Back دون تشيرى (لاعب هوكى الجليد) ARZ Don Cherry Czech Don Cherry (Eishockeyspieler) German Don Cherry (jääkiekkovalmentaja) Finnish Donald Cherry French ドン・チェリー (アイスホッケー) Japanese Dons Čerijs Latvian/Lettish Don Cherry (ijshockeycoach) Dutch Don Cherry SIMPLE Don Cherry (ishockey) Swedish
| Don Cherry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cherry in 2010 | |||
| Born |
February 5, 1934 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Coached for |
Boston Bruins Colorado Rockies | ||
| Playing career | 1954–1972 | ||
| Coaching career | 1971–1980 | ||
Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five seasons after concluding a playing career in the American Hockey League, leading the team to four division titles and two appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
From 1986 to 2019, Cherry co-hosted Coach's Corner—a segment aired during CBC's Saturday-night NHL broadcast Hockey Night in Canada, with Ron MacLean. Nicknamed Grapes, he is known for his outspoken manner and opinions, and his flamboyant dress.[1][2] By the 2018–19 NHL season, Cherry and MacLean had hosted Coach's Corner for 33 seasons.[3] From 1984 to 2019, Cherry hosted Grapevine, a short-form radio segment with fellow sportscaster Brian Williams. He created and starred in the direct-to-video series Don Cherry's Rock'Em Sock'em Hockey from 1989 to 2018.
In 2004, Cherry was voted by viewers as the seventh-greatest Canadian of all time in the CBC miniseries The Greatest Canadian. In March 2010, his life was dramatized in a two-part CBC movie, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story, based on a script written by his son, Timothy Cherry. In March 2012, CBC aired a sequel, The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II.
Cherry has expressed controversial political views for which he has faced criticism, including remarks he made regarding Canada's lack of support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and denying climate change. In November 2019, Cherry was fired by Sportsnet from Hockey Night in Canada for making controversial comments about Canadian immigrants during his show.[4] [5] [6]
- ^ "The Don Cherry Lexicon". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ^ "Don Stewart Cherry". The Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Cherry and MacLean". Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt; Strauss, Ben; Bieler, Des (November 12, 2019). "Don Cherry fired from Sportsnet after criticizing immigrants on 'Hockey Night in Canada'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
Longtime NHL commentator Don Cherry was fired by Canadian broadcaster Sportsnet after making divisive comments about immigrants on the air Saturday night.
- ^ "Don Cherry not apologizing for Coach's Corner poppy rant".
- ^ "'You love our way of life': Don Cherry criticized for comments on immigrants, poppies". Global News. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
Cherry has yet to issue a public statement on the comments, which drew ire across the country. By Sunday afternoon, #FireDonCherry and #DonCherryMustGo were still trending topics on Twitter.