Capitals Sign Steven Oleksy
Per reports from RDS's Renaud Lavoie on twitter, the Washington Capitals have signed Hershey Bears defenseman Steven Oleksy to a three-year, $542,000 average annual value contract, and have called the 27-year-old up to face the Boston Bruins tomorrow night at Verizon Center.
The deal is Oleksy's first in the NHL. The Chesterfield, Michigan-native is a veteran of 122 AHL games, and has impressed this year with 14 points and 151 penalty minutes in 54 appearances with the Bears.
He'll add toughness, grit, and defensive prowess to a blueline that has needed it this season.
