Melrose stepped away from his analyst role in 2023 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Barry Melrose, who coached the Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings team that helped put the NHL and hockey on the map in the U.S., and who later became ESPN’s signature hockey analyst for almost two decades, died Wednesday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Melrose stepped away from his analyst role in 2023 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.S1

• Barry Melrose, who coached the Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings team that helped put the NHL and hockey on the map in the U.S., and who later became ESPN’s signature hockey analyst for almost two decades, died Wednesday. He was 70. Melrose retired from ESPN...S2

• "We send our deepest condolences to his loved ones. He always kept it interesting and he will be missed," ESPN notes in a statement thewrap.com/">TheWrap.S3

• Melrose appeared in 300 NHL games as a defenseman for the Jets, the Maple Leafs and the Red Wings.S4

• 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.S5S6

• Barry Melrose stepped away from ESPN in 2023 after revealing his Parkinson's diagnosis.S7