STEVEN OLEKSY RUMORS
Washington Capitals Steven Oleksy blocks shot with his face (Video)
As any hockey player can attest to: getting hit by a puck isn't fun.
During Thursday night's Washington Capitals/New York Rangers game one, Capitals defensive Steven Olesky was trying to prevent a shot on goal from Rangers center Derick Brassard.
As Brassard took his shot, the puck took an upward trajectory and hit Olesky right in the face:
(Courtesy of Holdout Sports)
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
Capitals defenseman blocks shot with his face
Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy took a puck to the face when he went down on a knee to block a shot by New York Rangers center Derick Brassard during Thursday night's Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference playoff series at the Verizon Center. Oleksy does not wear a mask, so he took the shot directly on the side of his face near the cheek and jaw. Fortunately,...
Steven Oleksy and James Wright square off in solid middleweight hockey fight
These are the best types of fights. You get two guys who were going at it early in the shift and are frustrated and decide that they have had enough of each other. They drop the mitts and helmets and get at it. Nothing staged and nobody gets seriously injured. Steven Oleksy has been one of the positives for the Washington Capitals in this down year, and he has shown that...
Steven Oleksy caught picking nose on camera, thanks cameraman on Twitter
Washington Capitals rookie defenseman Steven Oleksy has been a pleasant surprise for the Caps so far during their terrible season. In eight games, Oleksy has added 1 goal and 3 assists while posting a +1 rating. During Sunday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, Oleksy was caught picking his nose in the penalty box by the camera man. Oleksy took the embarrassing incident...
THE CAPITALS HOT 25
