In honor of Eddie Olczyk, the play-by-play announcer wore a No. 16 jersey bearing his name as he threw out the first pitch and sang the 7th inning stretch on September 29th in the Cubs’ game ...

During an NHL lockout, he was the in-house simulcast handicapper at New Jersey’s Meadowlands racetrack in the fall of 1994. Olczyk was paired with the late Bob Neumeier for the first two years.

Rather than wearing his own jersey, he decided to don the name “Olczyk” on his upper back — a tribute to his partner-in-crime during Blackhawks broadcasts Eddie Olczyk, who is battling colon ...

When Mario Lemieux was healthy, Ed Olczyk’s job coaching Sidney Crosby as a rookie was not too difficult. But when Lemieux wasn’t in the Penguins’ dressing room, things became a lot trickier.

Olczyk’s first experience with handicapping on television wasn’t NBC. During an NHL lockout, he was the in-house simulcast handicapper at New Jersey’s Meadowlands racetrack in the fall of 1994.

Olczyk’s first experience with handicapping on television wasn’t NBC. During an NHL lockout, he was the in-house simulcast handicapper at New Jersey’s Meadowlands racetrack in the fall of 1994.