Barry Melrose is retiring.
The 67-year-old veteran ESPN hockey analyst confirmed the news that he will be retiring from the broadcasting world after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“I have spent more than 50 extraordinary years playing, training and analyzing the best game in the world, hockey,” he began in a statement.
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“The time has come to hang up the skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next. I am beyond grateful for my hockey career and for calling ESPN my home for almost 30 years. Thank you for the incredible memories and now I will be cheering you on from the stands.”
He previously played for the NHL for 11 years before moving on to coach in 1987 for teams such as the Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning.
In a statement, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman called Barry a “unique and unique person” and added: “Hockey on ESPN will not be the same without him. Barry, we wish you the best in this fight and know you will give everything you have. As you always do”.
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