Life is too unpredictable. On March 18, 2025, Montreal Canadians ice hockey winger and alternate capatain Brenden Gallagher hit an iconic goal into an empty net in the third quarter. The Montreal Canadians had defeated the Ottawa Senators with a riveting score of 6-3. On March 20, 2025, Montreal Canadians ice hockey forward Brenden Gallagher shared the news with the world through his Instagram account that his mother had passed away after battling brain cancer.

32 YO Brenden Gallagher’s mother, Della, dies after struggling with brain cancer

Brenden Gallagher attached nine snaps of his dear mother on his IG post and wrote this caption,
“❤️ The best mom we could have had! Grateful for all the amazing memories we have. I will cherish them and remember them always .
Not a day will go by I won’t want to pick up the phone and call you, or give you a big hug tell you I love you. But we will all charge on with everything you taught us making you proud every single day.
Rest in peace mom, I love you. I miss you. Forever the best mom ❤️”


The official X account of Montreal Canadians wrote,
“Our most heartfelt condolences go out to Brendan Gallagher following the passing of his mother, Della”

B/R Open Ice shared on their official X account,
“Brendan Gallagher tapped his heart and looked up after his goal against Ottawa on Tuesday for his mom Della, who has passed away after her battle with brain cancer”


A reporter asked, “For you and your family, can you walk us through what happened in your life?”
Brenden Gallagher spoke about his mother’s battle with brain cancer. Gallagher shared, “My mom has been fighting class 4 brain cancer for three and a half years. August, shortly after we made the finals in the summer, we got the diagnosis of her condition. And the family was fighting it for many years here, and she did have an unbelievable job. They originally gave her six to eighteen months to live, and the amount of time that we were able to spend with her and get with her, the treatment she got, the doctor she got - I was, I am really proud of her fight.”
Brenden Gallagher further said, “I’m really proud of everything she did for us. She was so strong, so courageous, and really just the best mom. Just in the last three years, there’s so many memories that I’m thankful for and grateful for. But our whole lives, she really did so much for us as a family. It’s the hardest thing. It’s just something that you feel like trying to find answers to and struggle why. But in the end, you try to cherish the memories that you do have and hold them dear. Unbelievable Mom.”

Brenden Gallagher shared with the media, “We were in Calgary, and I found out she passed, so it’s been a tough week for the family, but you know the way the team supported me and helped me out. Wouldn’t have gotten through without them. Obviously, my wife and we have a little girl who shares my mom’s name now, which is very special, and it’s been emotional. Everything I am is from her. She’ll be missed and she’s with us every day, and there won’t be a day that I don’t think of her.”
Brenden Gallagher and his wife, Emma Fortin, were blessed with a baby girl in February 2025. The couple named their first baby after Brenden Gallagher's mother - Everly Mona Della Gallagher.
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