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  "id": 6525445,
  "title": "Barry Melrose, former NHL player-turned-coach and broadcaster, dead at 70",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-former-nhl-player-turned-coach-and-broadcaster-dead-at-6525445",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:00:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70.",
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        "title": "What happened to Barry Melrose? What we know on NHL, ESPN legend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/what-happened-to-barry-melrose-what-we-know-on-nhl-espn-legend",
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        "title": "Barry Melrose, former NHL player-turned-coach and broadcaster, dead at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-former-nhl-player-turned-coach-and-broadcaster-dead-at",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Barry Melrose, prominent NHL player, coach and broadcaster, dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-prominent-nhl-player-coach-and-broadcaster-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:02:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Barry Melrose, former NHL coach and ESPN analyst, dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-former-nhl-coach-and-espn-analyst-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:31:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Former NHL Defenseman, Coach, Broadcaster Barry Melrose Dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/former-nhl-defenseman-coach-broadcaster-barry-melrose-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:08:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Barry Melrose, beloved NHL broadcaster, dies at 70",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/barry-melrose-beloved-nhl-broadcaster-dies-at-70",
        "published": "2026-09-10T11:18:27.000Z"
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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."
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