Kraken Hockey Network color analyst Eddie Olczyk announced Tuesday that he was stepping away from KHN “for personal and family reasons,” according to Kate Shefte of the SEATTLE TIMES. Olczyk said that the Kraken have “known for a while he was considering a change, one that would simplify his job and his life.” Shefte wrote his departure is the “only planned change” to the KHN group. JT Brown is “set to become the main color analyst again,” alongside play-by-play announcer John Forslund. That was the arrangement during the Kraken’s inaugural season before Olczyk arrived. When Olczyk was available, they made up a three-man booth. In addition to his KHN games, Olczyk juggled national broadcast responsibilities and “will continue working TNT games.” But he has “no plans to add another local gig.” Olczyk said, “If the phone rings, I listen. But if not, hey, I’m good.” Olczyk joined the Kraken in September 2022 and “lived part-time” in Bellevue, Wash. His wife and three of their kids “live in the Chicago area.” Olczyk worked alongside his son Nick Olczyk in Seattle before Nick became a TV analyst for the Mammoth in 2024. His other son, Eddie Olczyk, is a Kraken amateur scout. Olczyk’s brother, Ricky Olczyk, is a Kraken assistant GM (SEATTLE TIMES, 7/28).
