1967-68 Topps 5 Gilles Tremblay Hockey Card (Front)
1967-68 Topps 5 Gilles Tremblay Hockey Card (Back)
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Gilles’ goal production suffered last year, his first season with less than 20 goals. A very fast skater Gilles very seldom gives his “check” a clean shot and his value as a defensive forward places him high on the Canadiens roster.
En Français
Gilles a connu une saison médiocre l’an passé quant aux buts comptés, sa première saison avec moins de 20 buts. Gilles est un patineur très rapide qui couvre bien son homme et qui donne un bon rendement avant défensif.
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Gilles Tremblay would bounce back in the goal scoring department with 23 for the Montreal Canadiens in 1967-68. However, it would be the last time reaching the 20 goal plateau. In 1968-69, he played just 44 games with the Habs before calling it a career.
Tremblay’s career best came in his first full season in the NHL, scoring 32 goals in 1961-62. He was one behind team leader Claude Provost and finished fifth overall in the league, 18 behind leader Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks. He led the NHL with a 17.8 scoring percentage.
He had an offensive outburst in game 1 of the 1968 Stanley Cup semi-final against the Chicago Blackhawks with a four point game. On April 18, 1968 at the Montreal Forum, Tremblay scored his only goal of the 1967-68 playoffs at 1:28 of the third period, putting one past Chicago goalie Denis DeJordy with help from Yvan Cournoyer and Jean Beliveau.
In the 9-2 Montreal win, Gilles also assisted on two goals by Cournoyer and one by Beliveau. Tremblay did not play in the final series that year with the Canadiens eliminating the St. Louis Blues to win the Stanley Cup championship.
Between 1960-61 and 1968-69, Gilles Tremblay played 509 regular season and 48 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Montreal Canadiens. He helped the club to two Stanley Cup titles over his NHL career.