Former NHL player, coach and longtime ESPN analyst Barry Melrose dead at 70

Barry Melrose, the former player and coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before becoming one of hockey’s most recognizable voices in broadcasting, has died. He was 70. ESPN announced Melrose’s death Wednesday after his wife notified Steve Lacy, a former ESPN colleague. Melrose was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, prompting his retirement from the network. He joined ESPN in 1996 and spent nearly three decades with the network. "For decades, Barry Melrose w