Exelby back in his Atlanta Days (Credit:Flickr/ Teka England)
Back in July, I wrote about this week’s Providence Profile Garnet Exelby. In the summer he was signed to a two-way contract with the Boston Bruins worth $600,000 at the NHL level and $130,000 at the AHL level over the course of the deal. Obviously since there is no NHL right now, Exelby has been spending his time in the AHL with the P-Bruins.
In 8 games this season, Exelby already has one goal that he tallied on the 20th of October against the Springfield Falcons. The 30-year-old defenseman was drafted back in 1999 by the Atlanta Thrashers. From Atlanta, he had stints with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Rockford Icehogs (Chicago Blackhawks AHL affiliate), and Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings AHL affiliate). And now his current team is obviously the Boston Bruins.
Exelby is known for being aggressive and having a mean body check. Don’t believe me? Check out this video of him checking Boston’s own Shawn Thornton during his time with Toronto.
Or this video of three straight hits against Colorado players back in ’07 when he played for the Atlanta Thrashers.
Needless to say Exelby would be an asset to the Bruins defensive lines if we had an NHL season. But for now at least Exelby can get in some practice shots at the AHL teams.
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X is my favorite player from his first shift in Atlanta. I wish there was an NHL and he was playing on Boston ice…but I love that he is in the states and games are on AHL live for those of us who cannot be there in person. Plan on making some trips up. Great guy, Fabulous athlete, tough dman!
He is definitely a great asset to the Providence Bruins team and the Boston organization. He has a lot of potential to be a great addition to the Bruins roster when the time is right. The future of the Boston Bruins club is definitely in good shape.