He played 1,031 NHL games over 16 years and coached for two more before being inducted in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012. He’s now an analyst for Chicago Blackhawks games and has occasionally called thoroughbred racing for NBC as well. But Eddie Olczyk’s story isn’t all sports, he’s also a family man and a cancer survivor. He talks life in the game and beyond with Jeff and Elliotte.

You can find Olczyk’s book Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life here.

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Music Outro: KRAZ – Stay Still (instrumental)

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This episode is produced and sound designed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: WXON.

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