What is Garnet Exelby?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Garnet Exelby 2007.jpg | caption = Exelby in 2007 with the Thrashers | image_size = 230px | played_for = [[Atlanta Thrashers]] <br> [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[Dornbirner EC]] | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 215 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|08|16}} | birth_place = [[Craik, Saskatchewan]], Canada | draft = 217th overall | draft_year = 1999 | draft_team = [[Atlanta Thrashers]] | career_start = 2001 | career_end = 2015 }} '''John Garnet Exelby''' (born August 16, 1981 in [[Craik, Saskatchewan|Craik]], [[Saskatchewan]]) is a former [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] that played for the [[Providence Bruins]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. He has also played in the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] for 4 seasons; 3 for the [[Saskatoon Blades]] and 1 for the [[Regina Pats]]. He was drafted by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] with the 217th pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the Thrashers midway through the [[2002-03 NHL season]]. He played 6 seasons with the Thrashers before being traded to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] along with [[Colin Stuart (ice hockey)|Colin Stuart]] on July 1, 2009 for [[Pavel Kubina]] and the rights to [[Tim Stapleton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=461824|accessdate=2014-01-14|title=Leafs Acquire Exelby & Stuart From Atlanta|publisher=Toronto Maple Leafs}}</ref> He became a free agent on July 1, 2010. He was signed by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on November 26, 2010 and he was assigned to their AHL farm team, the [[Rockford IceHogs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=544602|accessdate=2014-01-14|title=Blackhawks sign Exelby, assign to Rockford|publisher=Chicago Blackhawks}}</ref> On July 5, 2011, he was signed by the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, [[Grand Rapids Griffins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl