Yannick Tremblay (ice hockey, born 1975)

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.

Yannick Tremblay
Born (1975-11-15) November 15, 1975
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

Playing career

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

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

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 7010324222 1768146
1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 6112334542 203161918
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 30110 —————
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 677253234 1129110
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50000 —————
1997–98 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 173694 40115
1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 382466 —————
1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3527916 —————
1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 7510213122 —————
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 46481230 —————
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 669152447 —————
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 758223032 —————
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 38281013 —————
2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 1414516 142686
2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 4611172844 —————
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 4412203240 12371011
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1212312 —————
2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 468212934 40556
2009–10 Straubing Tigers DEL 412161824 —————
2010–11 Graz 99ers EBEL 549223144 40006
NHL totals 3903887125178 —————

International
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
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. 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. Sports Reference LLC. Yannick Tremblay NHL & WHA Statistics [Retrieved 03 June 2010].
  6. "Winnipeg Jets - Statistics". Winnipeg Jets. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  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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