Travis Oleksuk
Travis Oleksuk (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
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Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | February 3, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
EBEL team Former teams |
Graz 99ers Worcester Sharks Hartford Wolf Pack HC Bolzano | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Playing career
Oleksuk attended the University of Minnesota Duluth where he played four seasons (2008-2012) of NCAA college hockey with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs, scoring 45 goals and 70 assists for 155 points, and earning 75 penalty minutes, in 133 games played.
On March 30, 2012, the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League signed Oleksuk as an unrestricted free agent to an entry level contract,[1] and he was assigned to play the 2012–13 season with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League.[2]
After three seasons within the Sharks organization, Oleksuk left as a free agent to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack, an affiliate of the New York Rangers on September 2, 2015.[3] In the 2015–16 season with the Wolf Pack, Oleksuk appeared in 67 games recording 7 goals and 22 points in securing a regular role amongst the checking line.
As a free agent in the following off-season, Oleksuk opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Italian based HCB South Tyrol, who compete in the Austrian EBEL on July 28, 2016.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 56 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | U. of Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | U. of Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 33 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | U. of Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 42 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | U. of Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 41 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 74 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 69 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 67 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 51 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 54 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 47 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
AHL totals | 270 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-WCHA Third Team | 2011–12 |
References
- "Sharks Sign Center Travis Oleksuk to Entry-Level Contract". San Jose Sharks. March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- "Sharks Assign Sixteen Players to Worcester". San Jose Sharks. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- "Forward Travis Oleksuk signs with Wolf Pack". Hartford Wolf Pack. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- "Top center for first-line signs". HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database