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Barry Melrose drew 238,858 Wikipedia views in a day

Barry Melrose drew 238,858 views on 2026-09-10, against a typical 64 a day. Normal traffic here is low enough that the multiple (4,825x) is indicative rather than precise — the view count is the solid figure here.

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Barry Melrose

Canadian and American ice hockey player, coach and broadcaster (1956–2026)

238,858
views in a day, 4,825x more than normal, on a baseline too small to state precisely
Daily Wikipedia pageviews for Barry Melrose062K125K188K250K238,85823 Aug14 Sep6 Oct
Wikipedia pageviews, 10 Sep 2026 wikispikes.com
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Daily Wikipedia pageviews for Barry Melrose
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2026-10-06443
2026-10-05377
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2026-10-031,601
2026-10-021,809
2026-10-011,832
2026-09-309,131
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2026-09-152,584
2026-09-143,338
2026-09-135,044
2026-09-1210,673
2026-09-1138,073
2026-09-10238,858
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What this article is

Barry James Melrose was a Canadian and American professional ice hockey player, coach and broadcaster. He played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring from playing, he became a head coach for the Los Angeles Kings in the team's run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final. Until 2023, he was a long-time commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN as well as a contributor for the NHL Network.

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How this was measured

Views are Wikimedia's own pageview counts for en.wikipedia, filtered to agent=user so automated traffic is excluded. The baseline is the median of the previous 60 days, which is used instead of the mean so that an earlier surge cannot flatten a later one. The multiple is the day's views divided by that median.

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