Patrick Galbraith (ice hockey)
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Patrick Galbraith is a Danish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava
in the Slovak Extraliga
. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship
as a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team.
Patrick's father, George Galbraith
, was also an ice hockey goaltender. A Canadian, George moved to Denmark in 1977 to play for Vojens IK.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Slovan Bratislava
Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
in the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship
2010 IIHF World Championship
The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen...
as a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team.
Patrick's father, George Galbraith
George Galbraith
George Galbraith is a Canadian-born Danish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played at the World Championships with the Denmark men's national ice hockey team in 1986 and 1994.-Awards and honours:-External links:...
, was also an ice hockey goaltender. A Canadian, George moved to Denmark in 1977 to play for Vojens IK.