Randy Exelby

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Randy Exelby
Born (1965-08-13) August 13, 1965 (age 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 1986 NHL Supplemental Draft
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19871991

Randy Alan Exelby (born August 13, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in two games in the National Hockey League, one for the Montreal Canadiens in 1989 and one for the Edmonton Oilers in 1990. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1991 was spent in the minor leagues.

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Biography

Exelby was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Clare Exelby, is a former Canadian Football League player. His nephew Kyle Capobianco is also a professional ice hockey player.

As a youth, Exelby played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team with future NHL goalie Bob Essensa. [1]

Exelby made his NHL debut on January 27, 1989, against the Buffalo Sabres. He entered the game in the second period when the starting goalie, Patrick Roy, had to go to the washroom. [2] He won the Rob Capellupo Award while playing for the Phoenix Roadrunners.[ citation needed ]

In 1994, he started a chain of hockey equipment shops in the Phoenix, Arizona area called "Behind the Mask". It currently operates in three full-service retail stores. He had three team shops at all three Polar Ice locations and all three rinks are under the new ownership of AZ Ice and the Chandler location now the Peoria and Gilbert locations are now operated by Ice Den of Chandler.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1981–82 Richmond Hill Rams COJHL 27159312714.78
1982–83 Streetsville Derbys COJHL179716403.96
1982–83 Richmond Hill Dynes COJHL30301602208.07
1983–84 Lake Superior State University CCHA 2161009057504.97
1984–85 Lake Superior State UniversityCCHA3622111199911203.36
1985–86 Lake Superior State UniversityCCHA281411116259803.62
1986–87 Lake Superior State UniversityCCHA28129113579104.02
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 19710010504902.804222121303.68
1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10003000.001.000
1988–89 Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL5231136293514662.986143292404.38
1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL101060505.01.828
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 4111185214616304.56
1990–91 Springfield Indians AHL41212452004.90
1990–91 Kansas City Blades IHL1601307856504.97
1990–91 Louisville IceHawks ECHL 136517436004.84
NHL totals201063504.77.833

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. Weiner, Dave (September 29, 2007). "Three memorable minutes". NHL.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
1988–89
Succeeded by