Yannick Tremblay (ice hockey b. 1977)
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Yannick Tremblay is a Canadian professional ice hockey
right winger. A native of Alma, Quebec
, he played a season in the Elite Ice Hockey League
in Britain as well as part of one in the ECHL
.
Tremblay played major junior hockey with Chicoutimi Saguenéens
in 1992–03, three and a half seasons with the Sherbrooke Faucons, and a final half a season with Rimouski Océanic
. After four seasons of college hockey with Université de Moncton
, he joined Lacroix de Windsor of the QSPHL in 2002–03. The following season, while playing most of the time with QSPHL franchise Saint-Francois de Sherbrooke, Tremblay also played 5 games with Mississippi Sea Wolves
in the ECHL, recording an assist.
2004–05 saw Tremblay join EIHL side London Racers
, where in 21 games he tallied 5 goals and 6 assists. He continued to play for the Sherbrooke as the QSPHL became a full fledged professional league.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger. A native of Alma, Quebec
Alma, Quebec
Alma is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec.-Geography:Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City...
, he played a season in the Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
in Britain as well as part of one in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
.
Tremblay played major junior hockey with Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec . The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.-History:...
in 1992–03, three and a half seasons with the Sherbrooke Faucons, and a final half a season with Rimouski Océanic
Rimouski Océanic
The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season...
. After four seasons of college hockey with Université de Moncton
Université de Moncton
The Université de Moncton is a French language university located in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada...
, he joined Lacroix de Windsor of the QSPHL in 2002–03. The following season, while playing most of the time with QSPHL franchise Saint-Francois de Sherbrooke, Tremblay also played 5 games with Mississippi Sea Wolves
Mississippi Sea Wolves
The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL....
in the ECHL, recording an assist.
2004–05 saw Tremblay join EIHL side London Racers
London Racers
The London Racers was a British ice hockey club based in London, England formerly members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Although founded in 2003, it claimed to be a successor of the Harringay Racers club established in 1936. Due to a lack of suitable ice facility the club suspended its team...
, where in 21 games he tallied 5 goals and 6 assists. He continued to play for the Sherbrooke as the QSPHL became a full fledged professional league.