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2024-25: Appeared in all 37 games ... Tied for second on team with 26 points and tied for third with nine goals ... Goal and two assists in 6-1 win over Northern Michigan (10-12) ... Equaled career high with two goals, including first SHG, at Denver (3-16) ... Goal and assist in 6-1 win at Air Force (11-2) and 6-4 win at North Dakota (2-7) ... Goal and season-high seven shots at Denver (12-14) ... Assist on Stanley Cooley’s GTG vs. Arizona State (11-8) ... First career PPG vs. St. Cloud State (11-22) ... PPG in 3-1 victory over Denver (3-14) ... Led team with 110 shots.and 62 blocked shots ... Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and member of the all-academic team.

Before Colorado College: Selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round (pick 217) of the 2021 NHL Draft ... Appeared in 113 games in three seasons at Boston University … Collected 42 points (8g,34a), including a career high 21 (3g,18a) as a sophomore in 2022-23 … Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman … Career-high two goals in 6-3 victory over Boston College during his sophomore campaign … Career-high three assists twice, both as a freshman … Member of the U.S. National Team Development Program … Set the NTDP record for goals by a defenseman with 25 during his two seasons with the program … Secured 27 points (14g, 13a) in 48 games with the NTDP in 2020-21 … Led all defensemen in goals at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship with three … Notched 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points with the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2019-20.

Personal: Parents are Pete and Anita Gallagher … Has one sister, Kiley … His father played baseball at Western Michigan University and his sister plays volleyball at Oakland University … Would like be a continue his hockey career following his time at CC … Hobbies include golfing, wake surfing and puzzles … Favorite food is steak fajitas … Favorite book is Magic Tree House … Favorite movie is Top Gun … Person in history he would most like to meet is Kobe Bryant … Greatest moment in sports was representing the USA for two years with the National Development Program … Favorite sport other than hockey is golf … Credits his father and Kyle Cummings with the biggest influence on his athletic career … Started playing hockey at age three … Favorite professional team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Nicklas Lidstrom.
 
Why CC: “I chose Colorado College because of not only the elite hockey program, but also the prestigious academics the school provides. I also believe in the program, team, and coaching staff at CC and they believe in me, so it was an easy decision to come and help this team win. When I arrived on my visit, I could tell the team culture at CC was elite.”