Blackhawks Loan Olesz to Rockford
March 14, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford, Ill.- The National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks announced on Thursday that they have loaned winger Rostislav Olesz to the American Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs.
Olesz, 28, skated in 50 games for Rockford in 2011-12, notching 17g-24a-41pts. He began the '11-12 campaign with the Blackhawks and appeared in six tilts with Chicago.
The Bilovec, Czech Republic native was acquired by the Blackhawks on June 24, 2011 from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Brian Campbell. Olesz has played in 355 career NHL games, including 349 with the Panthers, totaling 57g-75a-132pts.
The veteran winger was originally drafted by Florida in the first round (#7 overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
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