Randy Exelby
| Randy Exelby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 13, 1965 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 |
Supplemental Draft, 1986 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1987–1991 | ||
Randy Alan Exelby (born August 13, 1965) is a retired ice hockey goaltender. He played in two National Hockey League games, one each for the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers.
Biography
Exelby was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father Clare Exelby, is a former CFL player. His nephew Kyle Capobianco, currently played for the Arizona Coyotes.
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 new ownership The Peoria and Gilbert locations are now operated by AZ Ice and the Chandler location is now operated by Ice Den of Chandler.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ Weiner, Dave (September 29, 2007). "Three memorable minutes". NHL.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
External links
- Behind The Mask hockey stores
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Kansas City Blades players
- Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players
- Louisville Icehawks players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League supplemental draft picks
- Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
- Sherbrooke Canadiens players
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Springfield Indians players