Eddie Olczyk announced in June 2022 that he is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 15 seasons as their TV color analyst.
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The former Blackhawks forward stated in a statement that he was unable to reach a new contract with Chicago ownership, which resulted in his departure.
Eddie Olczyk told NHL.com:
“This was my decision to step away,”
“We just couldn’t come to terms on a contract. I had a great conversation with (owner) Rocky Wirtz, great conversation with Danny (Wirtz, chief executive officer) and Jaime [Faulkner, president of business operations). It was hard. I’m just very thankful for the last 15 years. This is my home, it’ll always be my home, but I just felt I had to take a step back and reassess and have some other opportunities that I’m looking at.”
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Olczyk joined the Seattle Kraken after being released by the Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks have parted ways with general manager Stan Bowman, coach Jeremy Colliton, longtime play-by-play voice Pat Foley, star winger Alex DeBrincat, up-and-coming players Brandon Hagel and Kirby Dach, and a slew of front-office personnel in the last year.
Interestingly, the futures of franchise pillars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews remain uncertain at best.
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