Victor J. Oreskovich (born August 15, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. 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 (CCHA) and Kitchener Rangers of the major junior Ontario Hockey League (OHL) before deciding to turn professional. After signing a contract with the Avalanche in 2007, he was assigned to the team\'s American Hockey League (AHL) 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, joining 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 Chicago Wolves, the Canucks\' AHL affiliate. Oreskovich retired from hockey in 2012, and returned to university in 2015. He completed a Master of Business Administration degree, and joined the Royal Bank of Canada.\n', '

Orskovich was born in Whitby, Ontario and grew up in Oakville, Ontario, the son of Victor and Diane. He is of Croatian descent. He attended high school at Notre Dame College School in Welland, Ontario, as well as at Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville. While playing college hockey with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, he studied finance before dropping out to join the Kitchener Rangers. He later re-enrolled at University of Notre Dame during his two-year hiatus from his hockey career, to complete his finance degree.\n', '

After his playing career ended Oreskovich spent two years working at Sun Life Financial, moving into a management position. In 2015, Oreskovich enrolled at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario to complete his master\'s degree in Business Administration, which he received in 2016. He subsequently took up a position with the Royal Bank of Canada.\n', '

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