Senior Defenseman Aiden Gallacher
Former School: Northern Michigan (Wildcats)
Hometown: Rochester Hills, Michigan
Birthday: March 30, 2000
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 190
Shoots: Right
@AidenGalla (Twitter)
Junior Hockey Career:
- Led all Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) defensemen in goals (8), assists (17), and points (25) in 46 games played in 2019-20, including 13 points (3 goals, 10 assists) on the power play. He was also team captain in the 2019-20 season.
- Had 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) and was +20 in 37 games with Youngstown in 2018-19.
- Recorded 10 points (1 goal, 9 assists) and a +5 rating in his first season in junior hockey with the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL in 2017-18.
College Hockey Career:
- Played his freshman and sophomore seasons with Michigan State, recording 1 goal and 3 assists. As a freshman (2020-2021), he appeared in all but one game and was an AHCA/Krampade Academic All-American Scholar. As a sophomore (2021-22), he had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 26 blocked shots in 32 games. He was Academic All-Big Ten and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
- Transferred to Northern Michigan where he skated in all 38 games as a junior. Gallacher led the nation with 104 blocks that season (2022-23) and had 2 goals and 5 assists with a +6 plus/minus rating. He recorded one short-handed goal, one game-winning goal and one multi-goal game (2 goals against Bemidji state in January 2023).
- He was a co-captain for the Wildcats his senior season (2023-24), playing in all 34 games. He had 3 goals, 5 assists and led the team with 78 blocked shots. He scored his second career game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Michigan Tech in December 2023. He was named to the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team.
News articles:
A two-way defenseman with good offensive instincts … Possesses excellent on-ice awareness and vision … Has a quick shot release from the blue line … Uses his size and quick feet very well to defend in his own zone.
Our thanks to the Sacred Heart Hockey blog for the inspiration for the blog post concept.
