Ed Olczyk

Ed Olczyk had one of the greatest careers of any American-born NHL player in the 1980s and 90s. Olczyk was drafted in the first round, and #3 overall, by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1984 NHL entry draft. He played in the NHL thru the 1999-2000 season, for five different teams. After three seasons with the Black Hawks he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. A center, his most productive seasons were with the Maple Leafs, scoring 42 goals in 1987-88 and 90 points in 1988-89. He played 1,031 games in his NHL career, with 342 goals and 794 points. Olczyk also skated a lot internationally, representing the US at the 1988 and 1992 Canada Cups, and the World Championships of 1985-87, 1989, and 1993. He later became a television hockey analyst, doing local games for the Black Hawks, and covering games for NBC and Versus nationally.