Photo via Yahoo Sports

ESPN honors longtime analyst Barry Melrose with touching tribute as 2026-27 NHL season opens

Ahead of the opening night for the 2026-27 NHL campaign, ESPN broadcast a touching memorial honoring legendary hockey analyst Barry Melrose, who passed away on September 9 at the age of 70 following a battle with Parkinson's disease. Before his nearly three-decade career in broadcasting, Melrose accumulated 728 penalty minutes across 300 games as a defenseman for the Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings, and later coached the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final under Wayne Gretzky.

Up nextNHL· 2h ago

Takeaways from the Ducks 4-3 Win over the Golden Knights