Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1938

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2014

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)

  • Joseph Jean Gilles Tremblay (December 17, 1938 – 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.
  • He played 509 games, scored 168 goals and added 162 assists before injuries led to his retirement at the age of 31.
  • Tremblay 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.

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