Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score: July 20-24
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What did Eddie Olczyk say about Patrick Kane’s emotional return to the Blackhawks?
Eddie, good morning. How are you? Hey, Molly. David, nice to be with you guys. Thanks for having me. Oh, so great to talk to you. Going to hear from Kaner today. We saw him yesterday. He was in a Blackhawks sweater, just working out on his own. I mean, you can't help but feel nostalgia when a moment like this occurs. What was your thought when you heard about it?
Yeah, it was... brought back obviously a lot of memories you know selfishly sitting in that broadcast booth for uh you know for 16 years 14 of those with the the great pat foley and uh and seeing you know caner come into chicago and uh perform at a high level expectations and exceeding everything and All due respect to the greats of my childhood of knowing about Stan McKenna and Bobby Hall and Tony Esposito and Glenn Hall and moving forward into Savvy and Marion Hossa, Pierre Palat. But I don't think there's any doubt that with the individual accolades and the performance and winning, that Kaner is the greatest Blackhawk ever to wear the greatest sweater in all of professional sports, and for him to come back home... Let me say this.
I'm not... Please, I'm not comparing myself. I'm just talking about the situation. I know what it's like to come back home. I played my first three years here in Chicago, and then I got traded, and I was gone 11 years. And quite honestly, I don't think there was many... stretches where i had thought about if there would ever be an opportunity to get a chance to get back home and i did and i'm thankful to the late uh uh mr pulford bob pulford and then general manager bob murray for you know bringing me back home for two years and uh it just uh you know obviously i'm from here as you mentioned uh molly but there's just it's It's an emotional time, I'm sure, for Kaner and his family. But this guy's got a lot left in the tank.
He had a really good season on the assist side in Detroit. He was laboring a little bit at times. I know he was banged up a couple of times and tried to play through it. But he's going to help this team in so many ways. The power play is going to be that much better. And a guy like Conor Bedard and the other young guys on this roster will be able to watch him, how he carries himself off the ice, how he handles the media, how he handles the public, and how he goes about his preparation for playing as long as he has. And I think that regardless of the stats, both team-wise and individually, in my opinion, and like I said, having played and coached and broadcast forever, the impact will be felt immediately.
And then, honestly, more importantly... for, you know, three to five to 10 years, where you would expect a lot of these guys on this roster that Kyle has assembled, uh, that will still be here and be able to learn and take something from it. So, uh, I think it's a win-win and, uh, just, uh, was extremely happy for Kaner and happy for the Blackhawks organization. It was a great move by Kyle and to be able to get it done. And then for the fan base to get a legend back is just, uh, It's just awesome. There's no other way to say it. And I know the hockey world is pretty pumped up as well, and that's saying something.
As Blackhawks fans should be. It is awesome. It is a great moment, and it will be cool to see Patrick Kane back. Just talking about the Blackhawks again later today, the press conference, 1230, on the Chicago Sports Network. Eddie, he was 18. when he debuted. He'll be 38 this year. That's a lot of hockey he has played. He's a rink rat. He was already on the ice yesterday. We saw him in Blackhawk gear again. What kind of player, nostalgia aside, that's all a great fun trip down memory lane, but aside from those sentimental feelings, what kind of player are the Hawks getting in Patrick Kane now?
Well, they're getting, obviously, all the boatload of experience, as you mentioned, David. But I think they're getting a guy where teams are going to have to schematically plan for. And he can still make plays. He can still pass the puck. still one of the top passers in the entire National Hockey League.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What did Eddie Olczyk say about Patrick Kane’s emotional return to the Blackhawks?
0:00–12:05
2
How will Patrick Kane impact the Blackhawks’ power play and younger players?
12:05–37:20
3
Why did the Blackhawks trade for Bowen Byram and was the price justified?
37:20–50:53
4
What did Eddie Olczyk say about Conor Bedard’s development and captain potential?
50:53–58:22
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