Former Viper Forward Tambellini Tests Well At NHL Scouting Combine:

Former Vernon Vipers forward Adam Tambellini was in Toronto last weekend and put through the paces of the NHL scouting combine. Tambellini was listed at #42 heading into the scouting combine.  Tambellini had the lowest body fat (5.0 percent) and the lowest sum of skinfolds (14 mm).  Tambellini finished one spot ahead of Jonathan Drouin in both categories.  Tambellini played his first year with the Vipers last season before being traded to Surrey on the BCHL trade deadline in January for Mason Blacklock and future considerations.  Tambellini is off to the University of North Dakota next season. 

Adam Tambellini's Player Profile:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&teamID=339737&playerID=821203


This is posted on the UND Hockey Blog:

Tambellini tests well

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Brad Elliott Schlossman

Adam Tambellini will be coming to UND in shape.

At least that’s the way it appears after seeing NHL Combine testing results from the weekend. Tambellini had the lowest body fat (5.0 percent) and the lowest sum of skinfolds (14 mm).

Tambellini finished one spot ahead of Jonathan Drouin in both categories. Drouin will be a top-three pick.

UND recruit Keaton Thompson also attended the NHL Combine and tested well in the pushup category.

Body fat

1. Adam Tambellini 5.0 percent
 2. Jonathan Drouin 5.4 percent
 3. Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau 7.3 percent
 4. Jan Kostalek 7.3 percent
 5. Zachary Sanford 7.4 percent
 6. Oliver Bjorkstrand 7.4 percent
 7. Nathan MacKinnon 7.6 percent
 8. Jacob De La Rose 7.6 percent
 9. Thomas Vannelli 7.7 percent
 10. Alexander Wennberg 7.7 percent

Sum of six skinfolds

1. Adam Tambellini 14 mm
 2. Jonathan Drouin 18 mm
 3. Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau 38 mm
 4. Zachary Sanford 38 mm
 4. Jan Kostalek 38 mm
 6. Oliver Bjorkstrand 39 mm
 7. Nathan MacKinnon 41 mm
 8. Jacob De La Rose 41 mm
 9. Thomas Vannelli 41 mm
 10. Alexander Wennberg 42 mm

Right hand grip

1. Hudson Fasching 169 pounds
 2. Remi Elie 167 pounds
 3. William Carrier 155 pounds
 4. Ryan Pulock 154 pounds
 5. Kerby Rychel 152 pounds
 6. Bogdan Yakimov 150  pounds
 7. Adam Tambellini 149 pounds
 7. Marko Dano 149 pounds
 9. Mirco Mueller 148 pounds
 10. Adam Erne 145 pounds

Pushups

1.  Tyler Lewington 42
 2. Jan Kostalek 37
 3. Nicolas Petan 36
 3. John Hayden 36
 5. Connor Hurley 34
 5. Juuse Saros 34
 7. Keaton Thompson 32
 7. William Carrier 32
 7. Zach Nastasiuk 32
 7. Remi Elie 32
 7. Spenser Jensen 32
 7. Ryan Pulock 32