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"You Kids Out There" "I'm Telling Ya" "Something Like That" "You Gotta Love Him"
When Don Cherry speaks, hockey parents listen and so does the rest of Canada. If you missed coaches corner on Nov 22, 2003 then you missed Don Cherry at his best!
Don was furious at the CHA for airing those controversial television ads that have shocked the hockey world.
"These commercials are putting down all hockey parents and are sickening" said Cherry who went on to say: "The CHA should be ashamed of themselves, we have the best hockey parents in the world!"
The Canadian Hockey Parents Association has sent another letter to the CHA (Hockey Canada) asking them to pull the television commercials. "We find these ads disrespectful of the parents, players and the game itself. Its discriminating and brings undeserved discredit to hockey parents across Canada".
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Don Cherry Born: February 5, 1934 Kingston, Ontario
Don's rise to the NHL was an arduous one. He spent 15 years as a professional hockey
player, with only one game in the National Hockey League. Upon retiring from the game after
the 68-69 season Don worked at odd jobs, including construction work, and a brief stint, in
Don's words as, "the world's worst Cadillac salesman." Unable to earn a living Don returned to
the playing ranks with the Rochester Americans for the 71-72 season. On January 10, 1972
he replaced Doug Adam as the Americans coach. His work in Rochester earned Don a
promotion to the Bruins for the 74-75 season.
Don quickly became a fan favorite in Boston. His colorful demeanor, and honest directs quotes endeared him to Garden faithful like no other coach before or since. The Bruins teams reflected their coach, and became famous as the "Lunch Pail Gang." In five seasons behind the Bruins bench his teams finished first four straight years, averaging better than 46 wins, and 105 points a season. His best season came in 75-76 when he was awarded the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL's Coach of the Year.
Sadly, many Bruin fans will remember Don's final game behind the Bruin bench. It came on May 10, 1979 at the Montreal Forum, and will long be remembered as the "Too many men of the ice" game. While Don has shoulder the responsibility for the penalty late in the deciding game. In true Bruin tradition he has steadfastly refused to reveal which players) were mistaken in going on the ice.
After an unsuccessful season behind the bench of the Colorado Rockies, a chance appearance on Hockey Night in Canada lead Don into a highly successful career on "Coaches Corner". A regular feature of Hockey Night in Canada telecasts during the first intermissions. Don dispenses his brand of honest, hard hitting philosophy to an enthralled nation each Saturday night. Don's segment is so popular that CBC's audience share is larger during the segment, than it is during the game. While Don often comes under fire for being controversial, he is unwavering in his believes, his support of Canada, and the game of hockey he grew up with.
Don has become a highly successful businessman as well. Through a series of entertaining TV ads, and a country wide chain of Sports bars called "Don Cherry's Grapevine" Don has earned more money than he ever did as a minor league professional hockey player. Through his TV ads, and books, even the non-hockey fans in Canada have come to know and love his wife Rose, and the country shared Don's grief when Rose passed away in the spring of 1997, and we all miss his Yorkshire terrier Blue, a gift from the players on the Bruins as well.
Don's life in hockey was chronicled in a best selling book titled "Grapes". In a selfless act Don donated the proceeds from a recent reprinting of the book to Canadian Liver Foundation. Don's connection with Liver Disease is through Terry O'Reilly's son, Evan, who was born with a rare liver disorder.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Years | W | L | T | W | L |
| Boston | 1974-75 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Boston | 1975-76 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 |
| Boston | 1976-77 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Boston | 1977-78 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| Boston | 1978-79 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| Colorado | 1979-80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | ||
| Total | 250 | 153 | 77 | 31 | 24 | |
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