Trade Alert: Leafs and Ducks hook up on a trade

This just in, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks have hooked up on a trade.

Details:

Heading to the Leafs will be minor league defenseman Steven Olesky in exchange for journeyman center Adam Cracknell.

The 32 year old Olesky is a career AHLer with only 73 NHL games on his resume split between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins, but was previously with the Leafs' AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies where it's believed he had a strong impact on the team's young players.

As for Cracknell, the veteran of 208 NHL games had three goals and 10 points in 14 games with the Marlies this season. He split last season between the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers in the NHL, but spent the majority of the season with the Laval Rocket of the AHL.

Read below for the full press release announcement of this transaction, courtesy of the Ducks' official website:

The Ducks have acquired right wing Adam Cracknell from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Steve Oleksy.

Cracknell, 33 (7/15/85), has earned 21-22=43 points with a +4 rating in 208 career NHL games with St. Louis (2010-14), Columbus (2014-15), Vancouver (2015-16), Edmonton (2015-16), Dallas (2016-18) and the New York Rangers (2017-18). The 6-3, 209-pound forward has also appeared in 10 career Stanley Cup Playoff games with St. Louis, scoring one goal with two penalty minutes (PIM).

Selected by Calgary in the ninth round (279th overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft, Cracknell earned 3-7=10 points with 10 PIM in 14 games with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season. The Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native has appeared in 498 career AHL games, recording 129-152=281 points with 288 PIM.

Oleksy, 32 (2/4/86), collected two assists with 36 PIM in 15 AHL games with the San Diego Gulls (AHL) this season. Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2017, Oleksy owns 20-89=109 points with a +48 rating and 754 PIM in 388 career AHL games. The 5-11, 188-pound blueliner has also registered 3-17=20 points with a +17 rating and 110 PIM in 73 career NHL contests with Washington (2012-15) and Pittsburgh (2016-17).