Eddie Olczyk Is Returning To Blackhawks TV Booth

NBC Sports NHL analyst and beloved Chicago Blackhawks analyst Eddie Olczyk will make his return to the TV booth this week. Olczyk won't be coming back to do a full-time schedule, but will broadcast as many national and local games as his treatment for colon cancer allows him to. Olczyk will be on the call Wednesday, when the Blackhawks play against the St. Louis Blues on NBCSN. Via USA TODAY:

Six weeks after starting a 24-week chemotherapy regimen for colon cancer, NBC Sports NHL analyst Eddie Olczyk says he’s returning to the booth.

He will be working with broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick on the "Wednesday Night Rivalry" game (8:00 p.m. ET, NBCSN) between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in St. Louis. He also plans to do the Blackhawks’ local broadcast the following night in Chicago, where he works with Pat Foley.

Olczyk's chemo treatment lasts 48 hours, and he will not work those weeks.

“We have some dates that we have highlighted and hopefully I will be strong to do the job,” Olczyk said. “If I am not feeling good, I just have to be honest with everyone and tell them I can’t do it.”

“Doing what I love to do will help me pass the time,” Olczyk said. “Looking at the calendar hour-by-hour, day-by-day, week-by-week, month-by-month gets a little long.”