Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Gilles Tremblay obit

Former Canadien Gilles Tremblay dies at 75

 He was not on the list.


Gilles Tremblay, who played nine NHL seasons for the Montreal Canadiens and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a broadcaster, died early Wednesday at the age of 75.

Tremblay, a native of Montmorency, Quebec, was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams with the Canadiens. He had 168 goals and 330 points in 509 regular-season games and was considered a strong two-way player.

His obituary on the Canadiens website states that in Tremblay's first NHL game, Nov. 12, 1960 at the Montreal Forum, he skated on a line with legends Bernie Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau. The Canadiens faced the Detroit Red Wings and Tremblay's job duties that night included keeping an all-time great, Gordie Howe, in check.

My sincere condolences to the Tremblay family. Gilles was a pioneer and an ambassador for the Canadiens and the game of hockey.

— Geoff Molson (@GMolsonCHC) November 26, 2014

Tremblay's career was shortened because of injuries and asthma which led to difficulty breathing, but he worked as a color analyst for French television broadcasts of Canadiens games on La Soirée du hockey. He received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2002.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman issued the following statement Wednesday:

"The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Gilles Tremblay, whose career as a player and broadcaster bridged four glorious decades of Montreal Canadiens hockey.

"A solid two-way wing, Gilles contributed to four Stanley Cup championships in a five-season span from 1965-69. During his 27 years on La Soiree du Hockey, many of them as part of a formidable announcing team with Rene Lecavalier, Gilles' insights brought a national audience the stories of hundreds of games and eight more Canadiens titles. We send heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of someone who brought great dignity and professionalism to his duties on and off the ice."

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.

 

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


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