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Canucks Sign Jeff Tambellini

July 1, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the Manitoba Moose, announced today they have signed forward Jeff Tambellini.

Tambellini, 26, played in 36 games last season with the New York Islanders of the NHL where he scored 14 points (7g, 7a) and collected 14 penalty minutes. The Calgary, AB native has played in 180 career games in the NHL with the Islanders and Los Angeles Kings where he's scored 46 points (18g, 28a) and collected 70 penalty minutes.

Tambellini has also appeared in 169 AHL games with Bridgeport and Manchester in his five-year professional career. In that time, he has scored 194 points (96g, 98a) and collected 112 penalty minutes. His best season in the AHL came in 2007-08 and when scored 76 points (38g, 38a) in only 57 games with the Sound Tigers. He has appeared in a pair of AHL All-Star Classics in 2008 (Binghamton) and 2006 (Winnipeg).

He was originally drafted by Los Angeles in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.



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