Red Wings sign Pyett & Exelby to one-year contracts

**Admin** Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:30 pm

The Detroit Red Wings announced that defensemen Logan Pyett and Garnet Exelby have both signed one-year contracts with the team. As per club policy, no further details on either of these deals will be disclosed.

Pyett, 23, has spent the past three seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) where he has tallied 21G-45A-66P-91PIM in 215 games played. Originally selected by Detroit in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Pyett helped Team Canada win Gold at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships in the midst of a highly-successful major junior career during which he registered 273GP-49G-137A-186P-294PIM for his hometown Regina Pats. In his final season with the Pats (2007-08), the 5’10”, 200-lb. rearguard was named a Canadian Hockey League Second Team All-Star after leading Regina to a WHL East Division title while scoring 20 goals and dishing out 34 assists to finish with 54 points in addition to a +24 rating in 62 appearances.

Exelby, 29, brings over 600 games worth of professional hockey experience to the Red Wings organization, having previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) and Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) as well as the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and Rockford IceHogs (AHL). The 6’1”, 215-lb. blue-liner was selected by the Thrashers in the seventh round (217th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and has gone on to register 7G-43A-50P-584PIM in 408 career NHL games. A native of Ste. Anne, Manitoba , Exelby spent the 2010-11 campaign with the IceHogs where he recorded 77GP-3G-10A-13P-128PIM to go along with a rating of +7.

Logan Pyett

Defense

Born May 26 1988 -- Regina , SASK

Height 5.10 -- Weight 200 -- Shoots R

Selected by Detroit Red Wings round 7 #212 overall 2006 NHL Entry Draft

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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2003-04 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

2004-05 Regina Pats WHL 67 5 19 24 67 -- -- -- -- --

2005-06 Regina Pats WHL 71 10 35 45 89 6 1 6 7 12

2006-07 Regina Pats WHL 71 14 48 62 84 10 3 6 9 4

2007-08 Regina Pats WHL 62 20 34 54 54 6 1 3 4 0

2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 61 3 11 14 12 1 0 0 0 0

2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 80 9 21 30 41 -- -- -- -- --

2010-11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 74 9 13 22 38 -- -- -- -- --

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Garnet Exelby

Defense

Born Aug 16 1981 -- Ste. Anne, MAN

Height 6.01 -- Weight 215 -- Shoots L

Selected by Atlanta Thrashers round 8 #217 overall 1999 NHL Entry Draft

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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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 -- -- -- -- --

2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 51 1 3 4 73 -- -- -- -- --

2010-11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 77 3 10 13 128 -- -- -- -- --

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NHL Totals 408 7 43 50 584 4 0 0 0 6