# Don Cherry (Hockey) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 10, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249 "2019-11-10T19:30:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/41 "2019-11-12T02:22:18Z")
Great tweet and photo from Jagmeet Singh: "Don, let me introduce you to “#youpeople” My great grandfather, Hira Singh, who served in WW1 & WW2 under the British." [https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2019/11/10/there-is-no-you-people-jagmeet-singh-condemns-don-cherry/](https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2019/11/10/there-is-no-you-people-jagmeet-singh-condemns-don-cherry/) ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/42 "2019-11-12T02:35:59Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Any guesses on who will replace him? > > Kelly Hrudey? > Cassie Campbell? > Brian Burke? > Hayley Wickenheiser? > > Burkie must be foaming at the mouth. Hopefully no one, It seems like a good time to let coaches corner go. It’s time and trying to replace Don would be a huge problem for a large percentage of Canadians. Find some up and coming person with a voice and give them their own thing. I happen to be biased against Don Cherry as I worked in proximity to him (not on his show, in the building) for a while and found him to be a huge jerk (Ron is great). Good riddance. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/43 "2019-11-12T04:03:30Z")
I couldn’t believe he was still on TV. Does he just really like giving out his outdated opinions (which were outdated 20 years ago) that he hadn’t retired yet? Or does he need the money to buy a new suit every day? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/44 "2019-11-12T04:27:36Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Find some up and coming person with a voice and give them their own thing. George Stroumboulopoulos? I’ll show myself out…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/45 "2019-11-12T11:12:05Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Any guesses on who will replace him? > > Kelly Hrudey? > Cassie Campbell? > Brian Burke? > Hayley Wickenheiser? > > Burkie must be foaming at the mouth. Tim Tebow. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/46 "2019-11-12T13:00:16Z")
The intermissions are filled with ex hockey players and coaches pontificating about the game. Let’s do something different - I’ve always liked Hockey Day In Canada… let’s have features about hockey’s role in communities, the minor leagues, amateur hockey, kids hockey, the NHL players reaching out to the communities with pro bono and charity work. There’s more to this game other than billionaire owners with millionaire players on their salary. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/47 "2019-11-12T13:57:09Z")
Wrapped-in-the-flag, chickenhawk assholes aren’t something I associate with Canada. I feel like I recognize this guy but the last hockey game I watched was the U.S. over Finland, 4-2. Did he cover the Olympics? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/48 "2019-11-12T13:58:43Z")
He’s my fashion idol. Not the ridiculous jackets that he has custom made from fabric he picks out, but I love his high collared shirts. I wish I could find them. I like to watch his commentary. I never played the game and don’t know much about the x’s and o’s, but sometimes he’ll show a replay and I’ll think “so that’s how they set that shot up”. The game goes so fast it’s hard for people like me to see how it works but there are times where he makes me feel like I understand a little more than I did before the segment. He’s also a bombastic old coot but he’s like the uncle who’s a little behind the times but tells a great story. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/49 "2019-11-12T14:20:50Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > He’s also a bombastic old coot but he’s like the uncle who’s a little behind the times but tells a great story. Unless you happen to be the kind of people he doesn’t like; then you’re the subject of abuse. Plenty of people tell great stories without being assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/50 "2019-11-12T14:27:42Z")
As others have said, this HAS been a long time coming. For years, Cherry (and MacLean, for that matter) were great at providing some insight into the game but even that input has waned over the last decade or more. My peeve was actually not with Cherry but the masses who blindly agreed with absolutely everything he says. As a hockey player, parent, coach, and fan, I began to realize that you needed to filter almost everything he said to “You kids, out there…”. His brand of hockey is long gone and his politics even older. That said, I do wish he’d ended his career on a different note and retired years ago. > [@Rysto](#): > > It needs to be someone with knowledge of the Toronto market, who is popular with Leaf fans, and has a deep understanding of hockey. > > I nominate Mats Sundin. 😃 I can see it now! Mats’ Corner… brought to you by … Campbell’s Chunky Soup! \“MATS! Did you eat your Chunky Soup!”\ …wish I could find video link ☹ ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/51 "2019-11-12T15:51:15Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > He’s my fashion idol. Not the ridiculous jackets that he has custom made from fabric he picks out, but I love his high collared shirts. I wish I could find them. > … [Fabricland files for bankruptcy after biggest customer fired from Coach’s Corner](https://www.thebeaverton.com/2019/11/fabricland-files-for-bankruptcy-after-biggest-customer-fired-from-coachs-corner/) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/52 "2019-11-12T16:47:17Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Wrapped-in-the-flag, chickenhawk assholes aren’t something I associate with Canada. One rule in life is that you can find assholes anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/53 "2019-11-12T17:56:07Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > As a hockey player, parent, coach, and fan, I began to realize that you needed to filter almost everything he said to “You kids, out there…”. His brand of hockey is long gone and his politics even older. > > That said, I do wish he’d ended his career on a different note and retired years ago. [If only he read Partiallyclips](https://web.archive.org/web/20101220215839/http://partiallyclips.com/2002/07/28/fishing-with-grampa/). (Took me about 15 minutes to track that down, too.) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/54 "2019-11-12T18:22:07Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Wrapped-in-the-flag, chickenhawk assholes aren’t something I associate with Canada. Ever crossed the border into Canada? They seem to identify all of their natural-born jerks early, then send them to there to work. Canadians working at the border = assholes. Everybody on the other side of those jerks = great! (Or perhaps it’s a clever ploy to make everyone else in Canada _seem_ like not so much of a dick. In any case, it works. ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/55 "2019-11-12T18:36:04Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Canadians working at the border = assholes. Works for Americans as well. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/56 "2019-11-12T18:55:57Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Ever crossed the border into Canada? They seem to identify all of their natural-born jerks early, then send them to there to work. > > Canadians working at the border = assholes. Quite honestly, this isn’t a joke. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/57 "2019-11-12T19:10:50Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Quite honestly, this isn’t a joke. I’m honestly surprised we have a reputation for being nice, considering first contact would be a border guard. I easily run into the most trouble coming back home. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/58 "2019-11-12T19:29:52Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Quite honestly, this isn’t a joke. I’ve never had a problem driving to or from Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/59 "2019-11-12T19:43:20Z")
> [@drm](#): > > I’m honestly surprised we have a reputation for being nice, considering first contact would be a border guard. I easily run into the most trouble coming back home. Actually, we have a reputation for being “polite”… this does not automatically translate to “nice” or “friendly”. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249/60 "2019-11-12T19:43:47Z")
So I’m not the only one who has issues at the border. Phew, that makes me feel better. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249.md?page=4)