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).

Travis Oleksuk
Born (1989-02-03) February 3, 1989
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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
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
College
All-WCHA Third Team 2011–12

References
  1. "Sharks Sign Center Travis Oleksuk to Entry-Level Contract". San Jose Sharks. March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. "Sharks Assign Sixteen Players to Worcester". San Jose Sharks. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  3. "Forward Travis Oleksuk signs with Wolf Pack". Hartford Wolf Pack. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  4. "Top center for first-line signs". HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.


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