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goingfivehole.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008

Barry Melrose Headed Back to ESPN

— goingfivehole.blogspot.com — According to Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News media blog, the recently fired Tampa Lightning head... coach will be heading back to his old stomping grounds of Bristol, Connecticut and returning to ESPN as a hockey analyst. (more) Barry Melrose Headed Back to ESPN

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totalprosports.com - 12/9/2008

Melrose: “I hope They Don’t Win Another Game”

— totalprosports.com — After a 13 year hiatus from coaching an NHL team, Barry Melrose was given another chance this... September by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Three and a half months into his coaching duties with the Lightning and sporting a 5-7-4 record, Melrose has been let go by the team. ... (more) Melrose: “I hope They Don’t Win Another Game”

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sports.yahoo.com - 12/9/2008

Melrose hopes Tampa 'doesn't win a game for the rest of the year'

— sports.yahoo.com — After last night's 5-3 defeat at the Boston Bruins , the Tampa Bay Lightning locker room was... in an undeclared competition to see who could best convey a sense of palpable humiliation. There was interim coach Rick Tocchet, saying: "To me, it's ... (more) Melrose hopes Tampa 'doesn't win a game for the rest of ...

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MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... And hey, get this: Now that he’s been canned by the Lighting (after an oh so brief tenure) Melrose is now back with ESPN for three years, according to Barry Horn at the Dallas Morning-News. Happy to see he’s back on his feet somewhere. ...

Wednesday Night Stuff
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Sports stories from Newsday — Barry Horn, my Dallas Morning News counterpart, reports Barry Melrose is headed back to ESPN. Hmm. I will look into this further Thursday.

Barry Melrose Headed Back to ESPN
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole — ... According to Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News media blog , the recently fired Tampa Lightning head coach will be heading back to his old stomping grounds of Bristol, Connecticut and returning to ESPN as a hockey analyst. Horn is reporting Melrose's new deal is for three years, which in my opinion, is a pretty safe bet that he sees it through. Barry's days behind the bench are likely over. It'll be interesting to see how they use Melrose with Matthew Barnaby, the current ESPN hockey analyst. I'm sure they'll be paired up during ESPN's eighteen seconds of hockey coverage a ...

Melrose place is ESPN, again.
Sports Media Watch — A familiar face is returning to ESPN, less than a year after leaving. Former ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose , who left the network over the summer to become the coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, is returning to ESPN after being fired from the team in November. According to the Dallas Morning News , Melrose has ...

Speed Read: Tar Heels Roll In Empty Ford Field
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... • So, Barry Melrose leaves ESPN to coach in the NHL and the world’s economy goes in the tank. Luckily, Barry got fired by the Lightning so he could get re-hired by the WWL, according to the DALLAS MORNING NEWS.  All is now right with the world. Thanks for playing, Matthew Barnaby. ...

Barry Melrose Is On His Way Back To ESPN
AwfulAnnouncing — ... Could it be possible that ESPN has two....count them....two employees who only work on-air for Hockey segments? Well according to the Dallas Morning News, via ...

The Morning Tailgate
JoeSportsFan.com — ... One man’s trash can definitely be another man’s treasure and in the case of Barry Melrose’s hair, it’s the treasure of the country. And very soon, we’ll be seeing it on a regular basis on ESPN. After being fired by the Lightning 16 games into his return to coaching, Barry has returned to his post-coaching roots. ...

Puck Headlines: Melrose takes his mullet and goes home
Puck Daddy — ... • Barry Melrose signs a three-year deal to return to ESPN, because there's no better analyst than one who recently showed the game has passed him by. Steve Levy's erection still hasn't subsided since hearing the news. Can't wait for the first edition of the Barnaby-Melrose debates. Opening topic: Who gets air time on ESPNews at 1 a.m. on a Tuesday? [ ...