Rick Olczyk (born March 10, 1970) is an American

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executive and assistant general manager of the

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. Previously he was the assistant general manager for the

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of the

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(NHL) for six seasons. He is the younger brother of

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Ed Olczyk Edward Walter Olczyk Jr. (; born August 16, 1966) is a former center in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He ...

Edmonton Oilers

Olczyk completed six seasons as assistant general manager with the Edmonton Oilers prior to joining the Hurricanes. He joined the Oilers’ hockey operations staff in 2007 as director of hockey administration and legal affairs, serving Edmonton's liaison to the NHL regarding all matters pertaining to the

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. on September 11, 2009, he was promoted to serve as the Oilers' assistant general manager, a position he held until April 21, 2014, when he was replaced by Bill Scott. The Carolina Hurricanes announced his appointment as assistant general manager on June 20, 2014.

College career

A 1992 graduate of

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Olczyk earned a J.D. degree from

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in 1996. While at Brown, he played four seasons of Division I hockey and served as the Bears’ captain during his senior year. He played four seasons (1988 - 1992) of NCAA Division I hockey with the

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team, where he was named to the 1991-92 Academic All-Ivy Team.All Time Academic All-Ivy - Brown
/ref> Olczyk also captained the United States Under-17 National Team that won the silver medal at the 1986 World Cup.

References

External links

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Rick Olczyk's profile at EliteProspects.com
1970 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Brown Bears men's ice hockey players Carolina Hurricanes executives Edmonton Oilers executives Ice hockey people from Chicago Seattle Kraken executives Sportspeople from Chicago Toronto Maple Leafs scouts {{US-icehockey-defenseman-stub