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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mario Tremblay
Selected in first round
No. 12 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born September 2, 1956
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Montreal (QMJHL)                           
Birthplace: Alma, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Alma, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 MontrealQMJHL 56 4337 80155
1973-74 MontrealQMJHL 4749 51100 154
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 14, 1974 (Montreal at Boston)
Number:  14 (Montreal)
Stanley Cup: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986
Playing Status: Retired September 22, 1986
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1974-1986 Montreal852 258326 5841,043
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GATP PIM
1975-1985 Montreal101 2029 49187

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Montreal Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader):
1982-83
Montreal Playoffs Goals Leader: 1982 (4)
Montreal Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (11)
Montreal Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980 (14)
Broadcasting Career: Worked as color commentator on French television broadcasts of Montreal's 1986 playoff games while out with injury. ... Worked as color commentator on Montreal's French radio and television broadcasts from 1986-87 season through 1994-95 season. ... Also hosted general sports talk shows on French-language radio station in Montreal from 1988 to 1995.
Scouting Career: Named Montreal pro scout prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position until July 24, 2000.
Coaching Career: Named Montreal head coach on Oct. 21, 1995, and remained in that position until April 30, 1997. ... Named Minnesota assistant coach on July 24, 2000 and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Was available in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft because of league's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. ... Became youngest player to play for Montreal when he took the ice at age 18 years, two months. ... Played on line with Yvon Lambert and Doug Risebrough for Montreal from 1974-75 through 1978-79 seasons. ... Assisted on Yvon Lambert's overtime goal in Game 7 of Montreal's 1979 Stanley Cup semifinal playoff series victory over Boston. ... Suspended three games for being first player off bench during brawl in Minnesota on March 12, 1984. ... Missed start of 1985-86 season after separating shoulder in Montreal's Sept. 24, 1985, preseason game against its AHL affiliate in Sherbrooke, Quebec. ... Broke collarbone and separated shoulder in Montreal's game vs. Quebec on March 17, 1986. The injury kept him out of Montreal's 1986 Stanley Cup run and ended his career. ... Did not attend Montreal's 1986 training camp, but was initially reluctant to retire because he was told he would not be eligible for a $250,000 pension at age 55 he didn't play 40 games in 1986-87 season. ... Had never coached at any level prior to taking Montreal head coaching job on Oct. 21, 1995.... Set NHL record by winning his first six games as a head coach.
The Roy Incident: Tremblay is often referred to as the person who drove superstar goaltender Patrick Roy out of Montreal during the 1995-96 season. On Dec. 2, 1995, during Montreal's 11-1 home loss to Detroit, Tremblay wouldn't allow Roy to come out of the game, and forced him to give up nine goals on 26 shots before finally removing him at 11:57 of the second period. Roy, who had been given more freedom under Montreal's previous coaches, became enraged at Tremblay and refused to speak to him. With the game still in progress, Roy told Montreal president Ronald Corey he would never play for the Canadiens again. He then told Tremblay that the coach had just cost Montreal its starting goaltender. Roy later told the Montreal press that Tremblay had "humiliated" him by leaving him in net after he gave up five first-period goals on 17 shots and was taking abuse from Montreal fans. He said he would not have asked to be traded if Tremblay hadn't forced him to go back on the ice for the second period. He was especially angry that Tremblay had left him in the game after the seventh goal. Four days later, Roy was traded to Colorado. Roy's dislike of Tremblay truly preceded the Detroit game, as the two had been involved in several arguments at practice. In addition, Tremblay had often criticized Roy during his years as a sports-talk radio host.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL)

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SNAPSHOT '74
Total Selected: 246
Forwards: 138
Defense: 84
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 171
College Players: 44
Canadian: 200
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 40
U.S.-Born: 39
European: 6
Reached NHL: 98
Won Stanley Cup: 15
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 21
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 5
Picks Traded: 13
 
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