Addie Tambellini

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

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

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


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