Brett Gallant (ice hockey)

Brett Gallant
Born (1988-12-28) December 28, 1988
Summerside, PE, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Columbus Blue Jackets
Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
New York Islanders
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009present

Brett Gallant (born December 28, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Lake Erie Monsters in the American Hockey League while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Gallant played junior hockey with the Summerside Western Capitals of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MJAHL). He was the team captain during the 2008–09 season when they won the Fred Page Cup, scoring 73 points in 50 games.

During his third season with the Sound Tigers in the 2012–13 season, Gallant was rewarded for his play in signing a one-year, entry level contract with NHL affiliate the New York Islanders on February 5, 2013.[1]

Gallant was recalled by the New York Islanders from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League on April 7, 2014. He played four games in that stretch, recording three fights against noted heavyweights Matt Kassian, George Parros, and Zenon Konopka. He knocked down Kassian with a single punch. He then handled Parros quite easily in his second fight. He scored a draw with Konopka.

On July 2, 2015, Gallant signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 26 0 1 1 72
2005–06 Summerside Western Capitals MJHL 9 0 2 2 148
2006–07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 48 5 1 6 192
2007–08 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 57 3 2 5 175 11 1 0 1 15
2008–09 Summerside Western Capitals MJHL 50 24 49 73 235
2009–10 Elmira Jackals ECHL 38 1 1 2 185
2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 1 0 0 0 5
2010–11 Elmira Jackals ECHL 13 0 0 0 80
2010–11 Reading Royals ECHL 12 1 2 3 52
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 17 1 0 1 73
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 25 2 1 3 80
2012–13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 42 0 0 0 202
2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 58 1 1 2 255
2013–14 New York Islanders NHL 4 0 0 0 17
2014–15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45 2 4 6 247
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 17

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