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| 24th June, 2008 - 1:58 pm |  RealGM Staff Report - Barry Melrose has been named the sixth head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, as announced by owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie.
?We are very pleased that Barry signed on to become the next head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning,? Barrie and Koules said in a joint statement. ?We believe Barry offers just what this team needs, and it starts with his ability to get all 20 players pushing in the same direction and playing at 100 percent night-in, night out. We like his enthusiasm and passion for the game, and we know the fans of Tampa Bay will take a liking to him.?
A winner at every level he has coached, Melrose spent three seasons (1992-95) as the head coach in Los Angeles, leading the Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 1993. Melrose, 51, began his coaching career in 1987 when he led the Western Hockey League?s Medicine Hat Tigers to a 44-22-6 record and the Memorial Cup title. [READ] |
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