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Official- Melrose Coach Of The Tampa Bay Lightning
by Paul on 06/24/08 at 11:13 AM ET
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from the Tampa Bay Lightning,
Barry Melrose has been named thesixth head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, it was 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.”
thanks to a KK reader for the pointer!
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In honor of Barry, I vote we turn back the clock on fashion… 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 06/24/08 at 11:53 AM ET
I think the Tampa owners should ride the short bus to all future meetings.
And issue a public apology to all their fans.
To paraphrase Campbell: “He was never big on the technical side of the game either...” Understatement much. Aside from Cherry, whose bigotry not lack of hockey sense frustrates people, I don’t know a single hockey fan who likes Melrose or thinks his thoughts are worth considering.
If Tampa goes above .500 next year, it will be purely on skill. If they make the playoffs, I’ll wear a Melrose Lightening jersey to every Wings game I attend. Seriously.
Posted by Osrt on 06/24/08 at 01:53 PM ET
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Also named Tocchet and Walz as assistants, with another to be named later
http://blogs.tampabay.com/lightning/
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