Nils Tremblay Explained

Position:Center
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:26 July 1922
Birth Place:La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1941
Career End:1954

Lionel Louis "Nils" Tremblay (July 26, 1922 – July 26, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played 1 regular season game and 2 playoff games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1954, was mainly spent in the Quebec Senior Hockey League.

Career

Tremblay's career began in 1941, where he was signed by the Quebec Aces. In his only game with the Aces during the 1941–42 season, Tremblay was scoreless. Tremblay would remain with the Aces until the 1943–44 season. The following season, Tremblay was signed by the Montreal Canadiens on November 14, 1944. In his debut game with the Canadiens, Tremblay recorded his first and only point with the team (an assist.) Tremblay would later be recalled one more time with the Canadiens during the 1945–46 season but would be held scoreless over two games.

As a member of the Quebec Senior Hockey League, Tremblay was often a point per game player. He finished as high as second overall in the league scoring race during the 1948–49 season and his 71 assists led the league and earned him a place on the QSHL's Second All-Star Team. Upon the completion of his QSHL career in 1950, Tremblay totaled 361 points in 237 games (an average of 1.52 PPG.)

Death

Tremblay died on July 26, 1971, his 49th birthday.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1941–42Quebec AcesQSHL1 0 0 0 0
1942–43Quebec Morton AcesQSHL17 8 6 14 8
1943–44Quebec AcesQSHL25 19 28 47 156 5 4 9 2
1944–45Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 1 1 02 0 0 0 0
1944–45Hull-QuebecQSHL21 23 31 54 377 4 5 9 2
1944–45Quebec AcesAl-Cup3 2 4 6 2
1945–46Quebec AcesQSHL32 19 20 39 516 3 5 8 18
1946–47Quebec AcesQSHL37 25 35 60 434 3 5 8 10
1947–48Quebec AcesQSHL2 0 2 2 2
1947–48Seattle IronmenPCHL3 0 2 2 10
1948–49Ottawa SenatorsQSHL60 35 71 106 5111 3 7 10 8
1948–49Ottawa SenatorsAl-Cup12 11 9 20 2
1949–50Ottawa SenatorsQSHL59 15 38 53 697 4 4 8 4
1950–51Ottawa SenatorsQSHL52 21 29 50 2211 2 2 4 4
1951–52Sherbrooke SaintsQMHL47 9 28 37 219 2 3 5 0
1952–53Sherbrooke SaintsQMHL46 13 18 31 217 0 5 5 2
1953–54Rivière-du-Loup RaidersSLSHL57 15 33 48 8
QSHL totals306 165 260 425 29852 24 32 56 48
NHL totals1 0 1 1 02 0 0 0 0

Awards

QSHL

League leader, Assists (1949)
Second Team All-Star (1949)

Allan Cup

Champion (1944, 1949)