Yannick Tremblay

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Yannick Tremblay
Born (1975-11-15) November 15, 1975 (age 48)
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Atlanta Thrashers
Adler Mannheim
Vancouver Canucks
HC Lugano
Straubing Tigers
Graz 99ers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 145th overall, 1995
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1996–2011

Yannick Tremblay (born November 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers and Vancouver Canucks.

Playing career[edit]

As a youth, Tremblay played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Pointe-aux-Trembles.[1]

Tremblay was drafted 145th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.[2] After a three-game stint with the St. John's Maple Leafs, Toronto's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate club, in 1995–96, he spent the next two seasons splitting time between both Maple Leaf clubs. In 1998–99, he played for the parent club full-time; however, he only played in 35 games.

In 1999, Tremblay was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft[3] and spent five seasons with the team. His best season statistically in the NHL came in 2002–03, when he scored 8 goals and 22 assists for 30 points in 75 games. By the end of his stint in Atlanta, he solely held the franchise record for most points by a defenceman with 107 until Tobias Enström matched him on 14 January 2010.[4] The 2004–05 NHL season was locked out and Tremblay played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for Adler Mannheim, eventually staying for a second season. On 28 July 2006, the Vancouver Canucks signed Tremblay,[5] but he only managed to play 12 games with the Canucks as he spent most of the 2006–07 season with the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks' AHL affiliate. Tremblay also currently has the worst plus/minus rating of any player in the Atlanta Thrashers' franchise history with a rating of –103.[6]

Tremblay then signed with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA) on 18 July 2007,[5] playing only the 2007–08 season before taking a one-year sabbatical.[2] He returned to the DEL after signing with the Straubing Tigers in July 2009.[2] After one season with DEL, he signed with Graz 99ers.

International play[edit]

Tremblay played for Canada at the 2000 IIHF World Championship.[7] The team placed fourth after falling 2–1 to Finland in the third-place match.

Tremblay also represented Canada at the 2007[8] and 2009 Spengler Cups,[9] winning gold in both tournaments.[10][11]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Montréal–Bourassa Canadien QMAAA 35 2 3 5 10 8 0 4 4 2
1992–93 Montréal–Bourassa Canadien CEGEP 21 2 5 7 10 3 0 0 0 2
1992–93 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 St. Thomas University AUS 25 2 3 5 10 — — — — —
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 70 10 32 42 22 17 6 8 14 6
1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 61 12 33 45 42 20 3 16 19 18
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 67 7 25 32 34 11 2 9 11 0
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1997–98 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 17 3 6 9 4 4 0 1 1 5
1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 2 4 6 6 — — — — —
1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 2 7 9 16 — — — — —
1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 75 10 21 31 22 — — — — —
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 46 4 8 12 30 — — — — —
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 66 9 15 24 47 — — — — —
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 75 8 22 30 32 — — — — —
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 38 2 8 10 13 — — — — —
2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 14 1 4 5 16 14 2 6 8 6
2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 46 11 17 28 44 — — — — —
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 44 12 20 32 40 12 3 7 10 11
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 1 2 3 12 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 46 8 21 29 34 4 0 5 5 6
2009–10 Straubing Tigers DEL 41 2 16 18 24 — — — — —
2010–11 Graz 99ers AUT 54 9 22 31 44 4 0 0 0 6
AHL totals 132 22 54 76 78 27 5 17 22 16
NHL totals 390 38 87 125 178 — — — — —
DEL totals 101 14 37 51 84 14 2 6 8 6

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Canada WC 4th 9 1 1 2 0
Senior totals 9 1 1 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA; 2018 [Retrieved 2019-01-26].
  2. ^ a b c footballweb.de. Straubing Tigers acquire Yannick Tremblay [Retrieved 03 June 2010].
  3. ^ CNN Sports Illustrated. 1999 NHL Draft - NHL expansion draft selections; 25 June 1999 [Retrieved 03 June 2010].
  4. ^ Roy scores goal in overtime, gives Sabres 2-1 victory over Atlanta. NHL.com. 14 January 2010 [Retrieved 01 June 2010]. The Canadian Press. "...Tobias Enstrom also picked up an assist on Kovalchuk's goal, the 107th point of his Atlanta career. That tied Enstrom with Yannick Tremblay as the highest-scoring defenceman in Thrashers' history."
  5. ^ a b Sports Reference LLC. Yannick Tremblay NHL & WHA Statistics [Retrieved 03 June 2010].
  6. ^ Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg Jets - Statistics [Retrieved 2015-10-09].
  7. ^ International Ice Hockey Federation. Team Canada – Team Roster [Retrieved 02 June 2010].
  8. ^ Curtis Joseph headlines roster of Canadian team for Spengler Cup. NHL.com. 17 December 2007 [Retrieved 02 June 2010]. The Canadian Press.
  9. ^ Former No. 1 pick Alexandre Daigle to play for Canada at Spengler Cup. NHL.com. 07 December 2009 [Retrieved 02 June 2010]. The Canadian Press.
  10. ^ MacTavish named Canada's Spengler Cup coach. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2009 [Retrieved 03 June 2010].
  11. ^ Canada wins Spengler Cup by defeating Russian team Ufa 2-1 in final. NHL.com. 31 December 2007 [Retrieved 03 June 2010]. The Canadian Press.

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