Steven Oleksy

Player

Birthday February 4, 1986

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Chesterfield, Michigan, U.S.

Age 38 years old

Nationality United States

Height 1.83 m

Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)

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1986

Steven Andrew Oleksy (born February 4, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL.

He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Oleksy was born in Chesterfield Township, Michigan.

2004

He attended L'Anse Creuse High School - North and graduated in 2004.

He has one brother, Daniel, who played hockey at Oakland University.

During high school, Oleksy was a four-year letter winner at L'Anse Creuse High School-North.

He went on to play one year of NJCAA college baseball at Macomb Community College.

2008

Following his graduation, Oleksy turned professional to join the Las Vegas Wranglers for two games at the end of their 2008–09 ECHL season.

Oleksy played with Team USA at the 2008 and 2009 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championships.

Olesky has been married to singer and businesswoman Brooke Hogan, since 2022.

2012

After starting the 2011–12 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 2012–13 season in the AHL with the Hershey Bears on July 2, 2012.

2013

After 55 games with the Bears and ranking third among AHL defensemen in penalty minutes, Oleksy was signed to his first NHL 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 NHL debut, he registered an assist for the Capitals in a 4–3 comeback victory over the Boston Bruins on March 5.

2014

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 AA 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.

Oleksy then won a scholarship at Lake Superior State University where he played three seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey team.

2015

On July 1, 2015, Oleksy left the Capitals as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2016

On June 12, 2016, Oleksy won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Penguins.

Following the game he drank his first ever sip of alcohol out of it.

In the 2016–17 season, Oleksy started a second season in Scranton before he returned to NHL action, appearing in 11 games with Pittsburgh for 1 assist.

2017

On March 1, 2017, Oleksy was included in a trade by the Penguins, alongside Eric Fehr and a fourth-round pick in 2017, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Frank Corrado.

He was directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On July 2, 2017, Oleksy secured a two-year, one-way contract as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks.

2018

During the second year of his contract in the 2018–19 season, while with the Ducks AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, Oleksy was traded for a second time to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Adam Cracknell on December 10, 2018.

He appeared in a further 23 regular season games with the Marlies posting 2 goals and 5 points.

With his NHL contract concluded, Oleksy as a free agent from the Maple Leafs went unsigned over the summer.

2019

On September 27, 2019, he agreed to return to former AHL club the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, signing an initial professional tryout contract to begin the 2019–20 season.

Oleksy was released from his tryout before appearing in a game with the Penguins and was signed to an ECHL contract with the Toledo Walleye on October 15, 2019.

2020

Oleksy made 36 appearances in his return with the Walleye before leaving North America to sign a contract in Europe for the remainder of the season with Austrian club, EHC Black Wings Linz of the EBEL, on February 7, 2020.

In Summer 2021, he re-signed an ECHL contract with the Toledo Walleye before being traded to the Orlando Solar Bears.