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{{Short description|Canadian-American broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Barry Melrose
| image = B_Melrose_cropped.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Barry Melrose pictured at the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|07|15}}
| birth_place = [[Kelvington, Saskatchewan|Kelvington]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada
| height_ft = 6
| weight_lb = 205
| position = [[Defenseman (ice hockey)|Defence]]
| shoots = Right
| played_for = [[Cincinnati Stingers]]<br>[[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]
| draft = 36th overall
| draft_year = 1976
| draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| wha_draft = 37th overall
| wha_draft_year = 1976
| wha_draft_team = [[Cincinnati Stingers]]
| career_start = 1974
| career_end = 1987
}}

'''Barry James Melrose''' (born July 15, 1956) is a Canadian–American retired broadcaster and former professional [[ice hockey]] player and head coach. Melrose played in the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA) and [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). After retiring from playing, he became a head coach and is best known for being the coach of the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in their run to the [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Until 2023, he was a long-time commentator and hockey analyst for [[ESPN]] as well as a contributor for the [[NHL Network (United States)|NHL Network]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=Barry Melrose |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/melrose_barry/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Hockey career==

===Playing career===
Melrose began his hockey career as a defenceman in the [[Western Hockey League|WCHL]] with the [[Kamloops Chiefs]] in 1974, where he stayed for two years. He started the [[1976–77 AHL season|1976–77 season]] with the [[Springfield Indians]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]], before moving mid-season to the [[Cincinnati Stingers]] of the [[World Hockey Association|WHA]], where he stayed until 1979.

Following the demise of the WHA and the subsequent absorption of some of its teams into the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], Melrose joined the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] for the [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80 season]].<ref>[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/49975/nhl-with-barry-melrose Chat: Chat with Barry Melrose - SportsNation - ESPN<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

For the remainder of his playing career, Melrose split time between the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] and the [[Detroit Red Wings]], as well as their assorted AHL affiliates. Melrose spent his final season playing with the [[Adirondack Red Wings]] of the AHL during the [[1986–87 AHL season|1986–87 season]].

During his NHL playing career, he played 300 games, scoring 10 goals, with 23 assists and 728 penalty minutes. He also played in 7 playoff games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, assisting on 2 goals and receiving 38 penalty minutes.

===Coaching career===
Upon retirement, Melrose immediately began coaching. He coached the 1987–88 season with the [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] of the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]], leading them to a 44–22–6 record and a [[Memorial Cup]] title.

He coached the next season with the [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] before jumping to the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] and coaching the [[Adirondack Red Wings]]. He spent three years with the Red Wings, leading them to a [[Calder Cup]] win in the 1991–92 season.

Beginning with the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]], Melrose coached the NHL's [[Los Angeles Kings]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillman |first=Lisa |date=1992-06-25 |title=Kings Finally Select Coach, Take Melrose : Hockey: Team's front office will be shuffled, moving Vachon up and replacing him with Beverley. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-25-sp-1394-story.html |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> leading them to the [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals]], which they lost to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in five games. He continued coaching the Kings for two more seasons, finishing both years out of the playoffs and with losing records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillman |first=Lisa |date=1995-04-22 |title=Melrose Loses Place With Kings : Hockey: Raeder also ousted amid desperation as Vachon takes over in bid "to salvage the year." |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-22-sp-57594-story.html |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He then spent 13 years as a hockey analyst with [[ESPN]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Matsumoto |first=Jon |date=1995-12-13 |title=Melrose Lands in a Comfortable Place : Television: After a tumultuous time as coach of the L.A. Kings, Barry Melrose is back at ESPN and ESPN2 for his first full season as an on-air sports personality. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-13-ca-13372-story.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> (''NHL Tonight''/''DCI Tonight'') On June 4, 2008, Melrose stated on ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'' that he missed coaching and would entertain any NHL coaching offers. He stated, "I miss not having a dog in the fight."

The [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] hired Melrose as their head coach in June 2008.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3457480 |title=Lightning hire Melrose as new head coach |date=June 23, 2008 |access-date=2009-06-05 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> On October 21, 2008, Melrose recorded his first win as a head coach in over 13 years in a 3–2 victory over the [[Atlanta Thrashers]]. On November 14, 2008, Melrose was fired by the Lightning with a 5–7–4 record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3703077|title=Tocchet to take over as interim coach after Melrose gets fired |date=November 15, 2008 |access-date=2009-06-05 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>

===ESPN===
Melrose joined ESPN as a guest analyst in the spring of 1994 and 1995 when the Kings missed the playoffs<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=1994-04-18 |title=LITTLE WONDER PANG A TOP HOCKEY ANALYST |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/04/18/little-wonder-pang-a-top-hockey-analyst/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> and permanently in the fall of 1995 as a color commentator and studio analyst alongside host [[John Buccigross]] and [[John Saunders (journalist)|John Saunders]]. He left ESPN in June 2008 to coach the Tampa Bay Lightning.<ref name=":0" /> After his short stint with the Lightning ended, he returned to ESPN on January 1, 2009, in conjunction with the [[Winter Classic]] played between the Detroit Red Wings and [[Chicago Blackhawks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-04 |title=Melrose's place: Back on ESPN hockey coverage |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3745431 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> He was also the lead studio analyst on [[NHL 2Night]] together with [[Ray Ferraro]] along with host Buccigross. The trio also called select NHL games and the [[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]] championship games together.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robenhymer |first=Julie |date=2016-04-30 |title=Ties After Three Periods Send the Fans to Twitter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/sports/hockey/ties-after-three-periods-send-the-fans-to-twitter.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McKay |first=Julie |date=2023-03-22 |title=The Puck Drops on NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Post-Season Play Across ESPN Platforms |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/03/the-puck-drops-on-ncaa-mens-ice-hockey-post-season-play-across-espn-platforms/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

On October 10, 2023, [[John Buccigross]], Melrose's longtime colleague at ESPN, announced on X that Melrose would be retiring from the network to spend more time with his family after being diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axson |first=Scooby |title=ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose has Parkinson's disease, retiring from network |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2023/10/10/espn-nhl-analyst-barry-melrose-parkinsons-disease/71132949007/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=ESPN's Melrose has Parkinson's disease, retiring |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38625766/espn-barry-melrose-retires-parkinson-disease-diagnosis |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Barry Melrose retiring as ESPN's longtime hockey analyst after Parkinson's disease diagnosis |url=https://apnews.com/article/barry-melrose-parkinsons-disease-espn-nhl-5885d9eae2a7daba49055f7a60a2af04 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Glynn A. |date=2023-10-10 |title=Barry Melrose, ESPN hockey analyst, retires after Parkinson's diagnosis |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/10/barry-melrose-retires-parkinsons-espn/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
===NHL Network===
Melrose joined the [[NHL Network (United States)|NHL Network]] as a contributor in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=Travis |date=September 26, 2011 |title=Barry Melrose Joins NHL Network But Isn't Leaving ESPN |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2011/9/26/2451628/barry-melrose-nhl-network-espn |access-date=2012-04-10 |publisher=SB Nation}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Born in [[Kelvington, Saskatchewan]] to Norrie and James Melrose, he grew up on a farm outside the town. He is the cousin of former NHL players [[Wendel Clark]] and [[Joe Kocur]] and longtime minor league forward [[Kerry Clark (ice hockey)|Kerry Clark]]. Melrose currently resides in [[Glens Falls, New York]] with his wife, Cindy, and the couple have two sons, Tyrell and Adrien. Melrose became an American citizen in March 1998.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1973–74
| [[Weyburn Red Wings]]
| [[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]]
| 50
| 2
| 19
| 21
| 162
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1974–75 WCHL season|1974–75]]
| [[Kamloops Chiefs]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WCHL]]
| 70
| 6
| 18
| 24
| 95
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 21
|-
| [[1975–76 WCHL season|1975–76]]
| Kamloops Chiefs
| WCHL
| 72
| 12
| 49
| 61
| 112
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 WHA season|1976–77]]
| [[Cincinnati Stingers]]
| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1976–77 AHL season|1976–77]]
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 17
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1977–78 WHA season|1977–78]]
| Cincinnati Stingers
| WHA
| 69
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 113
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1978–79 WHA season|1978–79]]
| Cincinnati Stingers
| WHA
| 80
| 2
| 14
| 16
| 222
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 74
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 124
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1980–81
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| NHL
| 57
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 166
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 15
|-
| [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 64
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 186
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 52
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 68
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 23
|-
| [[1982–83 AHL season|1982–83]]
| [[St. Catharines Saints]]
| AHL
| 25
| 1
| 10
| 11
| 106
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| NHL
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 74
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1983–84 AHL season|1983–84]]
| [[Adirondack Red Wings]]
| AHL
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 37
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984–85 AHL season|1984–85]]
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 72
| 3
| 13
| 16
| 226
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 70
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 AHL season|1985–86]]
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 57
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 204
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1986–87 AHL season|1986–87]]
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 55
| 4
| 9
| 13
| 170
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 107
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHA totals
! 178
! 5
! 27
! 32
! 343
! 5
! 0
! 1
! 1
! 10
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 248
! 14
! 40
! 54
! 760
! 11
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 107
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 300
! 10
! 23
! 33
! 728
! 7
! 0
! 2
! 2
! 38
|}

==Coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="7"|Regular season !! colspan="1"|Postseason
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! Pts !!Finish !! Result
|-
![[Los Angeles Kings|LAK]]||[[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
|84||39||35||10||—||88||3rd in [[Smythe Division|Smythe]]||Lost in [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] ([[Montreal Canadiens|MTL]])
|-
!LAK||[[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
|84||27||45||12||—||66||5th in [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific]]||Missed playoffs
|-
!LAK||[[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
|41||13||21||7||—||(<span class="ltr">33</span>)||(fired)||—
|-
![[Tampa Bay Lightning|TBL]]||[[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
|16||5||7||—||4||(<span class="ltr">14</span>)||(fired)||—
|-
!colspan="2"|Total ||225||84||108||29||4|| || || 1 playoff appearance
|}

==See also==
* [[Notable families in the NHL]]
* [[Playoff beard#Playoff mullet|Playoff mullet]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8449555}}
* [http://www.pensuniverse.com/2009/05/5-questions-with-barry-melrose.html Pens Universe: 5 Questions with Barry Melrose]

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