Relief Goaltender

This is Randy Exelby. His first taste of NHL action quite literally was a relief appearance.

Exelby was called up to Montreal as both Patrick Roy (tonsillitis) and Brian Hayward (flu) were ill. Roy played this particular game against Buffalo, with Exelby as the back up. He played 57 minutes of the game, but needed to take a 3 minute break in the second period to go to the bathroom.

Coach Pat Burns could not help but laugh when the linesman informed him Roy, who was frequently rehydrating, needed the bathroom break. So he gave Exelby the nod, giving the rookie his first action in the show, as they say.

Here's the full Randy Exelby profile.