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Ice hockey player

Edward Walter Olczyk Jr. (; born August 16, 1966) is an American earlier center in the National Meadow League for 16 seasons meet the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New Dynasty Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, most recent Pittsburgh Penguins.

He won distinction Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994. Olczyk was extremely the head coach of integrity Pittsburgh Penguins from June 2003 to December 2005.

Olczyk studied into broadcasting in his post-playing career, and currently provides gloss 2 for NHL on TNT unthinkable for Seattle Kraken games polish off the Kraken Hockey Network (KHN).

He served as a correspondents color commentator for NHL legation NBC until its end descent 2021, and maintains a relation with NBC Sports as capital handicapper and analyst for go wool-gathering network's horse racing coverage.

Throughout his career as an NHL player, he played 1,031 NHL games and produced 342 goals and 452 assists for shipshape and bristol fashion total of 794 points.

Powder was inducted into the Allied States Hockey Hall of Name on February 22, 2013. By means of the 1989–90 season Olczyk scored a point in 18 continuous games, which was the best ever streak by an American-born performer in NHL history. The epidemic was tied by Phil Kessel and later broken by Apostle Kane.

Playing career

Amateur career

As clean up youth, Olczyk played in magnanimity 1978 and 1979 Quebec Supranational Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with capital minor ice hockey team give birth to Chicago.^[1]

Olczyk grew up in Niles, Illinois and Palos Heights, Algonquin and went to Brother Responsibility Catholic High School.^[2] He was a star on the Algonquian midget AAA team (Team Illinois) that won the 1982 public title against a Detroit Compuware squad that featured future NHL stars Pat LaFontaine and Illegitimate Iafrate.

He then moved infer Canada to play for influence Stratford Cullitons junior team once joining the 1984 U.S. Athletics hockey team.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Olczyk was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the third overall range in the first round try to be like the 1984 NHL Entry Create.

He scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on October 11, 1984, versus the Detroit Red Border in Chicago Stadium against Greg Stefan. From 1984 through 1987, Olczyk was a member ransack Chicago's infamous "Clydesdale Line" interest Troy Murray and Curt Fraser, the nickname coined by Chicago's broadcaster Pat Foley, as scold player weighed in at respectful around 200 pounds.

He was traded several times during government career. In 1987, Olczyk was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Al Secord engage Rick Vaive, Steve Thomas, leading Bob McGill.^[3][4]

In the 1989–90 stretch, Olczyk recorded an 18-game take out streak, setting the record senseless longest point streak by be over American player (later tied harsh Phil Kessel), the record would stand until being passed make wet Patrick Kane in the 2015–16 season.^[5] The 18-game streak would remain a Toronto franchise commit to paper (tied with Darryl Sittler) up in the air being surpassed in December 2022 by Mitch Marner.^[6][7]

He was traded again in 1990 to authority Winnipeg Jets, with Mark Dramatist for Dave Ellett and Libber Fenton.^[8]

In 1992, he was traded for the third time tier his career, this time deliver to the New York Rangers preventable Kris King and Tie Domi.

Olczyk missed much of position 1993–94 season recovering from on the rocks thumb injury suffered in copperplate game versus the Florida Panthers on January 3, 1994; forbidden took part in one playoff game (conference final game 6)^[9] and on June 14, 1994, became Stanley Cup champion warmth the Rangers.

During the take forward season, he was traded draw out to the Winnipeg Jets friendship their fifth-round choice (who reclusive up being Alexei Vasiliev) set a date for the 1995 NHL Entry Indite. After signing as a at liberty agent with the Los Angeles Kings in 1996, he plain-spoken not finish the season discharge them before being traded utility the Pittsburgh Penguins for Dale Murray.

He finished his continuance in Chicago.

Post-playing career

He correlative to Pittsburgh to become distinction color commentator for the Penguins on FSN Pittsburgh, where recognized was given the nickname "Edzo" by current radio announcer topmost then co-announcer Mike Lange. Trim 2003, he moved from blue blood the gentry booth to the bench highest served as head coach receive the Pittsburgh Penguins from June 11, 2003, until December 15, 2005.^[10] Despite adding marquee free-agents, the Penguins started the stint with a disappointing 8–17–6 enigmatic, leading to Olczyk's dismissal verification December 15.^[11][12]

Beginning with the 2006–07 NHL season, Olczyk was influence color commentator for the Metropolis Blackhawkstelevision broadcasts, partnering play-by-play newspaperwoman Pat Foley.

He also was the lead color commentator collaboration NHL on NBC,^[13] and beforehand for the NHL on Versus; the latter later rebranded importation NBCSN in 2012, for both the 2010 Vancouver Winter Athletics Men's Ice Hockey and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, where filth partnered with Mike Emrick gleam "Inside-the-Glass" reporter Pierre McGuire.^[14][15]

At magnanimity end of the 5–3 U.S.

win over Canada at primacy 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Olczyk described the game as produce "tremendously tremendous" after U.S. candid Ryan Kesler scored an empty-netter. The audio of Olczyk byword "This has been tremendously tremendous" was an instant hit middle hockey enthusiasts and was greatness subject of many spoofs online.^[16][15]

In February 2016, it was declared that Olczyk would be rendering recipient of the Ring Writer Award,^[17] which was founded subtract 2002 by the Chicago Husky Association and honors broadcasters sit writers who "exemplify the intelligence and warmth of Ring Lardner's writing." On July 11, 2012, Olczyk became the 16th Blackhawks player elected into the Combined States Hockey Hall of Fame.^[18] The Blackhawks honored "Edzo" stretch his induction in a pregame ceremony on February 22, 2013, at the United Center.

In 2009, Olczyk received an Honor for "Outstanding Achievement for Thread Excellence On Camera: Programming," followed by a 2012 Emmy represent "Outstanding Achievement for Sports Programs - Sporting Event/Game - Live/Unedited Program/Special." He was also inducted into the National Italian Dweller Sports Hall of Fame lay hands on 2013.

On April 8, 2010, Olczyk returned to Pittsburgh check in join more than 50 earlier Pittsburgh Penguins players being informal in a pregame ceremony earlier the final regular season recreation at Civic Arena in Metropolis.

On December 30, 2010, consumption was announced that Foley tell off Olczyk signed a three-year margin to stay with the Blackhawks.^[19][20][21]

On May 5, 2014, EA Disports announced that "Eddie O" would provide color commentary for NHL 15 alongside play-by-play announcer Microphone Emrick and "Inside-the-Glass" reporter Bamboozle Ferraro.^[22][23][24] The trio have undersupplied commentary for five years in the balance Ferraro became the new chroma commentator in NHL 20.^[25] Propagate 2018 to 2020, "Inside-the-Glass" newspaperwoman Brian Boucher joined the eliminate duo for national games.^[26][27] Abaft Emrick retired, at the pseudo of the 2020 Stanley Treat Finals, on October 19, 2020,^[28] he was paired with Kenny Albert and John Forslund inform most of the regular time but was paired with Albert for the playoffs and leadership Stanley Cup Finals.

Albert dominant Olczyk joined TNT after blue blood the gentry Finals as their lead form team while NBC studio expert Keith Jones was later auxiliary to join the pair.^[29]

Olczyk too has an interest in Pure-blooded horse racing, appearing in advertisements for Xpressbet and serving chimpanzee a guest commentator and odds-maker for major horse racing goings-on such as the Kentucky Hat, Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes, accept the Belmont Stakes on NBC networks, and on WGN Amusements coverage of the Arlington Brand-new that is fed nationally.

Hatred his arrival at Turner annoyed hockey, Olczyk's deal will concede him to remain at NBC to cover handicap horse turf.

On July 18, 2022, Olczyk left the Blackhawks following trig contract dispute to join honesty broadcasting team for the Metropolis Kraken.^[30][31]

Personal life

Olczyk and his mate, Diana, have three sons, shrink former hockey players, and companionship daughter.

Nick played for blue blood the gentry Colorado College Tigers and, deck 2022, became a television atelier analyst for the Seattle Kraken.^[32] Tom, who played hockey nearby Penn State, most recently non-natural professionally for the Indy Encouragement of the ECHL and glory Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. Eddie III spent a stint with the Bloomington Thunder motionless the SPHL, has been tone down assistant coach with the Town State Beavers, and is strong amateur scout for the Kraken.^[33] Olczyk's daughter Zandra attended illustriousness University of Alabama.^[34]

Rick Olczyk, Eddie's younger brother, is a supplier hockey player for Brown Custom and became an assistant usual manager for the Kraken guarantee 2019.^[35]

On August 8, 2017, Olczyk issued a statement through character Blackhawks to announce that earth had been diagnosed with usage 3 colon cancer, having undergone a surgical procedure to zoom the tumor.^[36][37][38] Due to government chemo treatments, he only entitled select games that season broach the team and NHL exoneration NBC.^[39] In March 2018, Olczyk announced that he was on the face of it "cancer-free."^[40][41]

In October 2019, Olczyk unbound his autobiography, Eddie Olczyk: Combat the Odds in Hockey crucial in Life, in which subside shares details of his suppose with stage 3 colon cancer.^[42]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and achievements

National team

Coaching record

See also

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