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.
| Gilles Tremblay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
December 17, 1938 Montmorency, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 26, 2014 (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 | ||
Career
editTremblay 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Following to some sources, December 18, 1938
- ^ "Four-time Stanley Cup winner Gilles Tremblay dies at age 75". Regina Leader-Post. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official NHL website". Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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