Eddie Olczyk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eddie Olczyk

American ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1966

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Edward Walter "Eddie" Olczyk Jr.
(; born August 16, 1966) is an American professional ice hockey analyst, former player and coach.
He was a center in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Olczyk was also the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from June 2003 to December 2005. He currently serves as a television color commentator for NHL on NBC and Chicago Blackhawks games on NBC Sports Chicago and WGN-TV.
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. Olczyk was tied with Phil Kessel for the second-longest point streak by an American-born player in NHL history, at 18 games.
He achieved this in 1989-90, while with Toronto.
That record was broken by Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2015–16 season.