Randy Exelby

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.

Randy Exelby
Born (1965-08-13) 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 1986 NHL Supplemental Draft
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1987–1991

Biography

Exelby was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Clare Exelby, is a former Canadian Football League player. His nephew Kyle Capobianco is a defenceman with 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.

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.

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.
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