Lightning fire coach Barry Melrose; Rick Tocchet takes over on interim basis

November 14, 2008 Doug Stolhand News 0

TAMPA, Fla. - Barry Melrose's latest go-around as an NHL coach has come to an abrupt end.The Tampa Bay Lightning fired Melrose on Thursday, and announced that assistant Rick Tocchet would take over the head coaching duties on an interim basis.

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Doug Stolhand is one of the co-founders and co-hosts of the Puck Podcast and has been a member of the NHL media since the show's inception in 2006.