Rylan Galiardi (born June 30, 1986) is an American former professional

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. His younger brother, TJ Galiardi, is also a former professional ice hockey player in the

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Playing career

Undrafted, Galiardi played NCAA college hockey with the

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team in the

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, where he scored 29 goals and 52 assists for 81 points, and earned 82 penalty minutes in 140 games played. In his first professional season, Galiardi signed a one-year deal with the

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of the

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. In 61 games, Galiardi showed offensive talents in posting 18 goals and 47 points, and was twice briefly loaned to the

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with the

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and

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. Before his second professional season, Galiardi signed as a free agent to remain in the ECHL with the

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on July 18, 2012. In the

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season, Galiardi established himself amongst the Gladiators leading scorers. On January 14, 2013, Galiardi was traded by Gwinnett, along with Christian Ouellet and Cody Carlson to the

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in exchange for Justin Bowers and Sacha Guimond. His tenure with the Bulls was short lived when he was traded after 5 games to the

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on February 20, 2013. In joining his third club for the season, Galiardi finished with 12 points in 15 games before he was injured in the Steelheads' playoff run to the Conference finals. On August 18, 2013, Galiardi left North American professional hockey as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad with British club, the

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of the

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. In the 2013–14 season, Galiardi scored 2 goals in 12 games before he was released due to the Steelers reaching their import limit on October 18, 2013. Galiardi returned to the ECHL with the

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where he played his last professional season. Galiardi retired to accept a Head Coach role with the

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in the junior NA3HL. For the 2015–16 season, Galiardi is the head coach of the U18

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Junior Stampede.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galiardi, Rylan 1986 births Living people American men's ice hockey players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian ice hockey centres Florida Everblades players Gwinnett Gladiators players Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey players Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Providence Bruins players San Antonio Rampage players San Francisco Bulls players Sheffield Steelers players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players