Ukushona kukaBarry Melrose kushiya i-ESPN ingenalo izwi lomakadebona we-hockey

UBarry Melrose, owayengumdlali nomqeqeshi we-NHL futhi engumhlaziyi wesikhathi eside we-ESPN, owaziwa ngeso lakhe elibukhali lokubona okwenzeka ku-hockey, ubuntu bakhe obukhulu kanye nezinwele zakhe ze-mullet ezazimhlukanisa, ushone ngoLwesithathu eneminyaka engu-70. Umkakhe, uCindy, ukuqinisekisile ukushona kwakhe ku-ESPN. I-Variety ibike ukuthi i-ESPN yathi wayeyinsika ebalulekile ekusakazweni kwayo kwe-hockey.

Umsebenzi kaMelrose wawuhlanganisa cishe zonke izindawo ezibalulekile zalo mdlalo. Wadlala ku-NHL kusukela ngo-1979 kuya ku-1986, waqeqesha i-Los Angeles Kings yafinyelela kowamanqamu eStanley Cup ngo-1993, wabe esejoyina i-ESPN ngo-1996. Wathatha umhlalaphansi kule nethiwekhi ngemuva kokutholakala ukuthi unesifo sikaParkinson ngo-2023, njengoba i-Deadline yabika.

Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwamava kwamenza waba umuntu okunzima ngendlela engavamile ukumfaka esikhundleni. UMelrose wayengagcini ngokuchaza i-hockey esuka edeskini lesitudiyo. Wayebazi ubuhlungu bezimpi, ukuhlala ebhentshini nobusuku obude obuchithwa ngaphakathi kwalo mdlalo. UJohn Buccigross, uzakwabo ku-ESPN nomngane wakhe omkhulu, wambiza ngokuthi “ungumfowethu omdala” futhi wathi inkundla ye-hockey kwakuyikhaya lakhe.

Umbiko awusho imbangela yokushona kwakhe futhi awusho ukuthi i-ESPN ihlele yini izinhlelo ezisemthethweni zokumkhumbula.

Ukuhlolwa komthelela

I-ESPN manje ilahlekelwa yizwi lomakadebona, elathola ukwethembeka ngokudlala, ukuqeqesha kanye namashumi eminyaka okusakaza. Esikhathini esiseduze, amaqembu ale nethiwekhi asakaza i-hockey kuzodingeka ababele abanye imisebenzi kaMelrose. Abanye abahlaziyi bangase bathole isikhathi esengeziwe sokukhuluma, kodwa ababukeli bazophinde balibone igebe elishiywe yinhlanganisela ekhethekile kaMelrose yokungagwegwesi, imfudumalo kanye nendlela yakhe yokwethula eyayigcwele umdlandla.

Ukulahleka okukhulu kusekutheni lo mdlalo ulahlekelwa ingxenye yesiko lawo. Abalandeli be-hockey abalahlekelwanga nje ngumhlaziyi; balahlekelwe yibhuloho elaziwayo elixhumanisa okwedlule kwalo mdlalo nesikhathi samanje. Ukuhlaziya: I-ESPN ingagcina lelo bhuloho ngezinhlelo ezibuyekeza umlando, ezigxile esikhathini uMelrose ayesikuKings, emsebenzini wakhe ku-NHL kanye nasemsebenzini wakhe wokusakaza, kodwa ukusakazwa okuvamile kusazozwakala kungasenabo ubuntu obufanayo ngaphandle kokuba omunye umhlaziyi akwazi ukuhlanganisa amava acishe afane nokwethula kwakhe.

Izimo ezingase zenzeke

Okungenzeka kakhulu

Uma i-ESPN ithatha ukushona kukaMelrose njengokulahlekelwa okukhulu eqenjini layo elisunguliwe lezokusakaza i-hockey, le nethiwekhi izomnika ukuhlonishwa okukhulu ezinhlelweni zokumkhumbula bese yabela abanye abahlaziyi asebekhona imisebenzi yakhe evamile emasontweni ambalwa ezayo. Le ndlela iyona engenzeka kakhulu ngoba i-ESPN isivele inomsebenzi wokusakaza osebenzayo futhi akukabikwa ukuthi ukhona ozongena esikhundleni sakhe. Izimpawu ezicacile kuzoba izingxenye zokumkhumbula, ukuvela kwabanye ezabelwe imisebenzi yakhe kanye nokuqhubeka kokusakazwa ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okukhulu ezinhlelweni.

Okuhle okungase kuvele

Uma i-ESPN, amaKings kanye nozakwabo bakudala bakaMelrose emhlabeni we-hockey behlela ndawonye izinhlelo ezibanzi zokubuyekeza umlando, ukushona kwakhe kungaholela ekusakazweni okujulile komlando walo mdlalo. Umsebenzi wakhe unikeza indaba ecacile esivele ikhona mayelana nokuxhumana phakathi kokudlala ku-NHL, ukuqeqesha kanye nokuhlaziya kuthelevishini. Lokho kunganikeza ababukeli okungaphezu kohlelo lokuvalelisa. Kungase kwenze umbono wakhe ube yingxenye ephindaphindwayo yendlela i-ESPN echaza ngayo umlando we-hockey ngesizini ezayo.

Okubi okungase kuvele

Uma imisebenzi kaMelrose ihlukaniswa phakathi kwabahlaziyi abaningi ngaphandle komuntu ocacile ozongena esikhundleni sakhe, ukusakazwa kwe-ESPN kungase kulahlekelwe obunye bobuntu bakho ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kweziyi-12 ezizayo. Inkinga ngeke kube ukugcwalisa nje imizuzu emoyeni. Kuzoba wukushintsha izwi elalithola isisindo esengeziwe emibonweni yalo ngenxa yomlando walo wokudlala nokuqeqesha. Ukwanda kokushintshaniswa kwabahlaziyi noma izinguquko ezibonakalayo endleleni izinhlelo ezethulwa ngayo kuzokhombisa ukuthi ushintsho luba nzima kunalokho obekulindelekile.

Okufanele kubhekwe ngokulandelayo

Bheka ukuthi i-ESPN izomemezela yini izinhlelo zokumkhumbula, ichaze ukuthi imisebenzi kaMelrose izosingathwa kanjani, noma iguqule yini indlela eshintshanisa ngayo abahlaziyi. Imicimbi eqhubekayo yokumkhumbula, ehlanganisa abadlali, abaqeqeshi kanye nozakwabo bakudala, izokhombisa ukuthi ifa lakhe liphathwa njengento ebanzi kunokuvalelisa nje okuvela kunethiwekhi eyodwa.