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J.C. Tremblay
JCTremblay
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Teams Rochester Americans (AHL)
Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born January 22,1939,
Bagotville, QC, CAN
Died December 7, 1994 (Age 55),
Montreal, QC, CAN
Pro Career 1958 – 1979

Jean-Claude (J.C.) Tremblay (January 22, 1939, in Bagotville, Quebec – December 7, 1994) was a defenceman for the NHL Montreal Canadiens and the WHA Quebec Nordiques, notable for playmaking and defensive skills.

Playing Career[]

After an amateur and minor professional career that saw him move from left wing to defence and win the Eastern Professional Hockey League's Most Valuable Player title in 1960, Tremblay began play for the Canadiens in that season and stuck with the big league squad for good in the 1961–1962 season, playing for five Stanley Cup winning teams. He became one of the NHL's preeminent stars on defence for both his offense and defensive work, playing in seven All-Star Games and setting the franchise record for points by a defenceman, and was recognized as a First Team All-Star in 1971 and a Second Team All-Star in 1968.

In 1972, Tremblay jumped to the upstart WHA with the Nordiques, which had negotiated with the Los Angeles Sharks for his rights. He was the franchise's first great star, as well as the league's first great defenceman, winning the league honors for best defenceman in 1973 and 1975 and being named to the WHA's Team Canada in 1974, leading that club in defensive scoring. Tremblay also led his team to the 1977 AVCO World Trophy championship. He was the only player to play for the Nordiques all seven seasons of the WHA, and retired after the 1979 season. His number #3 jersey was retired by the Nordiques after that season just before the franchise's move into the NHL, thus gaining Tremblay the distinction of being one of only three players to have a number retired by a NHL team without ever actually playing for it (the other two being Johnny McKenzie by the Hartford Whalers and Frank Finnigan by the modern-day Ottawa Senators). He later scouted in Europe for the Montreal Canadiens.

In 1979, he donated a kidney to his daughter. His remaining kidney was the victim of cancer, from which he died on December 7th, 1994.

Honors and Achievements[]

  • Played thirteen seasons with the Canadiens, playing in 794 games and scoring 57 goals and 306 assists for 363 points.
  • Won Stanley Cups in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1971.
  • At the time of leaving the Canadiens, was in the top fifty all-time NHL assist leaders.
  • Played in the All-Star Game in 1959, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1972.
  • Named to the 1972 Summit Series Canadian team but dropped after he signed with the WHA.
  • Named to the WHA First All-Star Team in 1973, 1975 and 1976.
  • Named to the WHA Second All-Star Team in 1974.
  • Led the WHA in assists in 1973 and 1976.
  • Played seven seasons with the Nordiques, playing in 454 games and scoring 66 goals and 358 assists for 424 points.
  • Second in WHA history in assists, fourteenth in points, and sixteen in games played.
  • First NHL All-Star Team 1970-71
  • Second NHL All-Star Team 1967-68
  • Won Memorial Cup in 1958 with the Ottawa-Hull Canadiens.

Career Statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1959–60 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
1960–61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 29 1 3 4 18 5 0 0 0 2
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 3 17 20 18 6 0 2 2 2
1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 1 17 18 10 5 0 0 0 0
1963–64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 5 16 21 24 7 2 1 3 9
1964–65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 3 17 20 22 13 1 9 10 18
1965–66 Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 6 29 35 8 10 2 9 11 2
1966–67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 8 26 34 14 10 2 4 6 2
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 4 26 30 18 13 3 6 9 2
1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 7 32 39 18 13 1 4 5 6
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 58 2 19 21 7 - - - - -
1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 11 52 63 23 20 3 14 17 15
1971–72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 6 51 57 24 6 0 2 2 0
1972–73 Quebec Nordiques WHA 75 14 75 89 32 - - - - -
1973–74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 68 9 44 53 10 - - - - -
1974–75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 68 16 56 72 18 11 0 10 10 2
1975–76 Quebec Nordiques WHA 80 12 77 89 16 5 0 3 3 0
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 53 4 31 35 16 17 2 9 11 2
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 54 5 37 42 26 1 0 1 1 0
1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 56 6 38 44 8 - - - - -
NHL Totals 794 57 306 363 204 108 14 51 65 58
WHA Totals 454 66 358 424 126 34 2 23 25 4

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