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victor oreskovich

victor j. oreskovich -lrb- born august 15 , 1986 -rrb- is a canadian professional ice hockey winger of croatian ancestry who is currently an unrestricted free agent .
selected 55th overall in the 2004 nhl entry draft by the colorado avalanche , he played for the notre dame fighting irish of the central collegiate hockey association -lrb- ccha -rrb- and kitchener rangers of the major junior ontario hockey league -lrb- ohl -rrb- before deciding to turn professional .
after signing a contract with the avalanche in 2007 , he was assigned to the team 's american hockey league -lrb- ahl -rrb- affiliate , but chose not to report and spent two years away from hockey .
in 2009 , he signed with the florida panthers and spent the subsequent season between the nhl and the team 's ahl affiliate , the rochester americans .
the following off-season , he was traded to the canucks .
oreskovich joined the team in 2011 on their run to the stanley cup finals , where they lost to the boston bruins .
in october 2011 , he was waived by the canucks and assigned to the wolves .
