Oh, brothers! Olczyk's sons reunite at 'Canes camp

By Joedy Mccreary

Associated Press

Published: Friday, June 29 2012 11:45 a.m. MDT

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In this photo taken Thursday, June 28, 2012, brothers Eddie, left and Tommy Olczyk watch as they participate during Carolina Hurricanes NHL hockey rookie camp in Raleigh, N.C.,The Olczyks are the sons of former NHL player and coach and current NBC broadcaster Ed Olczyk.

Gerry Broome, Associated Press

Summary

The Carolina Hurricanes have reunited another set of brothers — and this time it's not the Staals.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have reunited another set of brothers — and this time it's not the Staals.

College players Tommy and Eddie Olczyk are the sons of former NHL player and coach Ed Olczyk. They're getting their first on-ice taste of the NHL this week during the Hurricanes' rookie conditioning camp.

And in a remarkable coincidence, the Olczyks' reunion came less than a week after the Hurricanes brought the Staals back together. They traded for center Jordan Staal — the younger brother of team captain Eric.

Eddie is 23 and a rising senior at Massachusetts, while 21-year-old Tommy is a sophomore at Penn State.

Ed Olczyk calls the opportunity a "win-win" for his sons because they "have been around the pro game all their lives, but not in that setting."

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