Randy Exelby

Randy Exelby
Born (1965-08-13) August 13, 1965 (age 59)
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 1987–1991

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.

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 Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1981–82 Richmond Hill Rams COJHL 27 — — — 1593 127 1 4.78 — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Streetsville Derbys COJHL 17 — — — 971 64 0 3.96 — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Richmond Hill Dynes COJHL 3 0 3 0 160 22 0 8.07 — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Lake Superior State University CCHA 21 6 10 0 905 75 0 4.97 — — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Lake Superior State University CCHA 36 22 11 1 1999 112 0 3.36 — — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Lake Superior State University CCHA 28 14 11 1 1625 98 0 3.62 — — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Lake Superior State University CCHA 28 12 9 1 1357 91 0 4.02 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 19 7 10 0 1050 49 0 2.80 — 4 2 2 212 13 0 3.68 —
1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 52 31 13 6 2935 146 6 2.98 — 6 1 4 329 24 0 4.38 —
1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.01 .828 — — — — — — — —
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 41 11 18 5 2146 163 0 4.56 — — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Springfield Indians AHL 4 1 2 1 245 20 0 4.90 — — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Kansas City Blades IHL 16 0 13 0 785 65 0 4.97 — — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Louisville IceHawks ECHL 13 6 5 1 743 60 0 4.84 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 2 0 1 0 63 5 0 4.77 .833 — — — — — — — —

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