He could be the face of the executive team and Davidson could run the day to day. He knows Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz and CEO Danny Wirtz well.
Olczyk, a lead analyst for national games on Turner Sports and locally for NBC Sports Chicago, has impeccable contacts throughout the NHL and a full understanding of how things are run. The Blackhawks could have someone like Eddie Olczyk as vice president in charge of hockey operations and Kyle Davidson, who replaced Stan Bowman as general manager, as full-time GM. We see that with the Columbus Blue Jackets (John Davidson and Jarmo Kekalainen), Boston Bruins (Cam Neely and Don Sweeney), Pittsburgh Penguins (Brian Burke and Ron Hextall), Vegas Golden Knights (George McPhee and Kelly McCrimmon) and now the Montreal Canadiens (Jeff Gorton and a GM to be hired). I think the Blackhawks should look to follow the model of having two people running hockey operations, an executive in charge ahead of the general manager.
The feeling I got was they aren't sure yet about their next step and are not in a mode to rush anything. was having a conversation with someone associated with the Blackhawks last Saturday, when they were at Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers. Are the Chicago Blackhawks thinking of solidifying a new general manager or coach with the other clubs making moves or are they thinking offseason? Seems like their current coaching staff is doing well.