Eliteprospects
USA Ed Olczyk
#16 Chicago Blackhawks / NHL - 99/00
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Aug 16, 1966
Position
C
Age
58
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Palos Heights, IL, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 1 #3 overall by Chicago Black Hawks

Brother: Rick Olczyk
Sons: Eddie Olczyk, Tom Olczyk, & Nick Olczyk

Olczyk scored 342 goals and 794 points over 16 seasons with Black Hawks, Maple Leafs, Jets, Rangers, Kings, and Penguins. He was a 5x 30-goal scorer and reached the 70-point plateau 5 times as well. He won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994 and retired in 2000.

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Ed Olczyk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Team Illinois 18U AAA MNHL 56* 74* 95* 169* 63* -* |
1982-83 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 42* 50* 92* 142* 54* -* |
1983-84 Team USA International 62* 21* 47* 68* 36* -* |
USA OG 6* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |
1984-85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70* 20* 30* 50* 67* 11* | Playoffs 15 6 5 11 11 -4
USA CC 6* 1* 6* 7* 6* 1* |
1985-86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 79* 29* 50* 79* 47* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -6
USA WC 7* 4* 6* 10* 12* -* |
1986-87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79* 16* 35* 51* 119* -4* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 4 1
USA WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 10* -* |
1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80* 42* 33* 75* 55* -22* | Playoffs 6 5 4 9 2 1
USA CC 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
1988-89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80* 38* 52* 90* 75* 0* |
USA WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 10* -* |
1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79* 32* 56* 88* 78* 0* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 14 3
1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18* 4* 10* 14* 13* -7* |
Winnipeg Jets NHL 61* 26* 31* 57* 69* -20* |
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 64* 32* 33* 65* 67* 11* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 4 0
USA CC 8* 0* 3* 3* 4* -6* |
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 25* 8* 12* 20* 26* -11* |
New York Rangers NHL 46* 13* 16* 29* 26* 9* |
USA “C” WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 18* -2* |
1993-94 New York Rangers NHL 37* 3* 5* 8* 28* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
1994-95 New York Rangers NHL 20* 2* 1* 3* 4* -2* |
Winnipeg Jets NHL 13* 2* 8* 10* 8* 1* |
1995-96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 51* 27* 22* 49* 65* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 6 0
1996-97 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 67* 21* 23* 44* 45* -22* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 12* 4* 7* 11* 6* 8* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 12 -2
1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 56* 11* 11* 22* 35* -9* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 4 -3
1998-99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61* 10* 15* 25* 29* -3* |
Chicago Wolves IHL 7* 2* 2* 4* 6* -7* |
1999-00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 33* 2* 2* 4* 12* -8* |

Ed Olczyk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Chicago Jesters Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 Chicago Blackhawks PW QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ed Olczyk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 3 19* 2* 10* 12* 0.63* 12* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 6* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 62* 21* 47* 68* 1.10* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHL 1 56* 74* 95* 169* 3.02* 63* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MWJHL 1 42* 50* 92* 142* 3.38* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 1 031* 342* 452* 794* 0.77* 874* -67* | 10 57 19 * 15 * 34 * 0.60 * 57 * -11 *
OG 1 6* 2* 5* 7* 1.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 33* 13* 13* 26* 0.79* 50* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ed Olczyk Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 1 #9 overall by Toronto Marlboros in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 1983, 2 #22 overall by Laval Voisins in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Boston Jr. Rangers 18U AAA

Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for USA

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets

Career transactions
- 1998-08-26 • Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 1997-03-18 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Glen Murray
- 1996-07-08 • Signed by the Los Angeles Kings
- 1995-04-07 • Traded to the Winnipeg Jets for a 1995 5th round pick (Alexei Vasilyev)
- 1992-12-28 • Traded to the New York Rangers for Tie Domi & Kris King
- 1990-11-10 • Traded to the Winnieg Jets with Mark Osborne for Dave Ellett & Paul Fenton
- 1987-09-03 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Al Secord for Steve Thomas, Bob McGill & Rick Vaive
- 1984-06-09 • Selected 3rd overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks