J.C. Tremblay

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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	794 	57 	306 	363 	204 	 	108 	14 	51 	65 	58
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals	 	454 	66 	358 	424 	126 	 	34 	2 	23 	25 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
17Apr1969-Harris_Espo_Tremblay.jpg|Ted Harris, Phil Esposito and J.C. Tremblay, April 17, 1969.
26Mar1972-Bucyk_Dryden.jpg|Guy Lapointe, John Bucyk, J.C. Tremblay, Ken Dryden, March 26, 1972.
1977-May26-Tremblay goal.gif|J.C. Tremblay scores, Game 7 of the 1977 Avco World Trophy Finals, May 26, 1977.
1978-Nov25-Gordie-Tremblay.jpg|Gordie Howe and J.C. Tremblay, November 25, 1978.
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Born in 1939
Category:Dead in 1994
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:National Hockey League players with retired numbers
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Ottawa-Hull Canadiens alumni
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:1974 Team Canada
Category:Retired in 1979
Category:Hull-Ottawa Canadiens players