Jamie Oleksiak

Jamie Oleksiak (born Jamieson Oleksiak on December 21, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jamie 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.

Junior
Jamie 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, he decided to return to the Canadian Hockey League for further development.

On July 25, 2011, the Saginaw Spirit announced that they had signed him to an Ontario Hockey League contract and on October 6, 2011, it was announced that he had signed a three-year entry level contract with the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars.

With the Spirit out of contention during the 2011-12 season, Jamie was traded to the title contending Niagara IceDogs on January 10, 2012.

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

On October 28, 2014, he scored his first career NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues in a 4-3 loss. He completed the season with 8 points in 36 games.

Jamie's first full season with Dallas in the 2016-17 NHL season limited him to 41 games due to healthy scratches and a hand injury.

On August 4, 2017, the Stars re-signed him to a one-year, $964,688 contract

International Play
Jamie (who holds dual Canadian/United States citizenship) represented the United States in the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament which finished in fourth place, but has now decided he will represent Canada internationally.

Accolades

 * 2008 USHL Prospects Camp All-Star Team
 * 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
 * 2014 Calder Cup Champion

Personal Life
Jamie attended school with both Dougie and Freddie Hamilton at Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada before moving to the United States to pursue his career in hockey.

His sister, Penny is a Canadian competitive swimmer, who won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the 2016 Summer Olympics.