Why did Eddie Olczyk go to Seattle?

Eddie Olczyk joined the Seattle Kraken broadcast team as a television analyst in August 2022, ending his 15-year career with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Olczyk apparently joined the Seattle Kraken in search of new experiences.

“It’s been a long process, two months to be pretty much exact, and I justappreciate the patience and also the support of TNT for having to navigate through a couple of potholes over the course of a couple of weeks,” Olczyk said. “Without their help this certainly wouldn’t be possible today.

“I’m just very excited to be a part of this franchise, and obviously I’ve got some blood in the game with the Kraken. I’ve mentioned my brother, Ricky, assistant general manager, my oldest son, Eddie, has been an amateur scout there the last couple of years. We’re adding another Olczyk to the Kraken organization and I’m certainly very proud and excited.”

Olczyk had been an in-game analyst for Blackhawks games since 2006-07, and he was the lead analyst for “NHL on TNT” last season after previously working for NBC Sports.