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Ron MacLean, the long-time co-host of “Coach’s Corner” with Cherry, was in Edmonton to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University of Alberta. Before receiving the degree, MacLean told reporters it’s been a difficult time surrounding Don Cherry’s dismissal. CBC | Sports News
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Don Cherry says Sportsnet made it ‘impossible’ for him to clarify his Coach’s Corner comments
With his weekly TV platform gone, Don Cherry entered the podcast world on Tuesday, saying Sportsnet executives “made it impossible” for him to clarify the remarks that got him fired. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Bettman declines to weigh in on Don Cherry, says MacLean ‘spoke from the heart’
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Sportsnet broadcaster Ron MacLean “spoke from the heart” during his monologue on Hockey Night in Canada and opted not to elaborate on the departure of Don Cherry and Coach’s Corner. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NHL commissioner Gary Bettman remains quiet on Don Cherry firing
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Sportsnet broadcaster Ron MacLean “spoke from the heart” during his monologue Saturday on Hockey Night in Canada and opted not to elaborate on the departure of Don Cherry and Coach’s Corner. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Without Don Cherry, Sportsnet exploring ‘new formats’ for 1st intermission show
Don’t expect an immediate replacement for fired commentator Don Cherry on Coach’s Corner. Sportsnet told CBC News on Friday that it will explore “new formats” for the first intermission of Hockey Night in Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Coach’s Corner is no more’: Ron MacLean discusses Don Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean addressed Sportsnet’s firing of Don Cherry during the first intermission of Saturday night’s primetime NHL game — when the duo would normally host “Coach’s Corner.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hockey legend Bobby Orr calls Cherry firing ‘disgraceful’
Hockey legend Bobby Orr appeared on Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday and didn’t mince words with his reaction to the recent firing of Don Cherry. Orr, who was coached by Cherry with the Boston Bruins, said “what they’ve done to him up there is disgraceful. It really is.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘It’s unfortunate, sad, but he crossed the line’: NHLers react to Don Cherry firing
After being critical of immigrants for not wearing poppies during Saturday’s Coach’s Corner segment on Hockey Night in Canada, the since-fired Don Cherry has been a hot topic at arenas across the NHL. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Don Cherry not apologizing for Coach’s Corner poppy rant
Don Cherry is refusing to apologize for his controversial rant about new immigrants not wearing poppies, saying he could have kept his job as co-host of Coach’s Corner if he’d agreed to become “a tame robot who nobody would recognize.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sportsnet cuts ties with Don Cherry over ‘divisive remarks’
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