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Playing career
Tremblay, nicknamed "Le bleuet bionique-The Bionic Blueberry", played with the Montreal Canadiens for his entire NHL playing career (1974 to 1986), and was also the coach of the club from 1995 until his resignation in 1997, winning five Stanley Cup Championships with the team as a player. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
Coaching career
He is best known for his long running dispute with star goaltender Patrick Roy, which eventually led to Roy's departure from Montreal. Patrick Jacques Roy (ʁwa (born October 5 1965 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada is a retired Ice hockey goaltender The two had almost come to blows in a Long Island coffee shop before Tremblay was announced as a coach and his first appearance in the dressing room was greeted with snickers from Roy.
They almost fought a second time after Tremblay fired a shot at Roy's throat during practice, by which point it was only a matter of time before the hot-tempered Tremblay and his star goalie reached the point of no return.
Tremblay kept Patrick Roy in net during a December 2, 1995 game versus the Detroit Red Wings, in which the Wings scored 9 goals on Roy, who was jeered by the Montreal fans. Patrick Jacques Roy (ʁwa (born October 5 1965 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada is a retired Ice hockey goaltender The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions Roy stormed off the ice and told team president Ronald Corey that it was the last game he would play for the Canadiens. Ronald Corey CM was a President of the Montreal Canadiens from 1982 until 1999. Four days later, Roy was traded to Colorado with captain Mike Keane for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko. Michael "Mike" Keane (born May 29, 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey player Jocelyn Thibault (born January 12, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Martin Ručinský (born March 11, 1971, in Most, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player in the National Hockey For the water polo player with the same name see Alexandre Andrei Kovalenko Andrei Kovalenko (born June 7, 1970 in Balakovo Roy went on to lead the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup twice before retiring. In contrast, all three players acquired in return did not play significant roles with the Canadiens and were all eventually traded.
Nearly a year later, Tremblay also had a heated verbal exchange with Canadiens enforcer Donald Brashear during a team practice prior to a game against the Avalanche in Denver. Donald Brashear (born January 7, 1972 in Bedford, Indiana, US The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Brashear was later traded to the Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
As a head coach for Montreal, Tremblay coached 159 games, with 71 wins, 63 losses and 25 ties across two years with the team.
In 852 regular season games in the NHL, he scored 258 goals and added 326 assists for 584 points, with 1043 penalty minutes. Tremblay currently serves as an assistant coach to Jacques Lemaire for the Minnesota Wild, a position he has held since their inaugural season. Jacques Gerard Lemaire (born September 7, 1945 in Lasalle, Quebec) is a former Ice hockey forward and current coach of The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota.
External links
- http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1974/74012.html
- Mario Tremblay's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Jacques Demers |
Head Coaches of the Montreal Canadiens 1995–97 |
Succeeded by Alain Vigneault |
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