Brendan Gallagher to be named honorary citizen of Montreal

Montreal Canadiens right-winger Brendan Gallagher is set to be named an honorary citizen of the city on Thursday.

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The 34-year-old is set to receive the distinction from Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada at 3 p.m.

Gallagher confirmed in June that he would be leaving the Habs after 14 years.

All the same, he insisted that he does not plan to retire and isn’t quite “done” with the game just yet.

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“There’s more in the tank, obviously,” he told reporters as his teammates cleaned out their lockers after being eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals. “I would love for it to be here, but I guess my time has come, and they’ve moved on, and for me, as a player, I’m looking forward to getting back to what I do.”

He said he’s now looking for “a new home.”

“I would love to stay here,” he said. “I would love to be part of this group, but for me, you have to give yourself opportunities as a player to contribute.”

Gallagher was selected in the fifth round, 147th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2010 NHL entry draft.