The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that the club has recalled defenseman Steve Oleksy from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the announcement came from the team’s executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.

Oleksy, 30, has one goal and 10 assists for a total of 11 points along with being a plus-13 he has amassed 78 penalty minutes in his 45 AHL appearances with WBS so far this season.

The 6’, 190-pound hard-hitting blue liner leads the WBS penguins in penalty minutes (78) and his +13 is second among the clubs defenseman. Only Derrick Pouliot is higher (+15).

The Chesterfield, Michigan native has spent the previous three seasons within the Washington Capitals organization where he saw the NHL ice 62 times notching three goals and 16 assists for a career 19 points and a +15 with 86 penalty minutes.

Going undrafted he had signed as a free agent with the Capitals. His best season in Washington was during the 2013-14 campaign when he had two goals and eight assists along with a +7 and in 33 regular season appearances.

The Penguins are set to visit his former club, the Washington Capitals, tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Verizon Center in Washington D. C. The game will be nationally televised on NBC Sports Network, and can also be heard live on the Penguins’ official radio flagship, 105.9 The X.

This is the makeup game for the January 24th game that was cancelled due to treacherous conditions caused by a winter storm that hit the Washington, D.C. region.