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Melrose returns to NHL as coach of Tampa

New Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Barry Melrose laughs during a news conference Tuesday morning June 24, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. Melrose is returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst..

Barry Melrose was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst because he wants to be “on the inside again.” He replaces John Tortorella, who was fired June 3. The hiring of Melrose by the Lightning’s new owners ends weeks of speculation concerning the former Los Angeles Kings coach.

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