J. C. Tremblay

Canadian ice hockey player (1939–1994) Ice hockey player J. C. Tremblay Tremblay with the Montreal Canadiens, c. 1963Born (1939-01-22)January 22, 1939Bagotville, Quebec, CanadaDied December 7, 1994(1994-12-07) (aged 55)Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHeight 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)Position DefenceShot LeftPlayed for Montreal CanadiensQuebec NordiquesNational team CanadaPlaying career 1958–1979 Joseph Henri Jean-Claude Tremblay (trawm-BLAY; January 22, 1939 – December 7, 1994) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association (WHA), notable for playmaking and defensive skills. Playing career Tremblay with the Quebec Nordiques, c. 1975. After an amateur and minor professional career that saw him move from playing as left winger to defenceman and win the league most valuable player title in 1960, Tremblay began play for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1959–60 season and became a regular player for Montreal in the 1961–62 season, playing for five Stanley Cup-winning teams. He became one of the NHL's preem