Steve Rexe
Stephen Glen Rexe (February 26, 1947 – November 12, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, the first-ever draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and second overall pick in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft. Biography Rexe played junior hockey with the Ontario Major Junior A, Peterborough Petes. In 1967, Rexe was offered a contract by Penguins general manager, 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. At the 1969 Ice Hockey World Championships Rexe (and Ken Dryden) backed up Wayne Stephenson on the way to a 4th place finish. He played in one game, a 5-1 loss to Sweden on March 21, where he came on in relief and played the final 25 minutes and 10 seconds, giving up two goals in 10 shots, to Lennart Svedberg and Stig-Göran Johansson. Rexe spent the rest of his hockey career playing in minor hockey leagues without ever appearing in an NHL game. Rexe was primarily a second and third string goaltender for the Canadian national team. He went on to play with the Ottawa