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	Olczyk takes Penguins' reins without coaching experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Olczyk flew home that morning from New Jersey to Chicago after working the Stanley Cup final for NHL Radio, and he was exercising to unravel the kinks from two weeks of cross-continent travel when the phone rang.
		Olczyk flew to Pittsburgh yesterday morning, signed the contract and was whisked before the media by noon to be part of a gathering originally intended to focus on the upcoming NHL Entry Draft.
		Olczyk said some of his closest friends warned him not to take the Penguins' job, advising him to remain in his comfortable role of announcer rather than risk taking the fall for an inexperienced team which is sure to struggle.
	www.post-gazette.com /penguins/20030612pens0612ap2.asp (1376 words)

	Olczyk's video a painful reminder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Eddie Olczyk put his Penguins through their longest practice of the season yesterday at Southpointe, one that had his players gasping by the time it was done.
		Olczyk enjoyed it no more than his players, but he made clear yesterday that his intent was not to torture but to teach.
		Olczyk's hope entering his first season as a head coach was to shape the Penguins into a stingy team in the mold of the Minnesota Wild, but defense has been anything but a strong suit.
	www.post-gazette.com /penguins/20031111pensp1.asp (705 words)

	Penguins tab Olczyk for TV job (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ed Olczyk yesterday was officially handed the microphone and chair beside Penguins television voice Mike Lange on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh broadcasts this season.
		Olczyk, 34, returns to the franchise for whom he played as a winger in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons.
		Olczyk initially hoped to continue an NHL career that all began 16 years ago when he was the third overall pick of the draft, after Lemieux went to the Penguins and Kirk Muller to the New Jersey Devils.
	www.post-gazette.com /penguins/20000921olczyk1.asp (601 words)

	Eddie Olczyk - Chicago Blackhawks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Olczyk, a 16-year NHL veteran, scored 342 goals and recorded 794 points in 1,031 career games with the Penguins, Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, NY Rangers and Los Angeles, winning a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994.
		Olczyk was traded to Winnipeg and played 2 1/2 seasons with the Jets from 1990-1992, recording 142 points (66+76) in 150 games.
		Olczyk was named Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 11, 2003, in a season and a half, Eddie posted a 31-68-14 record while behind the Penguins bench.
	www.chicagoblackhawks.com /team/EddieOlczyk.asp (388 words)

	Ed Olczyk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ed Olczyk (born August 16, 1966, Chicago, Illinois, USA) 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.
		Olczyk is also the lead game analyst for The NHL on NBC, and a studio analyst on The NHL on Versus.
		Olczyk was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, first round, third overall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ed_Olczyk (414 words)

	ESPN.com - Booth to bench: Olczyk given first coaching gig
		PITTSBURGH -- Ed Olczyk, a longtime NHL player who became a broadcaster, was hired Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth coach in five years despite having no coaching experience.
		Olczyk is convinced that the speed and quickness the Penguins acquired in their long succession of trades over the last two years can be harnessed into a hard-playing, quick-strike team that scores off turnovers.
		Olczyk spent 16 seasons in the NHL as a player, including a brief stay with the Penguins, but his only coaching was with a group of 15- and 16-year-olds in Chicago.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1566423&type=news (1095 words)

	ESPN.com: Penguins fire Olczyk
		PITTSBURGH -- Eddie Olczyk was fired Thursday as the coach of the fast-fading Pittsburgh Penguins following one of the most disappointing starts in franchise history and replaced by former Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrien.
		Olczyk, a former team broadcaster and player who had no coaching experience at any level before being hired in 2003, was let go following a run of eight losses in nine games that dropped the Penguins' record to an Eastern Conference-worst 8-17-6.
		But the pressure on Olczyk to begin winning increased when the Penguins won the NHL draft lottery in July and chose Crosby, considered Canada's best prospect since Penguins owner-player Mario Lemieux.
	sports.espn.go.com /nhl/news/story?id=2259535 (751 words)

	Olczyk eager to prove others wrong - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Ed Olczyk knows that some people will question the Penguins for hiring a guy with no coaching experience to lead their team.
		Olczyk was named the Penguins' fifth head coach in five years and the 21st coach in franchise history yesterday.
		Olczyk may be personable, but he said he can also lay down the law when he has to.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_139320.html (915 words)

	TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Olczyk was a Rangers player 10 years ago, the last time the league shut down for an extended period during a labour disagreement.
		Until the league starts up again, Olczyk can only wait patiently to again coach a team that was the NHL's worst a year ago but looked to be much improved during a season-ending 12-5-3 run.
		Olczyk talked to them during training camp visits to Wilkes-Barre but, because of the labour situation, isn't calling all of his players to see what they are doing.
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=102961 (597 words)

	Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Ed Olczyk
		Olczyk was an offensive force for the mediocre Leafs.
		Olczyk next joined the New York Rangers and was an important team leader in the dressing room and off the ice.
		Olczyk was also on hand to witness the team's first Stanley Cup in 54 years in 1994.
	www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11230 (591 words)

	Ask the Expert: Plenty of coaches on hot seat - NHL - MSNBC.com
		Ed Betz / AP Tom Renney, who became interim coach of the Rangers in February 2004 and since has become full-time head coach, is guiding a team that is not ready for the playoffs, writes columnist Kevin Dupont, but expectations are high in New York.
		Ed Olczyk (Pittsburgh Penguins) — Eddie O was in the broadcast booth when the Pens made him head coach for the start of the '03-'04 season.
		Olczyk essentially had a free pass in his rookie year, because there was absolutely no expectation that the Pens would make the playoffs.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9666776/wid/6448213 (856 words)

	MIAMI'S BLASHILL RECEIVES USA HOCKEY COACHING APPOINTMENT :: Will assist Ed Olczyk with Under-18 Select Team
		Ed Olczyk (Presto, Pa.) will serve as head coach of the 2006 U.S. Under-18 Select Team, while Jeff Blashill (Oxford, Ohio) will be Olczyk's assistant coach.
		Olczyk was named head coach of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins on June 11, 2003, and spent a year-and-a-half behind the bench in Pittsburgh.
		Olczyk, who was recently named the lead game analyst for The NHL on NBC, will also serve as a color analyst for all Chicago Blackhawk telecasts on Comcast SportsNet during the 2006-07 NHL season.
	ccha.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/071906aac.html (807 words)

	The Last Word
		Ed Olczyk has had a variety of experiences in hockey, just none on the coaching side of things.
		So there was Ed Olczyk, fresh from a three-year term in the broadcast booth and hungry for a new challenge, talking with Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Craig Patrick.
		Olczyk's five predecessors ranged from caustic taskmasters (Brooks and Constantine) to brooding chain-smokers (Hlinka).
	www.canoe.ca /Slam031105/col_ulmer-sun.html (718 words)

	Penguins fire head coach Ed Olczyk - Hockey Critic
		Ed Olczyk became the first coaching fatality of the 2005-06 season as the Pittsburgh Penguins fired him and his coaching staff.
		Olczyk's demise comes after the Pens went through a brutal losing streak, including a 5-0 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Wild.
		Ed Olczyk was a known to be a "players coach" but Therien is a strick disciplinarian.
	www.hockeycritic.com /item/111/catid/3 (283 words)

	Penguins fire head coach Olczyk
		Ed Olczyk is out as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
		Olczyk was fired Wednesday and replaced with former Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien.
		Olczyk's assistants, Joe Mullen and Randy Hillier, also were axed as were goaltending coach Shane Clifford and strength coach John Welday.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2005/12/15/olczyk051214.html (1174 words)

	Gateway Newspapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Of course, Olczyk has plenty of reason to happy these days, as the morale of the Colts is reaching Super Bowl proportions.
		Olczyk's 16 goals and 36 assists puts him second on the team behind senior Tom Miller and third among all players in the PIHL, and his offensive flair is one of the reasons that the majority of Chartiers Valley's box scores have read more like football results.
		Olczyk remembers moving around with his family as his dad would later get traded to the now-defunct Winnipeg Jets, the Los Angeles Kings, the Penguins and finally the Chicago Blackhawks — the franchise he began his career with in 1984-85.
	www.gatewaynewspapers.com /signalitem/40930?printable=story (592 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Olczyk will remain with the club in another capacity, general manager Craig Patrick announced during a press conference.
		Olczyk, a former NHL player and broadcaster, was named head coach of the Penguins on June 11, 2003.
		Olczyk played in the league for 16 seasons, but until 2003, he had never coached hockey on a professional level.
	www.golfdigest.com /newsandtour/tsn/index.ssf?/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=/nhl/news/ADN3994115.htm (526 words)

	UKRAINIAN PRO HOCKEY UPDATE (03/23/97)
		Olczyk, who had 294 goals and 688 points in 802 NHL games prior to the start of this 1996-1997 season, has always been known for his enthusiasm and was clearly excited at the chance he's gotten with the Kings.
		Olczyk's most productive season was 1988-1989, when he garnered 90 points with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
		Olczyk has his own unique way of celebrating the birth of his children: by scoring a goal.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1997/129726.shtml (1435 words)

	Official Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins: COMPETITION FIERCE FOR OPEN SPOTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		That task is shaping up to be a daunting one this year for Penguins head coach Eddie Olczyk and his assistants Randy Hillier, Joe Mullen and Shane Clifford.
		Olczyk views this as a positive, rather than a dilemma.
		As far as Olczyk is concerned, it’s all on the players to earn the way onto the team.
	www.pittsburghpenguins.com /team/features/arts/1357.0.php (664 words)

	1984 NHL Entry Draft -- Ed Olczyk
		Olczyk, who had grown up rooting for the Hawks, was also thrilled to become the first U.S.-born ever taken by the Hawks with a first-round pick.
		TRADE: Chicago traded Olczyk and Al Secord to Toronto in exchange for Rick Vaive, Steve Thomas and Bob McGill on September 3, 1987.
		Eleven years later, Chicago got Olczyk back when he signed with Blackhawks as a Group III unrestricted free agent on August 26, 1998.
	www.hockeydraftcentral.com /1984/84003.html (1607 words)

	SportingNews.com - NHL - Here's hoping Ed Olczyk gets another shot
		Ed Olczyk was fired by the Pittsburgh Penguins late Wednesday night.
		Unrealistic expectations for a team that made a lot of sexy acquisitions during the rebirth of the new NHL led to Olczyk and his coaching staff's ultimate demise.
		Combine that with the fact that Olczyk and his staff had very little time in training camp to work in the new blood, plus all the momentum they had lost after a great end to the 2003-04 season, which was killed by the work stoppage.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=44849 (1265 words)

	Will the Penguins turn it around? - Canucks Central Forums
		I don't think Ed is the best coach for this team anymore, but he was until this season when the team changed dramatically.
		From all accounts Ed Olczyk was a terrible coach, so yes the Penguins should be a better team once they have some structure and someone who knows what they're doing behind the bench.
		I'm not going to make a judgement on Olczyk as a coach cause I know very little about coaching, but I do know that as a player he was considered an underachiever and inconsistent.
	www.canuckscentral.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=1725 (1518 words)

	Pittsburgh Penguins, John LeClair, Jocelyn Thibault, Marc-Andre Fleury, National Hockey League - CBS SportsLine.com
		PITTSBURGH -- Ed Olczyk was fired Thursday as the coach of the fast-fading Pittsburgh Penguins following one of the most disappointing starts in franchise history and replaced by former Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrien.
		Penguins players seemed to be tuning out coach Ed Olczyk, leading to his firing.
		But the pressure on Olczyk to begin winning increased when the Penguins won the NHL Entry Draft lottery in July and chose Crosby, considered Canada's best prospect since Penguins owner-player Mario Lemieux.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nhl/story/9098339/rss (762 words)

	Irish Hockey To Hold Second Annual Drop The Puck Dinner On October 11 :: Chicago Blackhawk and NBC analyst Ed Olczyk to ...
		Irish Hockey To Hold Second Annual Drop The Puck Dinner On October 11 :: Chicago Blackhawk and NBC analyst Ed Olczyk to be guest speaker.
		Chicago Blackhawk and NBC analyst Ed Olczyk to be guest speaker.
		The Chicago, Ill., native and member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team is a 16-year veteran of the National Hockey League and served as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins for two seasons (2003-05).
	und.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/100406aaa.html (294 words)

	Sports: Broadcaster Olczyk given chance as Penguins coach
		PITTSBURGH - Ed Olczyk, a longtime player who became a broadcaster, was hired Wednesday as the Penguins' fifth coach in five years despite having no coaching experience.
		Olczyk, 36, spent 16 seasons in the NHL as a player, including a brief stay with the Penguins, but his only coaching was with a group of 15- and 16-year-olds in Chicago.
		Patrick, the Penguins general manager, wanted to hire a coach who can relate to and work with the team's younger players.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/06/12/news_pf/Sports/Broadcaster_Olczyk_gi.shtml (889 words)

	UKRAINIAN PRO HOCKEY UPDATE (12/21/03)
		Ed Olczyk is being given a broken down team without having once in his life having broken down a period of videotape God or Herb Brooks help him, which isn't going to happen now.
		We don't know how many games Olczyk will have to win to earn the opportunity to put his mistakes to use in a next coaching job.
		On the heels of a losing streak in which his team was heavily outscored, Pittsburgh coach Ed Olczyk put his team through an intense two-hour skate.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/2003/510339.shtml (1384 words)

	AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media
		Days after rumours circulated about the demise of Pittsburgh Penguins coach Ed Olczyk, former Montreal Canadiens coach and bench boss of the Penguins AHL club, Michel Therrien, is the new coach of the NHL Penguins.
		Which means, of course, Olczyk was handed his walking papers after just 111 games as a head coach.
		Pundits said when Olczyk was hired that it was a risky move, given his lack of coaching experience.
	www.agoravox.com /article.php3?id_article=4260 (374 words)

	News - Olczyk To Visit Brother Rice Tournament - Chicago Blackhawks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Olczyk was selected by the Blackhawks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft as the third overall selection.
		Olczyk will also be the lead game analyst for the NHL on NBC and the NHL on Versus.
		The appearance by Ed Olczyk is subject to change.
	www.chicagoblackhawks.com /news/news.asp?story_id=3402 (259 words)

	Blackhawks re-sign Ed Olczyk
		Olczyk, 33, appeared in 61 games for the Blackhawks last season, scoring 10 goals and 25 points after signing with them as a free agent.
		Olczyk recorded 340 goals and 450 assists in 998 career games with Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the New York Rangers, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh.
		Olczyk was taken with the third overall pick by the Blackhawks in the 1984 entry draft, behind Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh) and Kirk Muller (New Jersey).
	www.canoe.ca /HockeyChicagoArchive/oct1_bla.html (113 words)

	Kuklas Korner
		ED OLCZYK: Well, tomorrow night in Carolina, certainly is going to be exciting for the raising of the Stanley Cup banner in Carolina.
		Pierre and Ed, could you take a look at the Central Division race this year, specifically if you think there’s any chance that Nashville might topple Detroit in the race for first place there.
		ED OLCZYK: I believe that this division this year, the central, has the opportunity to be determined from first to fifth probably in maybe a 12-point range.
	www.kuklaskorner.com /index.php/weblog/comments/broadcasters_speak (3136 words)

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