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'''Edward Walter Olczyk Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|l|tʃ|ᵻ|k}}; born August 16, 1966) is an American former [[Centre (ice hockey)|center]] in the [[National Hockey League]] for 16 seasons with 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 Pittsburgh Penguins from June 2003 to December 2005.
'''Edward Walter Olczyk Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|l|tʃ|ᵻ|k}}; born August 16, 1966) is an American former [[Centre (ice hockey)|center]] in the [[National Hockey League]] for 16 seasons with 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 Pittsburgh 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]].
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]].
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]].