Netminder Bill Oleschuk played 55 NHL games for the weak Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies franchise. Most of his success came in junior and the minors where he benefited from better defensive play than he received in the big leagues.
The native of Edmonton Alberta played with the local Mets in the AJHL before suiting up for five different WCJHL clubs. He was chosen 110th overall by the expansion Kansas City Scouts in 1975 after playing 43 games and recorded four shutouts for the Saskatoon Blades.
During his first three pro seasons Oleschuk toiled almost exclusively in the minors. He played 40 games for the Rockies in 1978-79 recording a shutout and posting a 3.85 goals against average. He played a dozen games the next season then returned to the minors. He retired during the 1983-84 season after starting one game for the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL.
