Barry Melrose, the blue-collar NHL defenseman who brought flash to the Los Angeles Kings as their coach and fun to ESPN during his nearly three decades as a colorful hockey analyst, has died. He was 70. National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Melrose’s death in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter. “From the flowing locks of his distinctive mullet to the flared lapels of his trademark long suit coats, Barry Melrose cut an unmistakable figure whenever you were fortunate enough to run into him at a rink or catch him on your television screen. You were even more fortunate if you engaged him in conversation or…
