Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Shoot: L
Born: 22 Jan 1939, Bagotville PQ (d. 1995)
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1972-73 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| 1978-79 | Quebec | |||||||||||
| Totals: |
• Winner, Dennis Murphy Trophy (Best Defenseman), 1972-73.
• Winner, Dennis Murphy Trophy (Best Defenseman), 1974-75.
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
J-C Superstar, as J.C. Tremblay likes to be known, at last has nothing to embitter him. For years he lifted Montreal Canadiens with his inventive plays and in one outstanding Stanley Cup playoff series it was assumed he would win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the finals. When the official recognition didn't come, J.C. let his anger be known. The World Hockey Association has named Tremblay its outstanding defenceman in two out of three years, including the 1974-75 campaign. "I know I was out of shape my first year in the league," says Tremblay, "because I underestimated the quality of the competition. But I soon learned, and now I come prepared each season." "It's great to be appreciated." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
Beer throwing incident in Quebec brought out the worst in J.-C. Superstar ... Told reporters he intended to play out the last two years of his contract, then leave to wrap up his career somewhere else ... Day later, J.-C. discounted his remarks as angry words and said he really wants to finish his career in Quebec ... Despite a bad shoulder, which limited his mobility and cost him 10 games, he was named to the WHA's first All-Star team by a comfortable margin ... Naturally, he was an easy winner of the Dennis A. Murphy award, presented annually to the WHA's top defenseman ... Tied Serge Bernier for the team's highest efficiency factor, +27 ... A master of puck control who has the uncanny ability of governing most games to a pace that suits him ... His reticent remarks have been known to scare off writers who are the first to remember him at All Star time. |
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot)
The gifted J.-C. always has been somewhat of a mystery man, attempting artistic moves that most players wouldn't try and going his own way off the ice. His latest plan is to move to Switzerland after the 1976-77 season, his last year in a five-year contract. "He is 38, but we know he has two or three more good years left, at least," says manager Maurice Filion. "We're counting on him spending them with us. But, who knows?" Tremblay has been named the WHA's outstanding defenseman in two of the four years of league play. Paul Shmyr of Cleveland Crusaders was given the honour in 1975-76, but a strong case could have been made for Tremblay. He led the league in assists with 77. He had 89 points, best among defensemen. No Nordique had a better record defensively. And, finally, J.-C. revealed a strong feeling for the team when he criticized Rejean Houle for leaving the Nordiques for a big contract with the Montreal Canadiens. In his column in Le Soleil, Tremblay suggested Houle was being ungrateful by moving to the larger of the province's two major cities. Now, it's up to Maurice Filion to convince J.-C. that he owes it to his Quebec fans to sign another contract instead of searching for happiness in the Swiss Alps. |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1978-79 (by Reyn Davis)
Wants to play one more year ... Truly, one of hockey's greatest defensemen, a veritable artist ... A master puckhandler ... A three-time WHA all-star and one-time NHL all star ... Had a kidney removed in June 1977 ... An eager teacher of young defensemen, the best of whom listen ... Constant companion of Real Cloutier, a kid J.-C. couldn't stand at one time ... Golfs his summers away ... Someday he plans to play and coach in Switzerland |
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