Montreal Canadiens player Brendan Gallagher and wife Emma Fortin welcome baby girl: 'I'm a dad now'
After helping the Montreal Canadiens secure a win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night, the team's alternate captain, Brendan Gallagher, had more good news to share. The Edmonton-born hockey player revealed in a post-game interview that his wife, Emma Fortin, gave birth to a baby girl last week.
"I'm a dad now. It's been a week now," Gallagher told media, explaining that was the reason he took a recent leave of absence from the team.
"So it's new. Obviously, it's a little less sleep than I'm used to, but it's been awesome. ... I've enjoyed it. Emma's been awesome. We're learning on the go here, but so far we love every second of it."
Gallagher, 32, and his wife, 28, first met in 2021. Fortin, who hails from Montreal suburb Sainte-Julie, studied at bilingual business school HEC Montreal and is a PhD candidate.
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The pair got engaged two years later in July 2023 at Lost Lake in Whistler, B.C. Photos posted online showed Gallagher got down on one knee as he popped the question to Fortin on a trail.
In an Instagram Stories post, Fortin shared that it was the same place her parents had gotten engaged nearly 30 years prior, calling it "so magical."
They tied the knot this past July, throwing a stunning wedding reception at luxury event space Maison Principale in Montreal. The venue was beautifully decorated with white candles and flowers, giving the couple a celebration straight out of a fairy tale.
Congrats Brendan Gallagher and his beautiful wife Emma on their wedding ❤️ #Gally #Gohabsgo pic.twitter.com/TmGFJHhwWd
— Habs Fanatics (@habsfanaticss) July 7, 2024
The baby is the couple's first child together. However, they also share a dog, Skye, who they adopted in 2022.
The couple first shared the news that they were pregnant in an Instagram post in December. "Baby Gallagher coming this winter," the caption of the post read with a photo of the couple and their pup.
The birth of their baby girl has garnered messages of congratulations on social media.
Félicitations à Brendan Gallagher et sa femme, Emma Fortin, qui attendent leur premier enfant! 👶❤(📸: IG/emmafortin14) pic.twitter.com/mdTkGarv6X
— RDS (@RDSca) December 11, 2024
"Brendan Gallagher has been a dad for a week. Congratulations to him!" TVA Sports reporter Anthony Martineau wrote in French on X.
"Congratulations to Brendan Gallagher and his wife, Emma, who gave birth to a baby girl last week," reads a post in the r/Habs subreddit.
"I knew it! I thought I noticed dad-strength Gallagher the past couple games! League isn't ready for Gally 2.0," wrote one commenter on the post.
"Gally is a daddy now? This is great, now he's gonna be even more motivated. Congrats to the couple!" another person wrote.
Following the Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night, the team will now be on the road for their next four games. Those will be held in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle.
Gallagher, who has been playing for the Canadiens since 2012, was asked during the media scrum if he's excited to go on the road and catch up on his missed sleep. He noted that "it's hard to leave," but added that being a parent comes with a feeling that's "hard to describe" but that he's "enjoyed every second of it."
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