Shoots Left Height 1.85 m Position Defenseman Role Ice hockey player Salary 600,000 USD (2013) | Name Garnet Exelby Career start 2003 Playing career Weight 98 kg | |
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teamFormer teams Free AgentAtlanta ThrashersToronto Maple LeafsDornbirner EC NHL Draft 217th overall, 1999Atlanta Thrashers Similar People Henrik Zetterberg, Mike Babcock, Claude Julien, Zdeno Chara, Scott Mellanby | ||
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John Garnet Exelby (born August 16, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was particularly known for his aggressive style of play and his checking abilities.
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Garnet Exelby Tribute
Playing career
Exelby was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in round 8, 217th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Having already spent one year playing junior hockey for the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, Exelby played the next two seasons at the WHL with the Blades and the Regina Pats. In the 2001–02 season, Exelby moved away from the juniors and played in the AHL for the Chicago Wolves. He stayed with the Wolves for the whole of that season, as the Wolves clinched the AHL's Calder Cup. Exelby was called up to the main Thrashers roster midway through the 2002–03 NHL season.
On July 1, 2009, Exelby was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Colin Stuart for Pavel Kubina and the rights to Tim Stapleton.
Exelby became a free agent on July 1, 2010. He was invited on a try-out basis with the New York Rangers but was released on September 27.
On November 26, 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Exelby to a one-year contract and assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.
On July 5, 2011, the Detroit Red Wings signed Exelby to a one-year contract, with the expectation that he would provide depth for the AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins.
On July 11, 2012, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins on a one-year, two-way contract. Exelby failed to make an appearance with Boston throughout the duration of his contact, serving as an alternate captain for AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins.
After captaining the Norfolk Admirals on one-year AHL contract in the 2013–14 season, and having not participated in the NHL since 2010, Exelby opted to sign abroad in the Austrian Hockey League, on a one-year contract with Dornbirner EC on July 16, 2014. After 17 scoreless games with Dornbirner in the 2014–15 season, Exelby opted to end his tenure in Austria, leaving the club on December 1, 2014.