A second-year pro, Polasek registered nine points (1 goal, 8 assists) and was plus-eight in 46 games last season with the Wolves. A fifth-round selection of the Canucks (145th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Polasek posted 80 points (20 goals, 60 assists) in 127 games in Junior hockey, as a member of the Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL).