#35 Matthew Galajda Hockey Roster

MAJOR: Master of Science in Business Analytics

2021-22 AWARDS AND HONORS

• B1G Second Star of the Week (Mar. 1)
• Hobey Baker Award nominee (Jan. 12)
• B1G Third Star of the Week (Nov. 16)
• B1G Third Star of the Week (Oct. 26)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT

• Joined the 2021-22 Notre Dame roster as a graduate transfer from Cornell University.
• Made 15 saves and earned the victory in the season opener against Long Island (Oct. 9).
• Collected 29 saves in a win at Northern Michigan (Oct. 16).
• Pitched a 22-save shutout, the first of his Notre Dame career, in 6-0 victory over RIT (Oct. 22).
• Made a total of 45 saves and earned a win in both matchups against Holy Cross (Nov. 4-5).
• Collected a total of 46 saves and allowed just one goal in a weekend sweep against Wisconsin (Nov. 12-13).
• Made 22 saves in the 3-2 home win over Michigan State (Dec. 10).
• Tied a career-high with 35 saves in the overtime win at Penn State (Jan. 8).
• Set a career-high with 40 saves in the 8-2 win over Boston College (Jan. 19).
• Made 30 stops with a .938 save percentage in the 4-2 victory over Wisconsin (Feb. 13).
• Collected 36 saves on 37 shots faced in a 2-1 win at Michigan State (Feb. 18).
• Earned 27 saves with a .931 save percentage in a 4-2 road win in East Lansing (Feb. 19).
• Started and won each home matchup against No. 2 Michigan, stopping 59 of 61 shots, leading to B1G Second Star of the Week honors (Feb. 25-26).
• Earned his fifth 30+ save performance with 34 stops in the 3-2 win over Wisconsin in game 2 of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (Mar. 5).
• Stopped 24 shots and earned the win in game 3 over the Badgers to advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (Mar. 6).

HONORS AND AWARDS BEFORE NOTRE DAME

• CCM/AHCA Hockey All-America First Team, East Region (2018)
• Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist (2018)
• Mike Richter Award finalist (2018, 2020)
• Ivy League Player of the Year (2018, 2020)
• Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2018)
• All-Ivy League First Team (2018, 2020)
• ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year (2018)
• ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team (2018)
• All-ECAC Hockey First Team (2018)
• All-ECAC Hockey Third Team (2019, 2020)

BEFORE NOTRE DAME

• Amassed a record of 60-15-9 to go along with a .930 save percentage and a 1.64 goals against average in three seasons with the Big Red (2017-20).
• Posted a 23-2-4 record, .931 save percentage and 1.56 goals against average in 2019-20.
• Tallied five shutouts in his final season for Cornell and was a finalist for the Mike Richter Award, awarded annually to the nation’s top goaltender.  
• Earned All-ECAC Third-Team honors in 2018-19 after recording the fifth-best goals against average (1.85) in the country to go with a 16-8-3 record and .921 save percentage. 
• Led the nation in goals against average (1.51) during his freshman season (2017-18), finishing with the lowest average by any Division I goaltender since the 2012-13 season.
• Led all freshmen with 21 victories (21-5-2) and finished with the third-best save percentage in the country (.939).
• Achieved Ivy League Player of the Year, and Ivy League and ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year honors in the same season.
• Became the first freshman to ever be named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given annually to the best player in all of college hockey.
• Missed the 2020-21 season as Cornell held no games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

IN THE BCHL

• Member and primary goaltender for the Victoria Grizzlies in the British Columbia Hockey League for two seasons (2015-17).
• Named team rookie of the year after the 2015-16 season.
• Earned team and division MVP after posting a 2.33 goals against average and .926 save percentage in 40 games during the 2016-17 season. 
• Selected to the BCHL All-Star second team 

WITH CANADA HOCKEY

• Served as a member of Team Canada West at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge.

PREP & PERSONAL 

• Attended St. Andrew’s College in Ontario.
• Named team MVP in 2014-15.
• Helped lead the team to CISAA provincial championship in 2014-15.