Travis Oleksuk

Travis Oleksuk
Born February 3, 1989
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 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

  1. ↑ "Sharks Sign Center Travis Oleksuk to Entry-Level Contract". San Jose Sharks. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Sharks Assign Sixteen Players to Worcester". San Jose Sharks. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-09-30.

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