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{{short description|American ice hockey player and coach}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Eddie Olczyk
| image = Ed Olczyk 2010-04-08.JPG
| image_size = 
| caption = Olczyk in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|16}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 200
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Chicago Blackhawks]]<br />[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br />[[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]<br />[[New York Rangers]]<br />[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br />[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 3rd overall
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_team = [[Chicago Black Hawks]]
| career_start = 1984
| career_end = 2000
}}

'''Edward Walter Olczyk Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|l|tʃ|ᵻ|k}}; born August 16, 1966) is an American [[sportscaster]] and former professional [[ice hockey]] player and coach. He spent 16 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), playing as a [[Centre (ice hockey)|center]] for the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]], [[New York Rangers]], [[Los Angeles Kings]], and [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Rangers in 1994. Olczyk was also the head coach of the Penguins from June 2003 to December 2005.

Olczyk moved into broadcasting in his post-playing career, and currently provides commentary for ''[[NHL on TNT]]'' and for [[Seattle Kraken]] games on the Kraken Hockey Network (KHN). He served as a television [[color commentator]] for ''[[NHL on NBC]]'' until its end in 2021, and maintains a relationship with [[NBC Sports]] as a [[handicap (horse racing)|handicapper]] and analyst for that network's [[Thoroughbred Racing on NBC|horse racing coverage]].

Throughout his career as an NHL player, he played 1,031 NHL games and produced 342 goals and 452 assists for a total of 794 points. He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] on February 22, 2013. During the 1989–90 season Olczyk scored a point in 18 consecutive games, which was the longest streak by an American-born player in NHL history. The record was tied by [[Phil Kessel]] and later broken by [[Patrick Kane]].

== Playing career ==
=== Amateur career ===
As a youth, Olczyk played in the 1978 and 1979 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 14, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Olczyk grew up in [[Niles, Illinois]] and [[Palos Heights, Illinois]] and went to [[Brother Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)|Brother Rice Catholic High School]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Ken |title=BACK ON HOME ICE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-01-24-9901240078-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=January 24, 1999 }}</ref> He was a star on the [[Illinois]] midget AAA team (Team Illinois) that won the 1982 national title against a [[Detroit Compuware]] squad that featured future NHL stars [[Pat LaFontaine]] and [[Al Iafrate]]. He then moved to Canada to play for the [[Stratford Cullitons]] junior team before joining the [[Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] U.S. [[United States men's national ice hockey team|Olympic hockey team]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

=== Professional career ===
Olczyk was selected by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] as the third overall pick in the first round of the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft]]. He scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on October 11, 1984, versus the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in [[Chicago Stadium]] against [[Greg Stefan]]. From 1984 through 1987, Olczyk was a member of Chicago's infamous "Clydesdale Line" with [[Troy Murray]] and [[Curt Fraser]], the nickname coined by Chicago's broadcaster [[Pat Foley]], as each player weighed in at or around 200 pounds. He was traded several times during his career. In 1987, Olczyk was traded to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] with [[Al Secord]] for [[Rick Vaive]], [[Steve Thomas (ice hockey)|Steve Thomas]], and [[Bob McGill]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leafs trade Vaive, 2 others to Chicago|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 4, 1987}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 4, 1987 |title=Leafs, Hawks Make Trade |language=en-US |page=A21 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/04/sports/leafs-hawks-make-trade.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In the [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90 season]], Olczyk recorded an 18-game point streak, setting the record for longest point streak by an American player (later tied by [[Phil Kessel]]), the record would stand until being passed by [[Patrick Kane]] in the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]].<ref>
{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Blackhawks' Patrick Kane gets point in record 19th consecutive game.|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2015/11/28/blackhawks-kane-scores-in-19th-straight-game-sets-record/76519852/|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press |date=November 29, 2015 |access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref> The 18-game streak would remain a Toronto franchise record (tied with [[Darryl Sittler]]) until being surpassed in December 2022 by [[Mitch Marner]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gold-Smith |first=Josh |date=December 3, 2022 |title=Sittler, Olczyk hope Marner breaks their Leafs record for longest point streak |url=https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2503136 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=theScore.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=TSN ca Staff |date=December 3, 2022 |title=Mitch Marner sets Toronto Maple Leafs point streak record Eddie Olczyk Darryl Sittler |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/mitch-marner-sets-toronto-maple-leafs-point-streak-record-eddie-olczyk-darryl-sittler-1.1888208 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=TSN |language=en-CA}}</ref>

He was traded again in 1990 to the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]], with [[Mark Osborne (hockey player)|Mark Osborne]] for [[Dave Ellett]] and [[Paul Fenton (ice hockey)|Paul Fenton]].<ref>{{Cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 11, 1990 |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Hockey Trade |language=en-US |page=8 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/11/sports/sports-people-hockey-trade.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1992, he was traded for the third time in his career, this time to the [[New York Rangers]] for [[Kris King]] and [[Tie Domi]]. Olczyk missed much of the 1993–94 season recovering from a thumb injury suffered in a game versus the [[Florida Panthers]] on January 3, 1994; he took part in one playoff game (conference final game 6)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199405250NJD.html|title=New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils Box Score — May 25, 1994|website=hockey-reference.com}}</ref> and on June 14, 1994, became [[Stanley Cup]] champion with the Rangers.

During the next season, he was traded back to the Winnipeg Jets for their fifth-round choice (who ended up being [[Alexei Vasiliev (ice hockey, born 1977)|Alexei Vasiliev]]) in the [[1995 NHL Entry Draft]]. After signing as a [[free agent]] with the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in 1996, he did not finish the season with them before being traded to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] for [[Glen Murray (hockey player)|Glen Murray]]. He finished his career in Chicago.

== Post-playing career ==
He returned to Pittsburgh to become the color commentator for the Penguins on [[AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh|FSN Pittsburgh]], where he was given the nickname "Edzo" by current radio announcer and then co-announcer [[Mike Lange]]. In 2003, he moved from the booth to the bench and served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from June 11, 2003, until December 15, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=CBC |date=June 11, 2003 |title=Eddie Olczyk gets Pens coaching job |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/olczyk-gets-pens-coaching-job-1.399793 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> Despite adding marquee free-agents, the Penguins started the season with a disappointing 8–17–6 record, leading to Olczyk's dismissal on December 15.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins fire head coach Olczyk|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/penguins-fire-head-coach-olczyk-1.543411|publisher=CBC Sports|date=December 15, 2005|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=December 16, 2005 |title=Olczyk Fired by the Penguins |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-16-sp-nhlrep16-story.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Mike "Doc" Emrick & Ed Olczyk.jpg|thumb|left|Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk working a game on NHL on NBCSN (2019)]]
Beginning with the [[2006–07 NHL season]], Olczyk was the color commentator for the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] [[Broadcasting|television broadcasts]], partnering [[play-by-play]] announcer [[Pat Foley]]. He also was the lead color commentator for ''[[NHL on NBC]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |date=July 5, 2006 |title=OLCZYK TO CALL NHL ON NBC |url=https://nypost.com/2006/07/05/olczyk-to-call-nhl-on-nbc/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and previously for the ''[[NHL on Versus]]''; the latter later rebranded as [[NBCSN]] in 2012, for both the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men's Ice Hockey]] and [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi Winter Olympics]], where he partnered with [[Mike Emrick]] and "''Inside-the-Glass''" reporter [[Pierre McGuire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berenz |first=Ryan |date=February 10, 2010 |title=NBC Announces Broadcast Talent For 2010 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2010/02/10/nbc-announces-broadcast-talent-for-2010-winter-olympics/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Channel Guide Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

At the end of the 5–3 U.S. win over Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Olczyk described the game as being "tremendously tremendous" after U.S. forward [[Ryan Kesler]] scored an empty-netter. The audio of Olczyk saying "This has been tremendously tremendous" was an instant hit among hockey enthusiasts and was the subject of many spoofs online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raissman |first=Bob |date=February 22, 2010 |title=Team USA's stunning upset over Canada in hockey gets cold shoulder from NBC |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2010/02/22/team-usas-stunning-upset-over-canada-in-hockey-gets-cold-shoulder-from-nbc/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2014/01/14/nbc-olympics-announces-talent-roster-for-sochi-olympic-winter-games-record-84-commentators/|title=NBC Sports press release|publisher=NBC Sports Group Press Box|date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

In February 2016, it was announced that Olczyk would be the recipient of the Ring Lardner Award,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myers |first=Tracey |date=April 5, 2016 |title=Blackhawks: Eddie Olczyk honored with Ring Lardner award |url=https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/blackhawks-eddie-olczyk-honored-with-ring-lardner-award/369472/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=NBC Sports Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref> which was founded in 2002 by the Chicago Athletic Association and honors broadcasters and writers who "exemplify the wit and warmth of Ring Lardner's writing." On July 11, 2012, Olczyk became the 16th Blackhawks player elected into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2012 |title=Burnside: Olczyk honored to be inducted in U.S. HOF |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8509847/nhl-ed-olczyk-inducted-us-hockey-hall-fame-lifetime-hockey |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The Blackhawks honored "Edzo" for his induction in a pregame ceremony on February 22, 2013, at the United Center.

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

On April 8, 2010, Olczyk returned to Pittsburgh to join more than 50 former [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] players being honored in a pregame ceremony before the final regular season game at [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]] in Pittsburgh.

On December 30, 2010, it was announced that Foley and Olczyk signed a three-year extension to stay with the Blackhawks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2010 |title=Foley, Olczyk TV Contracts Extended By Blackhawks - CBS Chicago |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/foley-olczyk-tv-contracts-extended-by-blackhawks/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuc |first=Chris |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Olczyk named to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2012-07-11-chi-olczyk-named-to-us-hockey-hall-of-fame-20120711-story.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yellon |first=Al |date=December 30, 2010 |title='He Shoots, He Scores!' - Blackhawks Extend Pat Foley And Eddie Olczyk |url=https://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-blackhawks/2010/12/30/1905240/he-shoots-he-scores-blackhawks-extend-pat-foley-and-eddie-olczyk |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=SB Nation Chicago |language=en}}</ref>

On May 5, 2014, [[EA Sports]] announced that "Eddie O" would provide color commentary for ''[[NHL 15]]'' alongside play-by-play announcer [[Mike Emrick]] and "''Inside-the-Glass''" reporter [[Ray Ferraro]].<ref name="EA SPORTS NHL 15 Starts a New Generation of Hockey Videogames This Fall">{{cite web |date=May 5, 2014 |title=EA SPORTS NHL 15 Starts a New Generation of Hockey Videogames This Fall |url=http://news.ea.com/press-release/company-news/ea-sports-nhl-15-starts-new-generation-hockey-videogames-fall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927165037/https://news.ea.com/press-release/company-news/ea-sports-nhl-15-starts-new-generation-hockey-videogames-fall |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2014 |work=[[EA Sports]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lepore |first=Steve |date=May 5, 2014 |title=Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and NBC Sports brand will be in EA's 'NHL 15' |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/2014/doc-emrick-eddie-olczyk-and-nbc-sports-brand-will-be-in-eas-nhl-15.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EA SPORTS NHL 15 Ushers in a New Generation of Hockey Videogames This September |url=https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2014/EA-SPORTS-NHL-15-Ushers-in-a-New-Generation-of-Hockey-Videogames-This-September/default.aspx |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=ir.ea.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The trio have provided commentary for five years until Ferraro became the new color commentator in ''[[NHL 20]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arts |first=Electronic |date=July 26, 2019 |title=EA SPORTS - NHL 20 Gameplay - Broadcast and Presentation Overhaul |url=https://www.ea.com/games/nhl/news/broadcast-and-presentation-overhaul |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Electronic Arts Inc. |language=en}}</ref> From [[2018–19 NHL season|2018]] to [[2019–20 NHL season|2020]], "Inside-the-Glass" reporter [[Brian Boucher]] joined the lead duo for national games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Report: Pierre McGuire removed from NBC's No. 1 NHL team in favor of Brian Boucher |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/pierre-mcguire-nhl-on-nbc-brian-boucher.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2021 |title=NBC Sports, Pierre McGuire insist analyst has not been removed from No. 1 broadcast team |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/nbc-sports-removes-pierre-mcguire-from-no-1-broadcast-team/13zujb61t2ec71ijg45gmg9299 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}</ref> After Emrick retired, at the end of the [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals]], on October 19, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleeson |first=Scott |title=Hall of Fame hockey announcer Mike 'Doc' Emrick retiring from broadcasting |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2020/10/19/mike-doc-emrick-nhl-announcer-retires/3708979001/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> he was paired with [[Kenny Albert]] and [[John Forslund]] for most of the regular season but was paired with Albert for the [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|playoffs]] and the [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]].

Albert and Olczyk joined [[NHL on TNT|TNT]] after the Finals as their lead broadcast team while NBC studio analyst [[Keith Jones (ice hockey)|Keith Jones]] was later added to join the pair.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chiari |first1=Mike |title=Wayne Gretzky, Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk Join Turner Sports' NHL Coverage Team |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10003820-wayne-gretzky-kenny-albert-eddie-olczyk-join-turner-sports-nhl-coverage-team |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Turner Sports}}</ref>

Olczyk also has an interest in [[Thoroughbred horse racing]], appearing in advertisements for [[Xpressbet]] and serving as a guest commentator and handicapper for major horse racing events such as the [[Kentucky Derby]], [[Kentucky Oaks]], [[Preakness Stakes]], and the [[Belmont Stakes]] on [[NBC]] networks, and on [[WGN Sports]] coverage of the [[Arlington Million]] that is fed nationally. Olczyk's deal with TNT allows him to remain at NBC for horse racing.

On July 18, 2022, Olczyk left the Blackhawks following a contract dispute to join the broadcasting team for the [[Seattle Kraken]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Roumeliotis |first=Charlie |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/source-eddie-olczyk-moving-blackhawks-color-analyst-after-16-seasons |title=Source: Olczyk moving on from Hawks as color analyst |work=NBC Sports Chicago |date=July 18, 2022 |accessdate=October 1, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Phil |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Eddie Olczyk: Chicago Blackhawks TV analyst not returning |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-eddie-olczyk-20220718-fzjuzoqxwrf5nekcyn3wcd5fry-story.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Olczyk and his wife, Diana, have three sons, all former hockey players, and one daughter. [[Nick Olczyk|Nick]] played for the [[Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey|Colorado College Tigers]] and, in 2022, became a television studio analyst for the [[Seattle Kraken]].<ref name="davyjoneslockerroom-2022-08-16">{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Dan |title=Alison Lukan & Nick Olczyk to join Kraken broadcast team this season |url=https://www.davyjoneslockerroom.com/2022/8/16/23308504/alison-lukan-nick-olczyk-join-seattle-kraken-broadcast-team |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Davy Jones Locker Room |publisher=Vox Media |date=August 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Tom, who played [[Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey|hockey at Penn State]], most recently played professionally for the [[Indy Fuel]] of the [[ECHL]] and the [[Rockford IceHogs]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. Eddie III spent a season with the [[Bloomington Thunder (SPHL)|Bloomington Thunder]] of the [[Southern Professional Hockey League|SPHL]], has been an assistant coach with the [[Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey|Bemidji State Beavers]], and is an amateur scout for the Kraken.<ref name="suntimes-2022-07-18">{{cite news |last1=Agrest |first1=Jeff |title=Blackhawks TV analyst Eddie Olczyk bolts for Seattle Kraken after Hawks talks break down |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/18/23268744/blackhawks-eddie-olczyk-joining-seattle-kraken-broadcast-team |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=July 18, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Olczyk's daughter Zandra attended the [[University of Alabama]].<ref name="espn-2015-12-17">{{cite news |last1=Powers |first1=Scott |title=Olczyk family living the hockey life |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/14388196/nhl-eddie-olczyk-familiy-living-loving-hockey-life |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=ESPN |date=December 17, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Rick Olczyk]], Eddie's younger brother, is a former hockey player for Brown University and became an assistant general manager for the Kraken in 2019.<ref name="nhl-2019-09-03">{{cite news |title=Seattle NHL expansion team hires Ricky Olczyk as assistant GM |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-seattle-hires-ricky-olczyk-as-assistant-gm/c-308863814 |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=NHL.com |date=September 3, 2019}}</ref>

On August 8, 2017, Olczyk issued a statement through the Blackhawks to announce that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]], having undergone a surgical procedure to remove the tumor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hine |first=Chris |date=August 8, 2017 |title=Blackhawks analyst Eddie Olczyk announces he has colon cancer |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-eddie-olczyk-colon-cancer-20170808-story.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 9, 2017 |title=Medical update on Eddie Olczyk |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/medical-update-on-eddie-olczyk/c-290621840 |publisher=Chicago Blackhawks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lazerus |first=Mark |date=August 9, 2017 |title=Eddie Olczyk is receiving treatment for colon cancer |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/8/9/18319209/eddie-olczyk-is-receiving-treatment-for-colon-cancer |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref> Due to his chemo treatments, he only called select games [[2017–18 NHL season|that season]] for the team and NHL on NBC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Kevin |title=Eddie Olczyk returning to NBC Sports booth Wednesday; will work as health allows |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2017/10/16/eddie-olczyk-nbc-sports-colon-cancer-return-wednesday/769056001/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2018, Olczyk announced that he was officially "cancer-free."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andracki |first1=Tony |title=Amazing news: Eddie Olczyk is cancer-free |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/amazing-news-eddie-olczyk-cancer-free |access-date=April 16, 2018 |website=[[NBC Sports]] |date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=[[NBC Sports Chicago]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Myers |first=Tracey |date=September 23, 2023 |title=Olczyk announces on air that he is cancer-free {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/blackhawks-broadcaster-olczyk-announces-he-s-cancer-free-297223736 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2019, Olczyk released his autobiography, ''Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life'', in which he shares details of his fight with stage 3 colon cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eddie Olczyk talks new book 'Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life'|url=https://abc7chicago.com/eddie-olczyk-hockey-chicago-blackhawks-book/5618262/|publisher=ABC7 Chicago|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Regular season and playoffs ===
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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1982–83
| [[Stratford Cullitons]]
| [[Mid-Western Junior Hockey League|MWJHL]]
| 42
| 50
| 92
| 142
| 54
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1983–84
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| Intl
| 62
| 21
| 47
| 68
| 36
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Chicago Black Hawks]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 70
| 20
| 30
| 50
| 67
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 11
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 79
| 29
| 50
| 79
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 79
| 16
| 35
| 51
| 119
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| NHL
| 80
| 42
| 33
| 75
| 55
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 2
|-
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 80
| 38
| 52
| 90
| 75
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 79
| 32
| 56
| 88
| 78
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 14
|-
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 18
| 4
| 10
| 14
| 13
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91
| [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]
| NHL
| 61
| 26
| 31
| 57
| 69
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 64
| 32
| 33
| 65
| 67
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 25
| 8
| 12
| 20
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1992–93
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 46
| 13
| 16
| 29
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 13
| 2
| 8
| 10
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 51
| 27
| 22
| 49
| 65
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| NHL
| 67
| 21
| 23
| 44
| 45
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1996–97
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| NHL
| 12
| 4
| 7
| 11
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 56
| 11
| 11
| 22
| 35
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
|-
| [[1998–99 IHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Chicago Wolves]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 61
| 10
| 15
| 25
| 29
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
! 1,031
! 342
! 452
! 794
! 874
! 57
! 19
! 15
! 34
! 57
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]]
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|OG]]
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984 Canada Cup|1984]]
| United States
| [[Canada Cup|CC]]
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 6
|-
| [[1985 World Ice Hockey Championships|1985]]
| United States
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986 World Ice Hockey Championships|1986]]
| United States
| WC
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 12
|-
| [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]
| United States
| WC
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987 Canada Cup|1987]]
| United States
| CC
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|-
| [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]]
| United States
| WC
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991 Canada Cup|1991]]
| United States
| CC
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
|-
| [[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1993]]
| United States
| WC
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 18
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3|Senior totals
! 64
! 18
! 34
! 52
! 68
|}

== Awards and achievements ==
* [[Stanley Cup]] champion – [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1994]] (New York Rangers)
* [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] 2012
* [[National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame]] 2004

=== National team ===
* [[1984 Winter Olympics]] (seventh place)
* [[1984 Canada Cup]] (fourth place)
* [[1987 Canada Cup]] (fifth place)
* [[1991 Canada Cup]] (second place)
* [[Ice Hockey World Championships]]: 1985 (fourth place), 1986 (sixth place), 1987 (seventh place), 1989 (sixth place), 1993 (sixth place)

== Coaching record ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="7"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! Pts !! Finish !! W !! L !! Win% !! Result
|-
! [[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]] !! [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| 82 || 23 || 47 || 8 || 4 || 58 || 5th in [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic]] || — || — || — || Missed playoffs
|-
! Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT !! [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]]
| —  || —  || —  || — || — || —  || — || — || — || — || Season not played due to [[2004–05 NHL lockout|NHL lockout]]
|-
! PIT !! [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| 31 || 8 || 17 || — || 6 || 24 || (fired) || — || — || — || —
|-
! colspan="2"|Total !! 113 !! 31 !! 64 !! 8 !! 10 !! 82 !! &nbsp; !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8449973|legends=11230}}
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84003.html Ed Olczyk's profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]

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