. New York Rangers right wing Martin St. Louis looks on. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette
April 30, 2015: Carey Price tries to see around Brendan Gallagher during practice at the Canadiens’ training facility in Brossard. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Aug. 12, 2015: Brendan Gallagher takes a swing at his baseball charity event at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver. Steve Bosch / Vancouver Sun
Jan. 1, 2016: Brendan Gallagher of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal against the Boston Bruins during the 2016 NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
Feb. 17, 2017: Canadiens head coach Claude Julien compares hockey sticks with Brendan Gallagher at his first practice after replacing Michel Therrien as coach. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
April 24, 2017: Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher signs merchandise as the team cleans out their lockers at the Bell Sports Complex after the 2016-17 season. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette
Oct. 24, 2017: Brendan Gallagher skates past centre ice during warmup prior to a National Hockey League game against the Florida Panthers in Montreal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Sept. 14, 2018: Brendan Gallagher catches his breath on the bench while getting his skate looked at during Montreal Canadiens training camp practice at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Dec. 12, 2019: Brendan Gallagher admires the Christmas ornament he made with patient Sandrine Korsos during the team’s annual Christmas visit to the Montreal Children’s Hospital. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Feb. 10, 2020: Brendan Gallagher has words for referee Francis Charron has he skates off the ice following his team’s 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
June 28, 2021: Brendan Gallagher sustains an injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 1 of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Julio Aguilar / Getty Images
July 5, 2021: Brendan Gallagher takes part in the pregame skate during the Stanley Cup finals Game 4, against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette
April 5, 2022 — Brendan Gallagher appeals to referee Reid Anderson after a penalty call on Habs’ Nick Suzuki in a game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
April 5, 2022: Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher looks up at linesman Libor Suchanek while taking a faceoff against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
April 13, 2023: Brendan Gallagher throws a punch at Boston Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy during a scrum in front of the Bruins net in Montreal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
April 2, 2024: Brendan Gallagher gets roughed up by Florida Panthers’ Brandon Montour. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
April 8, 2025: Brendan Gallagher celebrates his empty-net goal during a game against the Detroit Red Wings in Montreal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Sept. 15, 2025: Brendan Gallagher listens to a media question at the team’s annual golf tournament at Laval-sur-le-Lac golf club. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
Nov. 13, 2025: Brendan Gallagher handles the puck during a game against the Dallas Stars in Montreal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
March 10, 2026: Brendan Gallagher follows the puck between Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll and defenceman Simon Benoit. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
April 29, 2026: Brendan Gallagher celebrates his goal against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during Game 5 of the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Tampa, Fla. This would be his final goal with the Canadiens. Luis Santana / Tampa Bay Times
May 1, 2026: Brendan Gallagher cuts across Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevsky as Dominic James trails during Game 6 of their National Hockey League playoff series in Montreal. This would be his last game at the Bell Centre in a Canadiens jersey. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
June 1, 2026: Brendan Gallagher gets emotional as he references his mother while speaking to the media in the dressing room as the Canadiens season comes to an end. After being a healthy scratch for most of the playoffs, he said he doesn’t see himself returning to the Canadiens next season, even though he has a year left on his contract. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette
June 25, 2026: Brendan Gallagher is designated as a Citizen of Honour of Montreal by Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada. Evan Buhler / Montreal Gazette