Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)

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	(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

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