With 64 players in training camp, a Montreal Canadiens prospect has to find a way to get noticed.
The ones who stand five-foot-eight — at least on paper — need to work that much harder.
Brendan Gallagher has been up to the task in the early going. The 19-year-old right wing scored the tying goal in Sunday's intra-squad game before setting up the winner in front of a full house of enthusiastic fans at the Bell Sports Complex, the Canadiens' suburban practice facility.
"He's not a big player but has a big heart," Canadiens coach Jacques Martin said. "He goes to the net, he's not afraid and has good hands.
"He had an outstanding season last year with the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League and he had a very good camp this summer with Team Canada's world junior team.
"I think he's shown over a year and a half that he's been a part of our organization that he has a lot of character and a lot of determination and he reminds me a little bit of a Brian Gionta."
"That's a really high compliment," Gallagher responded to the coach's comparison. "Obviously that's exciting to hear."
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The ones who stand five-foot-eight — at least on paper — need to work that much harder.
Brendan Gallagher has been up to the task in the early going. The 19-year-old right wing scored the tying goal in Sunday's intra-squad game before setting up the winner in front of a full house of enthusiastic fans at the Bell Sports Complex, the Canadiens' suburban practice facility.
"He's not a big player but has a big heart," Canadiens coach Jacques Martin said. "He goes to the net, he's not afraid and has good hands.
"He had an outstanding season last year with the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League and he had a very good camp this summer with Team Canada's world junior team.
"I think he's shown over a year and a half that he's been a part of our organization that he has a lot of character and a lot of determination and he reminds me a little bit of a Brian Gionta."
"That's a really high compliment," Gallagher responded to the coach's comparison. "Obviously that's exciting to hear."
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