"Barry James Melrose" is a Canadian-American broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player and head coach. Melrose played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League. After retiring from playing, he became a head coach and is best known for being the coach of the Los Angeles Kings in their 1993 run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals. He is a long-time commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN and contributor for the NHL Network (United States)/NHL Network.[http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/melrose_barry/ Barry Melrose « ESPN MediaZone ESPN MediaZone]

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You're talking about the third-top goal-scorer in the NHL ... I think he should just go in. I think he'll have to wait, but I'd have no problem with him going in tomorrow.

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We're going to try, ... We've been working on this for several weeks now, talking to financial people and getting this deal done. Steve and I are both very committed to making the franchise a success.

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Marc has a lot of irons in the fire, and I know some things will pan out, ... We were surprised by a few guys not returning, but I trust Marc, and I know we're going to be strong on the ice.

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We feel we've got to do some things better and be more aggressive in the community, ... We're going to hire more staff and market more to our surrounding areas, and start bringing in more revenue.

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I never even thought about (cause of death). A friend of mine died, and that's all that I've worried about.

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Marc Potvin was one of my best friends in the world. I loved his heart, his courage, his loyalty and I loved his sense of humor.

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It's an unbelievable story, ... He became a hockey player by default. He didn't live at the rink, wasn't a rink rat. Goes to (the University of Minnesota) Duluth - not a major hockey school. Everything that happened with Brett is not the standard; it's unique. No way is it the way you picture it with the son of a hockey player.

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I've known him for a long time, and there was no sign, no history of anything like that. He seemed the opposite. He was very excited about the team. We had one of our best players, Greg Koehler, coming back from Europe and we had one of the best teams in the UHL.

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