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Matthew Galajda

Matthew Galajda
Galajda with Lausitzer Füchse in 2024
Born (1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 27)
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Shoots Right
Allsv team Djurgårdens IF
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present

Matthew David Galajda (born October 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for Djurgårdens IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Early life

Galajda was born on October 7, 1997, in Aurora, Ontario, Canada[1] to parents David and Veronica.[2] His father is the director of residential life at St. Andrew's College, Aurora, and Galajda and his sister grew up on campus.[3]

Playing career

Junior

At the age of 15, after finishing the 2012–13 season with the Midget AAA Markham Waxers, Galajda remained undrafted by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Following this, he was encouraged by his goalie coach, David Belitski, to enroll at St. Andrew's College and earn an NCAA scholarship for a Division 1 team.[3] Galajda subsequently played for the St. Andrew's College Saints for two seasons where he posted a 56–6–4 record, .941 save percentage, and 1.3 goals against average. Through his efforts, the Saints won back-to-back CISAA championships, the World Sport School Championship, and two St. Sebastian Tournament Championships. Prior to leaving the St. Andrew's for the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), he was also named the MVP of the National Tournament and the Varsity Hockey Team.[4]

During his rookie season with the Victoria Grizzlies, Galajda was named the team's Rookie of the Year[2] and competed with Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge.[5] The following year, he posted 2.33 goals-against average and .926 save percentage through 40 regular-season games and was subsequently named the BCHL Island Division's Most Valuable Player.[2] During his second season with the Victoria Grizzlies, Galajda accepted an NCAA Division I scholarship to play collegiate ice hockey with the Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team.[6]

Collegiate

At Cornell in 2020

Galajda joined Cornell for his freshman season in 2017 while majoring in financial real-estate planning.[7] Upon joining team, Galajda immediately became the team's starter over senior Hayden Stewart. During his first 11 games as the starter, Galajda became the second goaltender in program history to record three shutouts in his freshman season.[8] By February, Galajda had recorded six shutouts for sole possession of the school's rookie shutout record and was named the NCAA Rookie of the Month.[9] As the Big Red qualified for the ECAC Hockey Tournament, Galajda received the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year Award and was named the only goaltender on the All-ECAC First-Team and All-Rookie Team. After he helped Big Red sweep Quinnipiac University in the tournament quarterfinal series, Galajda became the first Cornell freshman to win the Ken Dryden Award and be named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.[10] Although he remained undrafted, Galajda was invited to the Calgary Flames' Development Camp in July.[7]

Upon returning to Cornell for his sophomore season, Galajda was named to the All-ECAC Hockey Preseason Team.[11] However, he had a slow start to the season and missed playing time due to an injury. He returned to the lineup on January 1, 2019, and led the conference with a 1.59 goals against average and .934 save percentage.[2] As a result of his sophomore success, Galajda was again named a finalist for the Ken Dryden Award[12] and was selected for the All-ECAC Hockey Third Team.[13] Although the Big Red qualified for the ECAC championship game, Galajda suffered a knee injury in overtime and was forced to miss both NCAA Tournament games in order to recover.[14]

Galajda spent the offseason recovering from the injury but returned to Cornell for the 2019–20 season. Upon returning, Cornell head coach Mike Schafer praised his work ethic and attitude saying, "He came in with a different attitude this fall. And he's been outstanding for us...I think he's done a great job as far as his work ethic and competitiveness during the week."[14] Although the 2019–20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Galajda received multiple honours from across the conference. In February 2020, Galajda was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Decade Team alongside goaltender Kyle Hayton.[15] Following this, he was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award[16] and one of three finalists for the Ken Dryden Award.[17]

As a result of the pandemic, the Ivy Council allowed senior student-athletes to play as graduate students during the 2021–22 season. In spite of this, Galajda opted to transfer to the University of Notre Dame for both graduate school and his final collegiate season.[18]

Professional

Djurgårdens IF

As an undrafted free agent, Galajda opted to begin his professional career abroad in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2022–23 season with newly relegated Djurgårdens IF in the second tier HockeyAllsvenskan on July 25, 2022.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Galajda". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Matthew Galajda". Cornell University. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Silver, Zachary (October 24, 2018). "Letting His Play Do the Talking". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Congrats to Matthew Galajda". Steve Davies Goalie Training. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "World Junior A Challenge: Canada West roster announced". Victoria Grizzlies. December 8, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (August 28, 2016). "Cornell scholarship for Grizzlies' Galajda". Times Colonist. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Johnson, George (July 6, 2018). "FRESHMAN SENSATION". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Surprise Starter Galajda Posts Shutout For #4/5 Men's Hockey". Cornell University. January 6, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Drewry, Brian (February 7, 2018). "Former Grizzlies goalie Matthew Galajda a big deal for Big Red". Times Colonist. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Weinstein, Matt (March 15, 2018). "Rookie goalie Matthew Galajda leads Cornell into ECACH semis". Ithaca Journal. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Galajda Named To Men's All-ECAC Hockey Preseason Team". Cornell University. September 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Galajda Named Finalist For ECAC Hockey's Top Goalie Honor". Cornell University. March 13, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces Men's All-League Teams". ECAC. March 18, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Ames, Ryan (December 5, 2019). "Cornell Goaltender Galajda Hits Another Gear". College Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Men's Hockey's Galajda Named To ECAC Hockey All-Decade Team". Cornell University. February 26, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Galajda Named Semifinalist For Mike Richter Award". Cornell University. March 25, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Galajda Named Finalist For ECAC Hockey's Top Goalie Honor". Cornell University. March 16, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Pichini, Luke (April 14, 2021). "Star Goaltender Matt Galajda Transfers to Notre Dame for 2021-22 Season". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Goaltender Matthew Galajda to Djurgårdens IF" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ken Dryden Award
2017–18 		Succeeded by
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
2017–18 		Succeeded by

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