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The NHL Column: Best Available Coaches, Top Left Wings, NYI's Military Night

Since the NHL regular season is less than a quarter into its schedule, the New York Islanders' dismissal of Scott Gordon will almost certainly not be the last firing before the All-Star break. In preparation, The NHL Column canvassed top team executives around the league to learn the names of the coaches most qualified to...

Ed Olczyk Believes in Blackhawks' Management, Criticizes Martin Havlat

There have been some huge stories during the NHL offseason. Many of them have involved the Chicago Blackhawks.With that in mind, FanHouse recently caught up with Comcast SportsNet Chicago analyst Ed Olczyk -- perhaps better known for his work as a main analyst for Versus and NBC -- to get his take on all the changes...

Counting to Six Is Hard for NHL Officials

When the calendar flips to June, and the Stanley Cup Finals start, it seems to be a tradition for NHL officials' whistles to suddenly malfunction.So far in this year's series, we've seen plenty of evidence that the officials are determined to "let the players play." This has been endorsed by members of both teams, but may...

Gord Miller Proposes Trading Malkin

On Saturday night, TSN hockey analyst Gord Miller became the latest person to jump on the Pittsburgh is doomed because it has too much cap money tied up in too few players(!) bandwagon.According to Miller, the Penguins can't compete with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin making as much money as they do, because it forces the...

Ed Olczyk News From the Web

04/27/12 Cisco NHL Live: Ed Olczyk Source: NHL Video NHL analyst Ed Olczyk calls into Cisco NHL Live to discuss the playoffs.
03/12/12 Ed Olczyk Takes Lundqvist Over Malkin For MVP Source: CBS - KDKA 2 - Pittsburgh PA NBC Sports hockey analyst, and former Penguins head coach, Ed Olczyk joined the Fan Morning Show on Monday to talk about the Penguins' current nine-game winning streak.
02/15/12 Hockey Day in America: Hosted by the Minnesota Wild... Source: Hockey Wilderness The Minnesota Wild , Xcel Energy Center and St. Paul are hosts for Hockey Day in America presented by McDonald's on Sunday, Feb. 19.
01/18/12 Olczyk on Sabres Struggles Source: NBC - WGRZ 2 - Buffalo NY 2 on You Side's Ben Hayes spoke with NBC hockey analyst Ed Olczyk about the Sabres struggles this season.
12/29/11 M. Ice Hockey. Irish To Face Boston University On New... Source: UND.com Date/Site/Time: Saturday, December 31, 2011 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:05 p.m. Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on Real Country 99.9 FM, starting with the pre-game show 20 minutes before the opening face off.

Background on Ed Olczyk

Edward Walter "Eddie" Olczyk (; born August 16, 1966) is an American former head coach for the National Hockey League Pittsburgh Penguins and former center for Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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