Elliotte Friedman
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15,667 appearances
47 recordings
6 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 10 Sep
Elliotte Friedman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Before we dive into this episode of 32 Thoughts, the podcast, news came across on Wednesday night that the hockey world lost a giant.
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Barry Melrose passing away, a native of Saskatchewan, but of course an incredible mark on the game, particularly in the United States.
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Elliot, I think of our old teammate Kelly Rudy, always spoke lonely of playing for him in Los Angeles
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such a wonderful career as a broadcaster too.
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I personally didn't get a chance to really get to know Matal Elliott.
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I'm sure you spent some time around him.
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Your thoughts on the man, Barry Melrose?
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Well, I saw Emily Kaplan and John Buchigros, who was very close to Barry Melrose, about an hour before the news came out.
And they were the first two people I thought of because we were with them at the NHL-NHLPA media tour.
And they were just as busy as we were.
And that obviously would have resonated hugely, hugely with them.
You know, when I think of Melrose, I remember him as a player who played for the Maple Leafs briefly, wore number 26.
But what you really remember him for was that unbelievable 1993 series between the Maple Leafs and the Kings, the Stanley Cup semifinal.
And he got into it with Pat Burns.
And for a minute there, there was a game and everybody who watched that series will remember it.
It looked like Burns was going to charge him and they were going to fight.
And that would have been some fight between Barry Melrose and Pat Burns.
But he loved hockey.
He breathed hockey.
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