Background
Oleksy was born in Chesterfield Township, Michigan.
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Steven Oleksy
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He attended L"Anse Creuse High School-North and graduated in 2004.
Career
He is currently playing with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). He has one brother, Daniel, who played hockey at Oakland University. He went on to play one year of NJCAA college baseball at Macomb Community College.
His jersey number was retired at L"Anse Creuse High School North on May 13, 2014.
Oleksy grew up playing hockey around the metro Detroit area. He played for the Troy Sting Associate of Arts team, before moving on to play junior hockey in the Central States Hockey League with the Michigan Metro Jets.
He then went on to play in the NAHL with the Traverse City North Stars. Following his graduation, Oleksy turned professional to join the Las Vegas Wranglers for two games at the end of their 2008-2009 ECHL season.
After starting the 2011-2012 season with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL for a third season, Oleksy joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on loan before signing an extension for the remainder of the year on February 23, 2012.
Proving a solid addition to the Sound Tigers defense, Oleksy was signed as a free agent for the following 2012-2013 season in the AHL with the Hershey Bears on July 2, 2012. After 55 games with the Bears and ranking third among AHL defensemen in penalty minutes, Oleksy was signed to his first National Hockey League deal with the Bears" affiliate, the Washington Capitals, on a three-year two-way contract on March 4, 2013. He was then immediately recalled to the Capitals.
In his National Hockey League debut, he registered an assist for the Capitals in a 4–3 comeback victory over the Boston Bruins on March 5.
On July 1, 2015, Oleksy left the Capitals as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Achievements
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During high school Oleksy was a four-year letter winner at L"Anse Creuse High School-N. Oleksy then won a scholarship at Lake Superior State University where he played three seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college hockey with the Lake Superior State Lakers men"s ice hockey team
