Background
Sexton, Randy J. was born on July 24, 1959 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
professional sports team executive
Sexton, Randy J. was born on July 24, 1959 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
Born in Brockville, Ontario, Randy Sexton attended Saint Lawrence University from 1978 until 1982 on a hockey scholarship after playing for the Cornwall Royals. He later earned a Master"s degree in Business Administration (Master of Business Administration) from Clarkson University.
He is currently the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). He most recently was the general manager of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He was one of the founders of the Ottawa Senators National Hockey League club in Ottawa, Ontario. He later became the Senators" second general manager.
He served as team captain during his final two seasons, earning awards including All-American honors, Senior Male Athlete of the Year, Most Valuable Player and the Brian P. Doyle Leadership Award.
From 1983-1985 he served as an assistant coach with Saint Lawrence, while also handling scouting and recruiting responsibilities. In 1989, Sexton was vice-president of Terrace Investments, a commercial development firm in Ottawa.
Bruce Firestone, then president & Chief Executive Officer, developed the idea of reviving National Hockey League hockey in Ottawa, adopting for the club the old Ottawa Senators name. In the original plan, their privately financed arena would anchor a new "West Terrace" "mini-city" land development in Kanata, Ontario on class "A" farmland.
Sexton would later be named general manager by majority owner Rod Bryden in 1993 and served until 1995.
He was Ottawa"s general manager at the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft where he selected Alexandre Daigle. He would sign Daigle to a record-breaking salary for a rookie. The contract would lead the league to put restrictions on rookie contracts.
He was fired in December 1995 due to the poor performance of the hockey club in the 1995-1996 season.
He then turned to sports marketing with the firm Capital Sports Management, which provided strategic advice to the Senators. When the Senators built the Bell Sensplex ice rink facility in 2004, Mr.
Sexton was named Executive director On January 27, 2007, Sexton was hired as the assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers, serving under then-General Manager Jacques Martin, the former head coach of the Ottawa Senators.
His responsibilities included overseeing scouting operations, player development, hockey administration and contract negotiations.
Sexton was appointed Panthers General Manager on October 2, 2009, after Jacques Martin resigned to become the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Sexton was replaced by former Chicago Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon after a disappointing 2009-2010 season. On July 3, 2010, Sexton was hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins as an assistant director of amateur scouting.
From 2013, he served as the Penguins Company-director of Amateur scouting until he was elevated to the position of sole Director of Amateur Scouting in 2015.
Married Jo-Ann Sexton. Children: Michael, Ben, Patrick.