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WJC: Cherry's Upcoming Coach's Corner Russian Tirade
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Gert B Frobe
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But surely you can understand why people get irritated by him too. I know I was when he blatantly ignored Hedman in the opening segment of this video. Very odd conduct.
Gert B Frobe
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I think Cherry is awesome and right most of the time. I don't care if he is totally pro-Canadian biased. He is Canadian isn't he?
Anyway - I think of "Canadian-style hockey" as a description of north-american hockey. Americans play the same style as Canada anyways IMO.
Anyway - I think of "Canadian-style hockey" as a description of north-american hockey. Americans play the same style as Canada anyways IMO.
I'm suprised he let hedman introduce himself
pitty he didn't have the balls to dissmiss victor in person.
Caroline Says ll
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There is pro-Canadian bias, and then there is being xenophobic. Claiming the Russians are N-O-T-H-I-N-G, getting angry at the Czechs, Slovaks, and the Germans being in an international tournament despite the Czechs being world champs at that time.
It's ridiculous
he should simply tell the truth
Russia was superior, more skilled and more passionate. they had players who could skate end to end, which is absurd at that age and rag the puck. Russia was better and deserved to win
Canada might have choked but they did so because they were an inferior team with less talent and was made to look foolish by speed and skill over last 25+ minutes
Canada is not that good. Peaked vs US, who was worse
deer in the headlisghts starring the hicks from Canada
Russia was superior, more skilled and more passionate. they had players who could skate end to end, which is absurd at that age and rag the puck. Russia was better and deserved to win
Canada might have choked but they did so because they were an inferior team with less talent and was made to look foolish by speed and skill over last 25+ minutes
Canada is not that good. Peaked vs US, who was worse
deer in the headlisghts starring the hicks from Canada
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Steve Kournianos
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Exactly what I was getting at.
And you know why? Because the average American sports fan doesnt base their patriotism on insignificant international sports competitions.
But it's silly for us Americans to wonder why Canadians are so freakishly nuts when it comes to stuff like the WJC;s. Here in America we have the NFL, College Bowls and the NBA to keep our sports markets preoccupied.
What does Canada have in late December? The Raptors and Speedskating?
The third story on TSN.ca is Josh Gorges knee injury. LOL they didnt even mention the Garza trade.
I dont have a problem with die-hard fans...but the whole sense of ownership is sooooooo friggin stupid. I mean, I'm a yankees fan, and all the times I saw the Yanks not win a World Series, I certainly didn't think "That trophy belongs to NY" or "Baseball is NY's game"
RandV
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Well yeah... that might be because Canada's top game, hockey, has a decent history of international professional competition. If I could make a guess I would think the "it's our game" theme originated from the 72 summit series against the USSR. Compared the US's big three, Baseball Football and Basketball, how long have MLB, NFL, and NBA teams been playing international competition, if any at all? Even at the amateur level, in the US it's all about the college game. In other words you're not going to find any xenophobia creeping into your sports culture if you're almost completely isolationist to begin with.
And I'd think it's quite the stretch to suggest that Canadians feel that any medal simply belongs to them without even needing to play the game. We just expect to win or compete for it every competition, which history backs us up on. And of course as we have our share of losses it's not like we completely fall apart if we don't win.
LeafsandSharksfan
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You know what, the Russians played hard and earned the win. I think Cherry will be the big man and give the Russians the credit they deserved. I really can't see him going on a tangent about it.
I'm not sure Glenn Beck Don will have time to talk about the Russian victory between going off on jingoistic tirades and ranting about pansy-assed leftist pinkos
They should really just change the name of the program from "Coach's Corner" to "Seven-Minute Soapbox For Don Cherry's Irrelevant Political Opinions". When's the last time he's actually had any insight to offer? He's just this loud, arrogant, obnoxious fool who has somehow convinced people that it's worth paying him to go on TV and shoot his bigoted mouth off with less command than your average 15 year-old internet blogger.
....and yet, I still watch him every Saturday. May God have mercy on my soul.
They should really just change the name of the program from "Coach's Corner" to "Seven-Minute Soapbox For Don Cherry's Irrelevant Political Opinions". When's the last time he's actually had any insight to offer? He's just this loud, arrogant, obnoxious fool who has somehow convinced people that it's worth paying him to go on TV and shoot his bigoted mouth off with less command than your average 15 year-old internet blogger.
....and yet, I still watch him every Saturday. May God have mercy on my soul.
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Chimpradamus
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The saddest part is, there will be people actually applauding him for saying his nonsense. Those are the people that don't understand they are part of the problem.
If you wonder why Canadian hockey gets no respect, look no further than Don Cherry and his followers and the cultural influence they actually bring and support. No, don't stare at Cherry, look at the aftermath. It's obnoxious, intolerable and disturbing.
I find it surprising that you think you can just write him off as "entertainment", without realizing that he actually influences people in a negative way. Especially kids.
If you wonder why Canadian hockey gets no respect, look no further than Don Cherry and his followers and the cultural influence they actually bring and support. No, don't stare at Cherry, look at the aftermath. It's obnoxious, intolerable and disturbing.
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C77
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I am eagerly anticipating the rant. 
"American development" was awesome last year.
He's old school and I love it.
"American development" was awesome last year.
He's old school and I love it.
Or when you express any sort of disapproval with his incessant prattling over dying soldiers on a program that's supposed to be about hockey, and then everyone blows a gasket and insinuates that you hate your country and probably caused 9/11My favorite thing is when people defend his racism, calling it nationalism.
Chimpradamus
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And then you answer: "Your ignorant insinuations make me believe you are alot closer to causing - and supporting - catastrophies than I ever will be. When said corrupt nations support mass murder and mass oppression of ourselves and the destruction of other cultures, and actually fund them with taxes, it's not that hard to take a step back and ask wth is going on here."
If people can't snap out of a life long indoctrination, it's not your fault. If they hate you for it, it's time they bring up a mirror.
My favourite quote of perhaps one of the most insightful men that has ever walked this planet, Jiddu Krishnamurti: "The enemy is not the other. It is you." It can't be said simpler than this.
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Gert B Frobe
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That happens in Canada too? I guess it would - you guys have soldiers just about everywhere we do these days...
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Chimpradamus
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And what am I supposed to do with such a short answer, with you giving nothing but a general disapproval? It becomes nothing but a redundancy. Don't tell me you're a nationalist.My whine-o-meter just exploded reading your posts in the WJC section of the forum, Chimp.
