
Tambellini named AHL Player of the Week
Published on December 31, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
Bridgeport, Conn. : The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Sound Tigers' left wing Jeff Tambellini has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 30, 2007. Tambellini scored five goals and added two assists for seven points in three games this past week.
Tambellini began the post-Christmas schedule with four points in a 5-4 win over Hershey on Wednesday, including an assist on the game-winning goal with 1:46 remaining in the third period. He scored both Bridgeport goals in a 4-2 loss to Providence on Friday night, and picked up the insurance tally in a 2-0 win over Hartford on Saturday.
In recognition of his achievement, Tambellini will receive an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Sound Tigers home game.
A first-round draft pick (27th overall) by Los Angeles in 2003, Tambellini ranks third in the American Hockey League with 18 goals, eighth with 35 points and tied for first with four shorthanded goals in 29 games for the Sound Tigers this season. The 23-year-old British Columbia native has also appeared in eight NHL contests with the parent New York Islanders in 2007-08. Tambellini, an AHL All-Star as a rookie in 2006, has recorded 73 goals and 77 assists for 150 points in 135 career AHL games, along with 13 points in 56 NHL contests.
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