Addie Tambellini

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Addie Tambellini
Addie Tambellini
Born	February 4, 1936; Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Died	February 23, 2004 (aged 68)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Forward
Played for	Calgary Stampeders; Trail Smoke Eaters; Seattle Totems; EC KAC
National team	Canada
Playing career	1957–1967

Adolph Tambellini (February 4, 1936 – February 23, 2004)^[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player.

Career

Born in Trail, British Columbia, Tambellini played junior hockey with the Lethbridge Native Sons before playing professionally for the Calgary Stampeders, Trail Smoke Eaters and Seattle Totems as well as a spell in Austria for EC KAC.

Internationally, Tambellini was a member of the gold-medal-winning Smoke Eaters team that won the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships – the last amateur team from Canada to do so.^[2]

Family

His son, Steve Tambellini, played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and later became an executive for the Vancouver Canucks and general manager for the Edmonton Oilers. His grandson, Jeff Tambellini, also became a player in the NHL and his youngest grandson Adam Tambellini was drafted in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, 65th overall, by the New York Rangers.

References

^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=66492 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Tambellinis share special game". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] ttp://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=66492 ^{[bare URL]}

[special-2] "Tambellinis share special game". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

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