2026年9月9日 美国东部时间晚上10:02 / 美联社
从球员转型为教练的巴里·梅尔罗斯日前去世，享年70岁。他曾带领洛杉矶国王队杀入1993年斯坦利杯总决赛，之后在冰球解说领域开启了漫长的职业生涯。
ESPN在周三宣布了梅尔罗斯的死讯，这一消息由他的妻子告知该媒体。
“无论是在冰球场偶遇他，还是在电视屏幕上看到他，从他标志性飘逸的鲻鱼头，到他招牌西装外套的翻领，巴里·梅尔罗斯都是一个让人过目难忘的人物，”NHL总裁加里·贝特曼说道。“如果你有幸和他交谈过，或是听过他的解说分析，那你会更加幸运，因为他总能唤起你对冰球运动的热爱。”
2014年12月30日，时任NHL网络解说员的巴里·梅尔罗斯在华盛顿特区国民球场录制节目。布莱恩·巴宾诺/NHLI via 盖蒂图片社
梅尔罗斯2023年被诊断出帕金森症后，离开了解说岗位。韦恩·格雷茨基当时曾表示，梅尔罗斯“比任何一支球队都更重要”。
梅尔罗斯的解说风格贴近大众，总能在分析中融入幽默感，他的山羊胡和向后梳拢的发型让人一眼就能认出。
“几十年来，巴里·梅尔罗斯一直是冰球界最具辨识度、最受信任的声音之一，” ESPN在一份声明中说道。“他对这项运动的理解深刻透彻，直言不讳的风格令人耳目一新，对比赛的热情更是有目共睹。”
梅尔罗斯出生于萨斯喀彻温省的乡村小镇凯尔温顿，1976年在已解散的世界冰球协会辛辛那提尖刺队开启职业冰球生涯。他在辛辛那提效力了三个赛季，最后一个赛季搭档了年轻的马克·梅西耶。1979年世界冰球协会解散后，他转会至温尼伯，正式加入NHL。
此后，梅尔罗斯还曾效力于多伦多枫叶队和底特律红翼队，并在1985-86赛季结束后退役。
他职业生涯共在NHL常规赛出战300场，贡献10粒进球、33次助攻和728分钟罚时，季后赛出场7次。在世界冰球协会的178场比赛中，他取得5粒进球、32次助攻和343分钟罚时。
转型教练后，梅尔罗斯在1992年带领阿迪朗达克红翼队夺得美国冰球联盟卡尔德杯冠军。
次年，梅尔罗斯被洛杉矶国王队聘用，为这支球队带来了鲜明的个人风格和立竿见影的成功。执教首个赛季，他带领拥有韦恩·格雷茨基的国王队打出了令人难忘的季后赛之旅，一路杀入总决赛，最终五场不敌蒙特利尔加拿大人队。
在洛杉矶执教两个多赛季期间，梅尔罗斯带队取得79胜101负29场平局的战绩，最终在1994-95赛季中途被解雇。
他于1996年加盟ESPN，2008-09赛季曾短暂离开解说席，执教坦帕湾闪电队，当时史蒂文·斯坦科思正处于新秀赛季。球队开局5胜7负4平，仅16场比赛后梅尔罗斯就被解雇，随后重返解说岗位。
梅尔罗斯还以快 pitch垒球的长打实力闻名。休赛期，他会和凯尔温顿地区的其他NHL球员，包括温德尔·克拉克、乔伊·库库尔、凯利·蔡斯和凯文·卡明斯基等人一起，在萨斯喀彻温省组队打球，这支队伍被一些人称为“史上最强硬球队”。
Barry Melrose, prominent NHL player, coach and broadcaster, dies at 70
September 9, 2026 10:02 PM EDT / AP
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.
ESPN announced Melrose’s death Wednesday after his wife informed the network.
“From the flowing locks of his distinctive mullet to the flared lapels of his trademark long suit coats, Barry Melrose cut an unmistakable figure whenever you were fortunate enough to run into him at a rink or catch him on your television screen,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “You were even more fortunate if you engaged him in conversation or listened to his analysis because he never failed to boost your love of the game of hockey.”
NHL Network analyst Barry Melrose speaks during a show on Dec. 30, 2014, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images
Melrose stepped away from his analyst role in 2023 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Wayne Gretzky at the time said Melrose was “bigger than any team.”
Melrose had a relatable everyman’s broadcasting style, bringing a sense of humor to his insights, and was easily recognized by his goatee and slicked-back hair.
“For decades, Barry Melrose was one of the most distinctive and trusted voices in hockey,” ESPN said in a statement. “His knowledge of the game was deep, his candor was refreshing and his passion was unmistakable.”
From rural Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Melrose broke into pro hockey with the Cincinnati Stingers of the now-defunct World Hockey Association in 1976. He played three seasons in Cincinnati — the last teaming with a young Mark Messier — and, following the WHA’s demise, made the transition to the NHL with Winnipeg in 1979.
Melrose went on to play for Toronto and Detroit, where he closed his career following the 1985-86 season.
He finished with 10 goals and 33 points and 728 penalty minutes in 300 career NHL regular-season games, and he skated in seven more in the playoffs. His WHA totals were five goals and 32 points and 343 penalty minutes in 178 games with Cincinnati.
Melrose turned to coaching and led the Adirondack Red Wings to win the American Hockey League Calder Cup championship in 1992.
The following year, Melrose was hired by the Kings, where he brought a sense of colorful flare and instant success to Los Angeles. In his rookie season, he coached a Kings team that featured Gretzky to make a memorable playoff run. They reached the final before losing to Montreal in five games.
Melrose finished with a record of 79-101 and 29 ties over two-plus seasons in L.A. before being fired midway through the 1994-95 season.
He was hired by ESPN in 1996 and left broadcasting for what became a brief stint coaching the Tampa Bay Lightning in Steven Stamkos’ rookie season in 2008-09. Melrose was fired 16 games into the season following a 5-7-4 start and returned to broadcasting.
Melrose also was known for his long-ball hitting prowess in fast-pitch softball, joining fellow Kelvington-area NHL players Wendel Clark, Joey Kocur, Kelly Chase and Kevin Kaminski and others in the offseason in Saskatchewan to form what some call “the toughest team there ever was.”
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