Yannick Tremblay

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

Tremblay was drafted 145th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1995 NHL entry draft. 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 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. 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, 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.

Tremblay then signed with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA) on 18 July 2007, The team placed fourth after falling 2–1 to Finland in the third-place match.

Tremblay also represented Canada at the 2007 and 2009 Spengler Cups, winning gold in both tournaments.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs 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 275172216 NHL totals 390 38 87 125 178 ————— DEL totals 101 14 37 51 84 142686

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