Jamie Oleksiak

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Jamie Oleksiak
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Oleksiak in October 2014.
Born (1992-12-21) December 21, 1992 (age 31)
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 263 lb (119 kg; 18 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2012–present

Jamieson Oleksiak (born December 21, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Oleksiak was selected 14th overall in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, the highest draft choice in Northeastern University's history.

Playing career

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Oleksiak as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Oleksiak attended Northeastern University for one year and had 13 points on 4 goals and 9 assists and team-best +13 plus/minus. After his freshman season with the Northeastern Huskies, Oleksiak decided to return to the Canadian Hockey League for further development, and on July 25, 2011 the Saginaw Spirit announced that they had signed Oleksiak to an Ontario Hockey League contract, and on October 6, 2011, it was announced that Oleksiak had signed a three year entry level contract with the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars.[1][2] With the Spirit out of contention during the 2011-12 season, Oleksiak was traded to the title contending Niagara IceDogs on January 10, 2012.[3]

On January 30, 2013, the Dallas Stars called up Oleksiak from the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.[4] Oleksiak assisted Brendan Morrow for his first NHL point on February 13 vs. Calgary Flames.

International play

Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Canada

Oleksiak, who holds dual Canadian/United States citizenship, represented the United States in the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament which finished in fourth place,[5] but has now decided he will represent Canada internationally.[6]

Personal

Oleksiak attended school with both Dougie and Freddie Hamilton at Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto, Ontario, before moving to the United States to pursue his career in hockey.[citation needed] His sister is national swim team member Penny Oleksiak.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Chicago Steel USHL 29 0 4 4 47
2009–10 Chicago Steel USHL 29 0 10 10 43
2009–10 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 24 2 2 4 32 3 0 1 1 2
2010–11 Northeastern University HE 38 4 9 13 57
2011–12 Saginaw Spirit OHL 31 6 5 11 24
2011–12 Niagara IceDogs OHL 28 6 15 21 23 20 0 4 4 4
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 59 6 27 33 29 9 0 1 1 6
2012–13 Dallas Stars NHL 16 0 2 2 14
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 69 5 18 23 31 21 0 5 5 8
2013–14 Dallas Stars NHL 7 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 35 4 12 16 12 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 36 1 7 8 8
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 19 0 2 2 21
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 8 0 2 2 2
NHL totals 78 1 11 12 45

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada WJC 3rd 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 6 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

References

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  5. Stars select Oleksiak 14th in 2011 NHL Entry Draft « Future Considerations. Futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com (2011-06-24). Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
  6. Headlines: NHL draft pick Jamie Oleksiak to try out for Team Canada, not USA. The Hockey News (2011-07-05). Retrieved on 2012-01-21.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2011
Succeeded by
Radek Faksa