Jump to content

George Galbraith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Galbraith
Born (1955-12-16) December 16, 1955 (age 68)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Vojens IK (AL-Bank Ligaen)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1977–2001[1]

George Galbraith (born December 16, 1955) is a Canadian-born Danish former professional ice hockey goaltender who was nicknamed King George by Danish media and fans.[2][3] Galbraith played his entire 19-year career for Vojens IK (1977-2001),[1] was named the Danish League Player of the Year in 1980,[4] and holds the record as the oldest player to play in the Danish premiere league at age 46.[3] Galbraith's dominance in goal is credited with leading Vojens to their first Danish championship in 1979.[5] He played at the World Championships with Denmark men's national ice hockey team in 1986 and 1994. In 2017, Galbraith was inducted into the Danish Hockey Hall of Fame.[6][2]

Galbraith was raised in Petawawa, Ontario and attended Clarkson University on a hockey scholarship from 1972 to 1976.[7] His mother is of Native American descent.[7] In 1982, he became a Danish citizen.[7] He is the father of ice hockey player Patrick Galbraith.

Awards and honours

[edit]
Award Year
Danish League Player of the Year 1979–80 [4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "George Galbraith". Player Statistics. Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Fleth, Timo (June 10, 2017). "George Galbraith in die Hall of Fame aufgenommen" (in German). Der Nordschleswiger.
  3. ^ a b Soevso, Michael (29 January 2015). "King George skabte maalmandsrevolution" [King George Created a Goalie Revolution]. Faceoff ishockeymagasinet (in Danish) (17): 31. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Danish League Player of the Year". Awards. Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ Fredberg, Peter (3 April 2019). "De gjorde det første gang for 40 år siden" [They Did It the First Time 40 Years Ago]. Retro (in Danish). Faceoff. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "George Galbraith i Hall of Fame" (in Danish). Soenderjyske Elitesport. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019. George Galbraith blev ved aftenens Dansk Ishockey Award i Herning optaget i Hall of Fame.
  7. ^ a b c "NY I HALL OF FAME: George Galbraith" (in Danish). Faceoff.dk. June 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
[edit]