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Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)

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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

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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

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    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

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  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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