| Travis Oleksuk | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1989, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
San Jose Sharks Worcester Sharks (AHL) |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
Travis Oleksuk (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League (AHL) whilst under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 134 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2011–12 |
References[]
- ↑ "Sharks Sign Center Travis Oleksuk to Entry-Level Contract". San Jose Sharks (2012-03-30). Retrieved on 2012-03-30.
- ↑ "Sharks Assign Sixteen Players to Worcester". San Jose Sharks (2012-09-29). Retrieved on 2012-09-30.
External links[]
- Travis Oleksuk's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Travis Oleksuk's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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