Nick Olczyk (; born October 4, 1996) is an American

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for the

Utah Mammoth The Utah Mammoth are a professional ice hockey team based in Salt Lake City. The Mammoth compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

. He previously worked as a broadcaster for the

Seattle Kraken The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The t ...

, the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

, and the

Indy Fuel The Indy Fuel are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2014–15 season. Based in Fishers, Indiana, the Fuel play their home games at the Fishers Event Center, after having started play at the Indiana Farmers ...

, the Blackhawks' minor-league affiliate.

College playing career

Olczyk played

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on the

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team, appearing in 17 games in two seasons. Citing his lack of ice time and the school's lack of a communications department, he left the school in 2019 to pursue professional experience in broadcasting.

Chicago Blackhawks/Indy Fuel

After leaving college, Olczyk became a broadcaster for the

of the

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, a minor-league affiliate of the

. Andrew Smith, the Fuel's play-by-play analyst and Olczyk's broadcast partner, said that Olczyk was an "NHL-quality analyst" and predicted that he would work for a major league team "sooner rather than later." On April 9, 2021, Olczyk and his father

Eddie Olczyk Edward Walter Olczyk Jr. (; born August 16, 1966) is an American sportscaster and former professional ice hockey player. He spent 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a center for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Le ...

, a Blackhawks broadcaster at the time, called the Fuel's game against the

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. It was the first time the Fuel had used a three-man broadcast booth. In addition to his duties as a Fuel broadcaster, Olczyk worked as an associate producer for

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and for

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broadcasts. He worked at

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facility, producing coverage of the

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and the

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. Olczyk was a fill-in radio analyst for the Blackhawks during the 2021–22 season, making his debut on a November 9, 2021 game against the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

. On January 22, 2022, Olczyk made his NHL television debut on

, filling in for his father during a game against the

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, due to his father's illness shortly before the broadcast began. He also called the game on January 24 against the

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Con ...

, telling

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on-air before the game, "The good news is Pat, you still have an Olczyk, just a little younger and a tad better looking."

Seattle Kraken

On August 16, 2022, the Seattle Kraken announced that they had hired Olczyk and rehired Alison Lukan for their broadcast team. Both are expected to contribute to television and radio broadcasts and to the team's

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content.

Utah Mammoth

On September 4, 2024, Olczyk and

Dominic Moore Dominic Moore (born August 3, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey analyst and former player. He last played for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL), and played nearly 900 National Hockey League (NHL) games. Initially drafted in the ...

were announced as television analysts for the inaugural season of the

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Personal life

Nick's father,

, is a former ice hockey player who is also a broadcaster for the Kraken. His uncle,

Rick Olczyk Rick Olczyk (born March 10, 1970) is an American ice hockey executive and assistant general manager of the Seattle Kraken. Previously he was the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) for six seasons ...

, is the Kraken's assistant general manager. His brother, Eddie III, is an amateur scout for the Kraken.

References

External links

Nick Olczyk bio
at Colorado College Athletics {{DEFAULTSORT:Olczyk, Nick Living people Chicago Blackhawks announcers Utah Hockey Club announcers Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Indy Fuel Seattle Kraken announcers Year of birth missing (living people) 1990s births Place of birth missing (living people)