Addie Tambellini

Addie Tambellini
Born	(1936-02-04)February 4, 1936 Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Died	February 23, 2004(2004-02-23) (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

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
	1967 Ice Hockey World Championships
	1961 Ice Hockey World Championships

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

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

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