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<p>Steve Oleksy found himself in a peculiar situation at the start of the 2015-16 season.</p><p>The veteran defenseman joined the Penguins after leaving their biggest rival, the Hershey Bears. With Hershey, Oleksy played a key role in the Bears-Penguins rivalry over the years. But now, as a Penguins player, Oleksy wanted nothing more than to beat his former team in the second round of the postseason.</p><p>That didn&#8217;t happen, but Oleksy is still proud of his first year as a member of the Penguins.</p><p>&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t exactly the ending we wanted, but with the player changes and coaching changes we had this year, as a team collectively we played our best hockey in the playoffs,&#8221; Oleksy said. &#8220;Throughout the course of my career I think this was the most enjoyable season I&#8217;ve had as a hockey player.&#8221;</p><p>Now that he has wrapped up his seventh season of pro hockey, Oleksy, 30, looks back on a year that saw him set a career high in points (19) and rack up 123 penalty minutes to lead the Penguins.</p><p>In the room, Oleksy was one of the main leaders of the club, along with captain Tom Kostopoulos. Playing on the same team with Kostopoulos helped Oleksy evolve as a player, he said.</p><p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t tell you how much I learned from him, from the moment I met him in Pittsburgh,&#8221; Oleksy said. &#8220;How he carries himself on and off the ice, approaches things. I learned a lot of valuable lessons that I&#8217;ll carry throughout the rest of my career.&#8221;</p><p>And as evidence to his physical play, Oleksy was often seen sporting a black eye during the season and the playoffs.</p><p>Now, with a summer to rest, Oleksy&#8217;s bumps and bruises will have plenty of time to heal.</p><p>Maybe.</p><p>&#8220;Every summer I think I&#8217;m getting away from it and I still end up with some stitches and a black eye. Somehow I always seem to catch one,&#8221; Oleksy joked. &#8220;I&#8217;ll enjoy it for a couple weeks, but I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll have one through the course of the summer, however I get it.&#8221;</p><p>Still, Oleksy doesn&#8217;t plan on taking much time off from hockey. He&#8217;ll take a short break and then begin training for next season. He&#8217;ll also ponder his first season as a Penguin and the postseason run that saw the team sweep Providence and push Hershey to seven games, only to lose in overtime.</p><p>Oleksy believes Wilkes-Barre/Scranton could&#8217;ve gone much farther in the playoffs, and it&#8217;s a big reason why he&#8217;d be happy to be a Penguins for a second year.</p><p>&#8220;I would love to come back. It was a great, great experience,&#8221; Oleksy said. &#8220;I can&#8217;t speak highly enough about everyone here, the trainers, coaches, upper management and my teammates.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Steve Oleksy said his first season as a Penguins was the most enjoyable of his entire career. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Oleksy-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Steve Oleksy said his first season as a Penguins was the most enjoyable of his entire career. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams|Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table class="mceItemTable" style="border:none;width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">f5zxKD9VF7k&amp;feature=youtu.be</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5zxKD9VF7k&amp;feature=youtu.be</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;">&lt;iframe width=&#8221;420&#8221; height=&#8221;315&#8221; src=&#8221;https://www.youtube.com/embed/f5zxKD9VF7k&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8221; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt; </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;">Steve Oleksy interview on this past season</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;">Sean McKeag</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

Former Bear Steve Oleksy pumped bout first season as a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin