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Don Cherry
ice hockey coach, television commentator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former[1] ice hockey commentator. He is also a sports writer, as well as a retired professional hockey player and National Hockey League (NHL) coach.
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Don Cherry | |||
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![]() Don Cherry pictured at the CBC Winter Launch in 2010 | |||
Born |
(1934-02-05) February 5, 1934 (age 90) 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 |
Hershey Bears Boston Bruins Springfield Indians Rochester Americans Vancouver Canucks (WHL) | ||
Playing career | 1954–1972 |
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In 2004, Cherry was voted by viewers as the seventh-greatest Canadian of all-time in the CBC miniseries The Greatest Canadian.
Cherry played one game with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five seasons.
From 1986 to 2019, Cherry co-hosted Coach's Corner—a segment aired during CBC's Saturday-night NHL broadcast Hockey Night in Canada.[2][3]
In November 2019, Cherry was fired by Sportsnet from Hockey Night in Canada for comments that suggested Canadian immigrants liked military veterans dying and benefited from it.[4]