Barry Melrose, former LA Kings coach and ESPN analyst, retires after Parkinson's diagnosis The former NHL coach and player has been an Emmy Award-winning hockey analyst for ESPN since 1996.

The Kings hired him in 1992 at 35 as a first-time head coach to replace Tom Webster. With his big personality and bigger mullet that was fashionable for its time, Melrose embraced the Hollywood ...

Melrose coached the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, leading them to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. He then moved into TV as an NHL Analyst with ESPN in 1995, where ...

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Barry Melrose laughs during a news conference Tuesday morning June 24, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. Melrose had spent three seasons as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings ...

On Tuesday, ESPN released a tribute to Melrose, which was narrated by Gretzky himself. 'Barry was hired to be our coach in LA in 1992 and he was just 35,' the 62-year-old Gretzky said in the video.

“Barry was hired to be our coach in LA in 1992, and he was just 35,” Gretzky said. “He’d never coached a game in the NHL; but as soon as he took over, all we did was start winning.

Barry Melrose first joined ESPN full-time in October 1996, and he remained there until the eve of the 2023-24 season except for a brief return to coaching in 2008. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press ...

ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and the sports world responded with an outpouring of goodwill toward the former NHL player and coach Tuesday ...

Former Kings coach Barry Melrose, seen speaking as he is honored prior to a Kings game Feb. 12, 2015, at Staples Center, is stepping away from his role as an NHL analyst for ESPN after being ...