Eliteprospects
Canada Garnet Exelby
Sun Valley Suns / BDHL - 15/16
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Aug 16, 1981
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Craik, SK, CAN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 8 #217 overall by Atlanta Thrashers

Exelby was a defensive defenseman who liked to play a physical game. He was a great open-ice hitter and always finished his checks. Sometimes, he would take himself out of position when looking for a big hit.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

Team Staff profile of Garnet Exelby also available

© Photo: Blake Gumprecht

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Garnet Exelby Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 48* 5* 11* 16* 110* -* |
1998-99 Saskatoon Blades WHL 61* 5* 3* 8* 91* -34* |
1999-00 Saskatoon Blades WHL 63* 1* 8* 9* 79* 14* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 21 0
2000-01 Saskatoon Blades WHL 43* 5* 10* 15* 110* -6* |
Regina Pats WHL 22* 2* 8* 10* 51* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -1
2001-02 Chicago Wolves AHL 75* 3* 4* 7* 257* -8* | Playoffs 25 0 4 4 49 9
2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 15* 0* 2* 2* 41* 0* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 53* 3* 6* 9* 140* 11* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 27 -1
2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 71* 1* 9* 10* 134* -10* |
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 75* 1* 9* 10* 75* 11* |
2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 58* 2* 8* 10* 56* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -1
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 79* 2* 5* 7* 85* -21* |
2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 59* 0* 7* 7* 120* -2* |
2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 51* 1* 3* 4* 73* -8* |
2010-11 Rockford IceHogs “C” AHL 77* 3* 10* 13* 128* 7* |
2011-12 Grand Rapids Griffins “C” AHL 75* 7* 14* 21* 177* 8* |
2012-13 Providence Bruins “A” AHL 52* 2* 7* 9* 95* 13* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 31 0
2013-14 Norfolk Admirals “C” AHL 72* 0* 18* 18* 111* 14* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 0 -1
2014-15 Dornbirner EC “A” EBEL 17* 0* 0* 0* 82* -8* |
2015-16 Sun Valley Suns BDHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 9* -* |

Garnet Exelby Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Regina Pats Memorial Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |

Garnet Exelby Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 404* 18* 59* 77* 0.19* 908* 45* | 4 54 0 * 8 * 8 * 0.15 * 107 * 7 *
BDHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 9* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 17* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 82* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 1 48* 5* 11* 16* 0.33* 110* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 408* 7* 43* 50* 0.12* 584* -28* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * -1 *
WHL 3 189* 13* 29* 42* 0.22* 331* -16* | 2 17 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.24 * 23 * -1 *

Garnet Exelby Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/01/2014
12/01/2014 Confirmed Dornbirner EC Unknown
07/16/2014
07/16/2014 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals Dornbirner EC
09/26/2013
09/26/2013 Confirmed Boston Bruins Norfolk Admirals
07/11/2012
07/11/2012 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins
07/05/2011
07/05/2011 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings
11/26/2010
11/26/2010 Confirmed Rockford IceHogs Chicago Blackhawks
10/09/2010
10/09/2010 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Rockford IceHogs
07/01/2009
07/01/2009 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Regina Pats

- 2009-07-01 • Traded to Toronto by Atlanta with Colin Stuart for Pavel Kubina and Tim Stapleton
- 2010-04-01 • Scored first goal since 2007-11-18 (865 days) against Buffalo Sabres.