{
  "id": 6522441,
  "title": "Barry Melrose Dies: Gretzky-Era L.A. Kings Coach And Longtime ESPN Hockey Analyst Was 70",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-dies-gretzky-era-l-a-kings-coach-and-longtime-espn",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T01:50:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/barry-melrose-dead-los-angeles-kings-coach-espn-1237073079/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Barry Melrose, who coached the Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings team that helped put the NHL and hockey on the map in the U.S., and who later became ESPN’s signature hockey analyst for almost two decades, died Wednesday. He was 70. Melrose retired from ESPN after an almost two-decade broadcasting career after he revealed just […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Barry Melrose, Entertaining ESPN Hockey Analyst, Dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-entertaining-espn-hockey-analyst-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:26:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "ESPN Hockey Analyst Barry Melrose Dead At 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/espn-hockey-analyst-barry-melrose-dead-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Barry Melrose, Longtime ESPN Hockey Analyst, Dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-longtime-espn-hockey-analyst-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:48:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Barry Melrose, Former ESPN Analyst and Hockey Pro, Dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-former-espn-analyst-and-hockey-pro-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:51:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}