Jeff Tambellini
Jeff Tambellini | |||
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Born |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada | April 13, 1984||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks ZSC Lions Modo Hockey HC Fribourg-Gottéron Växjö Lakers Djurgårdens IF | ||
NHL Draft |
27th overall, 2003 Los Angeles Kings | ||
Playing career | 2005–2017 |
Jeff Tambellini (born April 13, 1984) is a Canadian former professional
During his
Playing career
Junior and college
Tambellini played one season in the third-tier
In 2001–02, he improved to 117 points (46 goals and 71 points), receiving the Brett Hull Trophy as the league's leading scorer along with
Tambellini left the Chiefs after two seasons to play
Going into the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, he was ranked 21st among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Scouts listed him as a superior skater and defensively responsible with leadership qualities.[8] He went on to be selected in the first round, 27th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.
Returning to Michigan following his draft, his offensive production declined to 27 points over 39 games. The Wolverines returned to the CCHA finals, but were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes. Returning to form in 2004–05, Tambellini notched 24 goals and 57 points over 42 games, earning CCHA First All-Star Team honours. He led the Wolverines to a second Mason Cup championship in three years and was chosen as the CCHA Tournament MVP.[9] Competing in the NCAA tournament, Tambellini was named to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament and NCAA West Second All-Star Teams.[10]
Professional
On August 15, 2005, Tambellini signed an entry-level contract with the Kings, foregoing his senior year with Michigan.[11] In late-September, he was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, following his training camp with Los Angeles.[11] Two months into the season, Tambellini was called up to the Kings,[11] making his NHL debut on November 30, 2005, against the Chicago Blackhawks.[12] The Kings lost the game 3–2, while Tambellini earned nine minutes of ice time.[12] After four pointless NHL games, he was sent back down to Manchester.[11] On March 8, 2006, Tambellini was traded by the Kings, along with defenceman Denis Grebeshkov, to the New York Islanders, in exchange for forward Mark Parrish and defenceman Brent Sopel.[11] Upon being dealt, he was called up from the AHL and played the remainder of the season with New York. He left Manchester with 25 goals and 56 points in 56 games, which finished the 2005–06 AHL season ranked as the third-best points-per-game rate among league rookies.[13]
Playing in his third game with the Islanders,
Tambellini split the 2006–07 season between the Islanders and Sound Tigers. Called up from the AHL on three separate occasions, he recorded two goals and nine points over 23 games with New York. Over 50 AHL games, he led the Sound Tigers with 30 goals and 59 points.[15] The following season, Tambellini set the Sound Tigers single-season scoring record with 76 points in 57 games.[16] His 38 goals ranked second in the league, while his points total was seventh.[17][18] He was called up to the NHL five times,[11] scoring a goal and four points over 31 games. In the off-season, he was re-signed to a two-year, US$1.175 million contract on July 16, 2008.[16]
In
Becoming an
After becoming an unrestricted free agent once more in the off-season, Tambellini signed for the
Upon completion of an injury plagued second season with the Lions, Tambellini left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract in Sweden with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League on March 25, 2013.[29]
In the 2014–15 season, Tambellini skated in 30 games with
After spending the
At the conclusion of the
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
World Junior Championships
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2004 Finland | ||
Representing Canada Pacific | ||
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
2004 New Glasgow |
Tambellini competed for the
Personal life
Tambellini was born in
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1999–2000 | Port Coquitlam Buckaroos
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PIJHL
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41 | 30 | 34 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 54 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 34 | 46 | 71 | 117 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 43 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04
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Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 39 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 42 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 56 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 50 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 57 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 65 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | New York Islanders | NHL | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA
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50 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 45 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron
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NLA | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 65 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 41 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 241 | 130 | 120 | 250 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 242 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
SHL totals | 116 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2001 | Canada Pacific | U17
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6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
2004 | Canada | WJC
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6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
Junior totals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Awards
Junior
Award | Year |
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PIJHL First All-Star Team |
1999–00 |
PIJHL Rookie of the Year | 1999–00 |
Verne Dye Memorial Trophy (BCHL MVP; Coastal Conference) | 2001–02 |
Brett Hull Trophy (BCHL Leading Scorer) | 2001–02 |
Fred Page Cup (BCHL playoff champion; with Chilliwack Chiefs) |
2002 |
Doyle Cup (Pacific regional champion; with Chilliwack Chiefs) |
2002 |
College
Award | Year |
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Mason Cup (CCHA champion; with Michigan Wolverins) |
2003, 2005 |
All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2002-03 |
All-CCHA Second team | 2002-03[39] |
Rookie of the Year
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2002-03 |
All-CCHA First Team | 2004-05[39] |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2004–05 |
CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2005[40]
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Most Valuable Player in Tournament
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2005
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Coaching career
Tambellini was hired for the 2017–18 season as an assistant coach for the University of Michigan.
From 2018 to 2020, he acted as the General Manager and Head coach of the BCHL Trail Smoke Eaters.
In August 2022, he was hired by the Seattle Kraken as the Director of Player Development.[41]
References
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- ^ "Verne Dye Memorial Trophy". British Columbia Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ^ "Fred Page Cup". British Columbia Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ^ "Doyle Cup". British Columbia Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ^ "Royal Bank Cup". British Columbia Hockey League. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
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- ^ "2006–07 Regular Season – Bridgeport Sound Tigers". American Hockey League. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Islanders sign Jeff Tambellini to 2-year deal". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 16, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ^ "2007–08 Regular Season – Goals". American Hockey League. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "2007–08 Regular Season – All Players". American Hockey League. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
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- ^ The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the originalon November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
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- ^ a b "Jeff Tambellini jumped at chance to be a Canuck". The Province. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Manny Malhotra backs Schneider as Canucks cruise". ESPN. October 22, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ Jamieson, Jim (May 18, 2011). "Tambellini always fired up for action". The Province. Vancouver: Postmedia News. Retrieved June 17, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia News. Archived from the originalon September 5, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Report: Tambellini leaves Canucks to join Swiss league". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Jamieson, Jim (January 22, 2012). "Jeff's glad he didn't give Swiss a miss". The Province. Vancouver: Postmedia News. p. B14. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Jeff Tambellini ready for Modo Hockey" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ Tampa Bay, Lightning (July 5, 2015). "Lightning sign Forward Jeff Tambellini". Tampa Bay Lightning. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Lightning sign forward Jeff Tambellini". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 5, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian scorer to DIF" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. June 10, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Flopp i Djurgården – nu återvänder guldhjälten till Småland". Hockeysverige. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Welcome Back Jeff Tambellini!". University of Michigan. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. December 29, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "2004 IIHF U20 Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Team Statistics" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Seattle Kraken Name Jeff Tambellini Director Of Player Development".
External links
- Media related to Jeff Tambellini at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database