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Born	August 16, 1981 (age 28),; Ste. Anne, MB, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Toronto Maple Leafs; Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft	217th overall, 1999; Atlanta Thrashers
Pro career	2001 – present

Garnet Exelby (born August 16, 1981, in Ste. Anne, Manitoba, and raised in Craik, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Exelby was drafted by the 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.

[edit] Awards

Inaugural recipient of the Dan Snyder Memorial Award - 2003–04

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	61	5	3	8	91	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	63	1	8	9	79	11	0	2	2	21
2000–01	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	43	5	10	15	110	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Regina Pats	WHL	22	2	8	10	51	6	0	2	2	2
2001–02	Chicago Wolves	AHL	75	3	4	7	257	25	0	4	4	49
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	15	0	2	2	41	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Chicago Wolves	AHL	53	3	6	9	140	9	0	1	1	27
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	71	1	9	10	134	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	75	1	9	10	75	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	58	2	8	10	56	4	0	0	0	6
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	79	2	5	7	85	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	59	0	7	7	120	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			357	6	40	46	511	4	0	0	0	6

[edit] Career transactions

Selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft as an 8th round choice, 217th overall.
Traded to Regina Pats (WHL) by Saskatoon Blades (WHL) for Scott Balan and future considerations, January 15, 2001.
Called up during the NHL 2002–03 season.

[edit] See also

List of Toronto Maple Leafs players

Preceded by None	Winner of the Dan Snyder Memorial Award 2004	Succeeded by Niclas Hävelid, 2006

[edit] External links

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