Garnet Exelby
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Exelby in 2007 with the Thrashers
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| Born |
August 16, 1981 Craik, SK, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Atlanta Thrashers Toronto Maple Leafs Dornbirner EC |
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| NHL Draft | 217th overall, 1999 Atlanta Thrashers |
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| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
John Garnet Exelby (born August 16, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent after last playing with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He is particularly known for his aggressive style of play and his checking abilities. The term "Xd Out" is known when getting checked by him.
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.
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