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Don Cherry. Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five seasons after concluding a successful playing career in the American Hockey League ...
4 de jun. de 2024 · Don Cherry, also known as “Grapes”, is a Canadian ice hockey commentator and former professional player. Born on February 5, 1934, Cherry is now 86 years old and has had a long and influential career in the hockey world.
Statistics and Records of Don Cherry, a hockey player and coach from Kingston, ONT born Feb 5 1934 who was active from 1951 to 1972.
- Kingston, ONT
- Early Years and Family Background
- Early Hockey Career
- Minor League Career
- NHL Coaching Career
- “Coach’S Corner”
- Other Activities
- Controversies
- Firing
- Personal Life
- Awards
Don Cherry was the oldest of two children of Maude and Delmar Cherry. Don’s younger brother Dick was also involved in hockey. He was a career minor-leaguer who played three seasons in the NHL: one with the Boston Bruins (1956–57) and two with the Philadelphia Flyers in (1968–70). Don Cherry’s paternal grandfather, John, was one of the first people ...
Cherry wanted to be a professional hockey player since the age of four. While growing up, he remembers going down on his knees every night to pray. Cherry was so intent on a career as a hockey player, he seldom was focused in school. Cherry received great support from his parents. While playing junior hockey, he remembers receiving gloves with hole...
Before Cherry was a coach, he played hockey as a professional minor league defenceman for 16 seasons, beginning in 1954. He was called up to play one game for the Boston Bruins during the Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens in 1955. However, an off-season injury prevented him from returning to the NHL. Cherry’s minor league career was...
Following his third and final season as coach of the Rochester Americans, Cherry joined the Boston Bruins in 1974. He led the team to four first-place finishes in their division between 1975 and 1979. In 1976, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s best coach. However, in the seventh and deciding game of a Stanley Cupplayoff game against the Cana...
Despite his successful career as an NHL coach, Cherry is best known for his appearances on Hockey Night in Canada’s highly popular intermission segment, “Coach’s Corner.” The segment presented Cherry as a commentator of the game being broadcast and of the NHL in general. “Coach’s Corner” made its HNIC debut during the 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs. Ini...
Capitalizing on his massive popularity as a TV personality, Cherry built a successful cottage industry around himself and his brand as a tough, old school hockey practitioner. He co-hosted the national radio program Don Cherry’s Grapevine (1984–2019) with Brian Williams and hosted the TV program Don Cherry’s This Week in Hockey. He has appeared as ...
Within one month of working on Hockey Night in Canada in 1980, the CBC wanted to fire Cherry “to protect the English-speaking children of Canada.” There was criticism of the heavily colloquial, often fragmented way Cherry spoke on television. CBC Executive Producer Ralph Mellanby defended Cherry at the time, believing that his approach connected wi...
On 9 November 2019, Cherry expressed his disappointment that many Canadians do not wear poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day. His comments offended many Canadians when he stated on “Coach’s Corner,” “You people… you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple of bucks for a poppy or something like that. These ...
Don Cherry and his first wife, Rose (née Martini), were married from 1957 until her death from liver cancerin 1997. They had two children together, Cindy and Tim. Tim Cherry has worked as a scout for the Ontario Hockey League. Don married his second wife, Luba, in 1999.
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, American Hockey League (1974)Jack Adams Trophy, National Hockey League (1976)Canadian Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service (2011)Inductee, American Hockey League Hall of Fame (2019)2 de feb. de 2024 · Cherry sounds the same as he did for decades on Hockey Night In Canada, where he sometimes delivered passionate shinny sermons that would make any fire-and-brimstone preacher proud — and...
Cherry, 11 20-goal scorers from 1977-78 Bruins to be honored in Boston. Coach-turned-broadcaster reminisces about record-breaking season. By Dave Stubbs. @Dave_Stubbs NHL.com Columnist. February...
One of the most recognizable personalities in all of Canada, Don Cherry was a standout defenseman and award-winning coach in the American Hockey League before he ever sat behind the Coach’s Corner desk.
