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NBC Hockey Analyst Eddie Olczyk Says He Is Cancer-Free

NBC hockey analyst and Blackhawks announcer Eddie Olczyk last night said that he is "cancer-free after months of treatment," as he was "told on March 14 that his scans were clear." The 51-year-old Olczyk "made the announcement during the first intermission" of last night's Canucks-Blackhawks game. Olczyk: "All the cancer is gone. We beat this thing" (AP, 3/22). Olczyk "offered a lengthy list of thank-yous, from Blackhawks players, staff and management to his friends in the hockey and horse-racing communities, particularly broadcast partner Pat Foley" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 3/23).

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