In 852 regular season games in the NHL, he scored 258 goals and added 326 assists for 584 points, with 1043 penalty minutes.
Tremblay remains the youngest goal scorer in franchise history, having achieved his inaugural tally at age 18 years, 75 days on November 16, 1974, against the New York Rangers at the Forum.
[1] In his first few seasons with the Canadiens, he was part of a very dynamic forward line alongside center Doug Risebrough (who was also a rookie in 1974-75) and LW Yvon Lambert.
When the three began playing together a few weeks into the 1974-75 season, they lit a fire under a team that had started the year slowly, winning just 3 of its first 10 games.
He announced his retirement in September 1986, after suffering a serious shoulder injury the previous season that caused him to miss the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Four days later, Roy was traded to Colorado with captain Mike Keane for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Ručinský, and Andrei Kovalenko.
Nearly a year after Roy left the Canadiens, Tremblay also had a heated verbal exchange with Habs enforcer Donald Brashear during a team practice before a game against the Avalanche in Denver.