Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)

Gilles Tremblay
Born (1938-12-17)December 17, 1938
Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
Died November 26, 2014(2014-11-26) (aged 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1956–1969

Joseph Jean Gilles Tremblay (December 17, 1938[1] – November 26, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens from 1960 to 1969.

Career

Tremblay played 509 NHL games, scored 168 goals and added 162 assists before injuries led to his retirement at the age of 31.[2] He was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams with Montreal, in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969.

After his hockey player career, from 1971 to 1997, he worked as a French-language broadcaster for ice hockey; he won the 2002 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his work. Tremblay died of heart failure on November 26, 2014.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens OHA-Jr. 18 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 8 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens QHL 14 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 15 5 4 9 4
1957–58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens OHA-Jr. 27 15 12 27 6 — — — — —
1957–58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 36 13 19 32 10 — — — — —
1957–58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 13 6 11 17 6
1958–59 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 3 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
1958–59 Rochester Americans AHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1958–59 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 9 3 5 8 6
1959–60 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 67 32 51 83 45 7 4 3 7 8
1960–61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 7 11 18 4 6 1 3 4 0
1960–61 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 14 9 11 20 12 — — — — —
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 32 22 54 28 6 1 0 1 2
1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 25 24 49 42 5 2 0 2 0
1963–64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 22 15 37 21 2 0 0 0 0
1964–65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 26 9 7 16 16 — — — — —
1965–66 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 27 21 48 24 10 4 5 9 0
1966–67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 13 19 32 16 10 0 1 1 0
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 23 28 51 8 9 1 5 6 2
1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 10 15 25 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 509 168 162 330 161 48 9 14 23 4

References

  1. ^ Following to some sources, December 18, 1938
  2. ^ "Four-time Stanley Cup winner Gilles Tremblay dies at age 75". Regina Leader-Post. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Official NHL website". Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2007-03-26.


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