Just watched the Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story and absolutely loved it and learned a lot! For anyone who hasn’t seen it, it’s on Prime Video.
twenty_characters020
He was definitely a gem. Stirred a lot of controversy but generally could back it up.
HastyEthnocentrism
Whether he meant to be or not, he’s forever etched in Canes history! Thanks for the nickname, Donny boy!
Times change. It’s not the 80’s or 90’s anymore. Not only in hockey, but in every sport. Look at the NBA for example, that era was physical first and athleticism second. Hockey is no difference.
Don Cherry is a dinosaur who can’t deal with the fact the world has moved on.
Free_Engine_8376
I think a lot of enforcers with health problems probably don’t like fighting anymore.
shownomercy1977
Miss Don on HNIC. The best part besides the game.
Jappy_toutou
Fuck Don Cherry. Hope he stays under the rock where he’s been recently…
GreenChile_ClamCake
Love the B’s, love Don Cherry, simple as. Screw you, Ron, you snake
tcgreen67
Dos Equis got it wrong.
42northside
I have two of his books and recently collected almost all the rock ‘em’ sock ‘em movies only missing volumes 28 29 and 30. Miss coaches corner every Saturday.
thickener
Not even top ten
Throwawaydontgoaway8
I was studying abroad, so I was with a group of internationals and we were asked “if you could have one person who’d represent your country, who would it be?” The Canadian said Don Cherry emphatically. This was 2009
capsrock02
Also noted xenophobe
GonzoTheGreat93
If you can excuse the racism, sexism and latent homophobia in his view of the game, his contribution to the proliferation of CTE alone is enough to make me happy he’s off TV.
GustyOWindflapp
As a non-canadian, he was ridiculous and pointless. I remember watching coaches corner thinking, “why does everyone love this old bastard? He rabbles on not making any sense. Why do people care about Grandpa yelling at clouds? How is this on every week?”
Obviously, a lot of Canadians have a different view. But this was my opinion, someone from the outside looking in.
Oh, his suits were pure fire! Love the suits.
Gullible_ManChild
I used to love it as a fan, but once I got to Junior i changed my mind. I had shoulder issues and specifically told a guy who wanted to fight me, *for the sake of getting in a fight because I did nothing to the guy*, that I had just popped my shoulder out and back in during the preceding play. It did not stop him from dropping his gloves and pounding on me while I couldn’t defend myself as those who also have shoulder issues know that even once you pop your arm back in its often remains “heavy” and sometimes near impossible to lift. I had to take quite of few punches before linesmen even stopped it. What happened was assault, it was criminal, … and nothing was done about it, i even got a penalty for having dropped just one of my gloves in the struggle not because I wanted to engage in a fight, my coach was even yelling that the fuckhead tore my glove away from me (which is how I felt about it too). That was the year I quit hockey and didn’t play again until beer league at 29 years old. I have not been a fan of hockey fighting culture since – it should have not taken me getting beaten up, but it did, and my former view was absolutely because of Don Cherry type people who glamourize the bullshit.
Jimbo_Imperador
Don Cherry is one of the worst people in hockey
Change my mind
OverdosedOnApathy24
Agreed, it’s what makes the sport watchable.
prplx
Probably the most negative influence in hockey of the last 30 years, unless you are a fan of dump and chase hockey and concussion, and hate European players.
Porkro
Thought this was buck showalter at first glance
Agitated-Curve-4851
Didn’t get into hockey until recently and he was always someone who kept me away. But I also don’t like fighting in hockey.
cjc160
I love that he’s introduced as former Bruin’s coach
Commercial-Row4740
Don Cherry is an old head moron. Even before coach’s corner ended his takes we’re dumb as hell. The Steven A of hockey.
jmac1915
Definitely interesting insofar as he was popular for losing the Bruins the Cup, and generally being an asshole about everyone not named Gordie or Bobby.
PersimmonMindless
Less interesting, more harmful. This guy was terrible for hockey culture. Good riddance.
Sithlordbelichick
Chad
1ebeholder
Didn’t this guy get called for too many men on the ice ’cause he couldn’t count?
jackofwind
Hot take: Cherry isn’t an interesting man at all. Nothing to do with his opinions, he’s just not actually very interesting.
Born in Ontario, barely made the NHL (called up for 1 game), was a lifelong minor-leaguer, coached Boston for five good seasons then Colorado for one bad one, was hired as a color commentator but sucked at it and was dropped, then started Coach’s Corner at which point he froze himself in time as a cranky grandpa figure and never changed again.
Survive1014
The future of hockey is stiff penalties for fighting.
Some fans wont like it, but the sport will be better off for it.
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Just watched the Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story and absolutely loved it and learned a lot! For anyone who hasn’t seen it, it’s on Prime Video.
He was definitely a gem. Stirred a lot of controversy but generally could back it up.
Whether he meant to be or not, he’s forever etched in Canes history! Thanks for the nickname, Donny boy!
[https://globalnews.ca/video/4971101/theyre-a-bunch-of-jerks-don-cherry-slams-carolina-hurricanes-over-elaborate-celebrations](https://globalnews.ca/video/4971101/theyre-a-bunch-of-jerks-don-cherry-slams-carolina-hurricanes-over-elaborate-celebrations)
That suit was fire, BTW!
Times change.
It’s not the 80’s or 90’s anymore.
Not only in hockey, but in every sport.
Look at the NBA for example, that era was physical first and athleticism second.
Hockey is no difference.
Don Cherry is a dinosaur who can’t deal with the fact the world has moved on.
I think a lot of enforcers with health problems probably don’t like fighting anymore.
Miss Don on HNIC. The best part besides the game.
Fuck Don Cherry. Hope he stays under the rock where he’s been recently…
Love the B’s, love Don Cherry, simple as. Screw you, Ron, you snake
Dos Equis got it wrong.
I have two of his books and recently collected almost all the rock ‘em’ sock ‘em movies only missing volumes 28 29 and 30. Miss coaches corner every Saturday.
Not even top ten
I was studying abroad, so I was with a group of internationals and we were asked “if you could have one person who’d represent your country, who would it be?” The Canadian said Don Cherry emphatically. This was 2009
Also noted xenophobe
If you can excuse the racism, sexism and latent homophobia in his view of the game, his contribution to the proliferation of CTE alone is enough to make me happy he’s off TV.
As a non-canadian, he was ridiculous and pointless. I remember watching coaches corner thinking, “why does everyone love this old bastard? He rabbles on not making any sense. Why do people care about Grandpa yelling at clouds? How is this on every week?”
Obviously, a lot of Canadians have a different view. But this was my opinion, someone from the outside looking in.
Oh, his suits were pure fire! Love the suits.
I used to love it as a fan, but once I got to Junior i changed my mind. I had shoulder issues and specifically told a guy who wanted to fight me, *for the sake of getting in a fight because I did nothing to the guy*, that I had just popped my shoulder out and back in during the preceding play. It did not stop him from dropping his gloves and pounding on me while I couldn’t defend myself as those who also have shoulder issues know that even once you pop your arm back in its often remains “heavy” and sometimes near impossible to lift. I had to take quite of few punches before linesmen even stopped it. What happened was assault, it was criminal, … and nothing was done about it, i even got a penalty for having dropped just one of my gloves in the struggle not because I wanted to engage in a fight, my coach was even yelling that the fuckhead tore my glove away from me (which is how I felt about it too). That was the year I quit hockey and didn’t play again until beer league at 29 years old. I have not been a fan of hockey fighting culture since – it should have not taken me getting beaten up, but it did, and my former view was absolutely because of Don Cherry type people who glamourize the bullshit.
Don Cherry is one of the worst people in hockey
Change my mind
Agreed, it’s what makes the sport watchable.
Probably the most negative influence in hockey of the last 30 years, unless you are a fan of dump and chase hockey and concussion, and hate European players.
Thought this was buck showalter at first glance
Didn’t get into hockey until recently and he was always someone who kept me away. But I also don’t like fighting in hockey.
I love that he’s introduced as former Bruin’s coach
Don Cherry is an old head moron. Even before coach’s corner ended his takes we’re dumb as hell. The Steven A of hockey.
Definitely interesting insofar as he was popular for losing the Bruins the Cup, and generally being an asshole about everyone not named Gordie or Bobby.
Less interesting, more harmful. This guy was terrible for hockey culture. Good riddance.
Chad
Didn’t this guy get called for too many men on the ice ’cause he couldn’t count?
Hot take: Cherry isn’t an interesting man at all. Nothing to do with his opinions, he’s just not actually very interesting.
Born in Ontario, barely made the NHL (called up for 1 game), was a lifelong minor-leaguer, coached Boston for five good seasons then Colorado for one bad one, was hired as a color commentator but sucked at it and was dropped, then started Coach’s Corner at which point he froze himself in time as a cranky grandpa figure and never changed again.
The future of hockey is stiff penalties for fighting.
Some fans wont like it, but the sport will be better off for it.