Steve Rexe
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Stephen Glen Rexe is a former hockey goaltender, the first ever draft pick of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins
and second overall pick in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft
.
. In 1967, Rexe was offered an NHL services contract by Penguins GM, Jack Riley at $7,500 for one season with a $7,500 signing bonus. Rather than sign with Pittsburgh, Rexe chose to join the Canadian national hockey team as an amateur where he competed internationally for Canada. At the 1968 Winter Olympics
Rexe backed up Wayne Stephenson
on the way to a Canadian Bronze Medal. Canada withdrew from official IIHF events in 1970 and the national team programme was suspended after they were refused permission to use semi-professional players at the world championship. Rexe would spend the rest of his hockey career playing in minor hockey leagues without ever appearing in an NHL game.
Steve Rexe played for the Canadian national team, primarily as a second and third string goaletnder. He would go on to play with the Ottawa Nationals
, Belleville Mohawks, Belleville Quintes of the OHA
Senior League, Greensboro Generals
of the EHL
, Springfield Kings and Springfield Indians
of the AHL
, Napanee Comets
and Lindsay Lancers of the OHA Sr. League, Binghamton Dusters
of the NAHL
. He owned and coached the QJHL Whitby Lawmen
in the 1984–1985 season.
with his wife Maureen and their four children. He works in the import / export automobile industry.
In an interview with an Ottawa Sun
reporter in April 2008, Rexe stated that he considers it an honour to have been the first ever pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins and would be delighted if the Pens would invite him to Pittsburgh to drop the first puck when they open their new arena.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
and second overall pick in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft
1967 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1967 NHL Amateur Draft was held June 7, 1967 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Selections by round:Listed below are the selections in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-External links:*...
.
Biography
Rexe played junior hockey with the famed Ontario Major Junior A, Peterborough PetesPeterborough Petes
The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:...
. In 1967, Rexe was offered an NHL services contract by Penguins GM, Jack Riley at $7,500 for one season with a $7,500 signing bonus. Rather than sign with Pittsburgh, Rexe chose to join the Canadian national hockey team as an amateur where he competed internationally for Canada. At the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
Rexe backed up Wayne Stephenson
Wayne Stephenson
Wayne Frederick Stephenson was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.-Playing career:...
on the way to a Canadian Bronze Medal. Canada withdrew from official IIHF events in 1970 and the national team programme was suspended after they were refused permission to use semi-professional players at the world championship. Rexe would spend the rest of his hockey career playing in minor hockey leagues without ever appearing in an NHL game.
Steve Rexe played for the Canadian national team, primarily as a second and third string goaletnder. He would go on to play with the Ottawa Nationals
Ottawa Nationals
The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's ice hockey team based out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that played in the World Hockey Association during the 1972–73 WHA season....
, Belleville Mohawks, Belleville Quintes of the OHA
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
Senior League, Greensboro Generals
Greensboro Generals
The Greensboro Generals were an ECHL team that existed from 1999-2004. The franchise replaced the Greensboro Monarchs, who called the city home from 1989-1995....
of the EHL
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
, Springfield Kings and Springfield Indians
Springfield Indians
The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existence for a total of 60 seasons from 1926 to 1994, with...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, Napanee Comets
Napanee Comets
The Napanee Comets were an ice hockey franchise based in the eastern Ontario town of Napanee, located in Lennox and Addington County, approximately 40 kilometres west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The Comets played in a number of OHA leagues in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s...
and Lindsay Lancers of the OHA Sr. League, Binghamton Dusters
Binghamton Dusters
The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena...
of the NAHL
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
. He owned and coached the QJHL Whitby Lawmen
Whitby Lawmen
The Whitby Lawmen are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
in the 1984–1985 season.
Today
Today Rexe resides in Belleville, OntarioBelleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
with his wife Maureen and their four children. He works in the import / export automobile industry.
In an interview with an Ottawa Sun
Ottawa Sun
The Ottawa Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is published by Sun Media. It was first published in the early 1980s as the Ottawa Sunday Herald, until it was acquired by Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988....
reporter in April 2008, Rexe stated that he considers it an honour to have been the first ever pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins and would be delighted if the Pens would invite him to Pittsburgh to drop the first puck when they open their new arena.