Is Don Cherry Still Relevant?

[M2Beezy]

I use to love the guy. Then I realized racism is a horrible thing (grew up in a racist family). He needs to continue to be IRRELEVANT

 

[robertocarlos]

He's dead.

 

[lomiller1]

Has he ever really been relevant? He was influential back in the 1980’s, but not in a good way.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

i was at an NHL-sponsored fundraiser a year ago. a big thing free and open to fans with NHL players in attendance, basically a family event with a million kids in canucks pettersson jerseys running around. there's this one guy dressed up as don cherry, big funny suit with a comical shirt collar, drawn on stubble, dragging around a little stuffed terrier on a leash.

the way people looked at him and kept their distance, it was like he was wearing a red hat and open carrying an assault rifle. then again, this was in vancouver, not thunder bay.

 

[Rowlet]

you can blame cancel culture, but like any great coach he was never leaving until they fired him.

It's not cancel culture, it's free market capitalism.

When people decide they don't like what's being offered, they're well within their rights to consume other content instead and to let the providers know that they aren't interested in what they're being presented.

 

[JaegerDice]

He was barely relevant a decade ago, let alone now.

 

[NeverBeNormal]

Nope, which is unfortunate. Man's done more good for hockey from grassroots all the way up than just about anyone. Just wish he didn't get fired for respecting our veterans too much. Judging from the way our ever popular 'leader' treats them it's not surprising it's a dwindling thing in Canada.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Still relevant? Is it the 1970's?

Nope

 

[JaegerDice]

The hockey world misses his charisma.

All the TV personalities now are bland as dry toast.

Dry toast > Racism

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Nope, which is unfortunate. Man's done more good for hockey from grassroots all the way up than just about anyone. Just wish he didn't get fired for respecting our veterans too much. Judging from the way our ever popular 'leader' treats them it's not surprising it's a dwindling thing in Canada.

If he just said people should wear poppies pretty much nothing would have happened. He had to single out immigrants for some reason and he rightfully got fired, like 90% of employees would.

 

[sufferer]

the way people looked at him and kept their distance, it was like he was wearing a red hat and open carrying an assault rifle. then again, this was in vancouver, not thunder bay.

Some keep their distance, others charge at them and wonder why they get shot.

 

[El Travo]

I use to love the guy. Then I realized racism is a horrible thing (grew up in a conservative/racist family). He needs to continue to be IRRELEVANT

I'd say he's more xenophobic than racist. The guy loves his country and seemingly hates every other one. It's still not a good thing, though.

 

[Burke the Legend]

His segment was pretty entertaining if you're not a hypersensitive person who gets offended easily by his comedy gimmicks or Tory politics. Mix of hockey analysis, hockey culture commentary, small town - old dominion Canadiana and some comedy schtick. Great storyteller too.

On the main point of his segment, actual hockey analysis, I thought he always had some interesting observations. Keen hockey mind who lived and breathed hockey for over half a century, and also bringing the pedigree of having both played and coached high level pro, I found he would bring up a lot of interesting angles you didn't get often on other hockey shows.

 

[krutovsdonut]

It's not cancel culture, it's free market capitalism.

When people decide they don't like what's being offered, they're well within their rights to consume other content instead and to let the providers know that they aren't interested in what they're being presented.

fascinating.

 

[JaegerDice]

His segment was pretty entertaining if you're not a hypersensitive person who gets offended easily by his comedy gimmicks or Tory politics. Mix of hockey analysis, hockey culture commentary, small town - old dominion Canadiana and some comedy schtick. Great storyteller too.

On the main point of his segment, actual hockey analysis, I thought he always had some interesting observations. Keen hockey mind who lived and breathed hockey for over half a century, and also bringing the pedigree of having both played and coached high level pro, I found he would bring up a lot of interesting angles you didn't get often on other hockey shows.

Oh please.

His vaunted hockey analysis inevitably came down to 'needs more hits!' and 'needs more Canadian blood! in between pushing Kevin Bieksa for the Norris.

 

[Burke the Legend]

Oh please.

His vaunted hockey analysis inevitably came down to 'needs more hits!' and 'needs more Canadian blood! in between pushing Kevin Bieksa for the Norris.

Well clearly you didn't watch to much but have strong opinions anyway. In his segments he would go over a number of clips and make observations.

 

[Kranix]

He's relevant to me in that the name 'Domi' is being mentioned today, each time I read it, I read as"DAWMY."

 

[Scandale du Jour]

For good or bad, Don Cherry is a cultural icon. He will always have some relevance. Do I like him? No. But he has had and still has influence. He still is closely associated with HNIC. His wardrobe is still iconic.

As I said, for good or bad, he is a cultural icon. Two or three generations grew up watching him on Saturday night. Love him or hate him, you wanted to know what he would say next. Less so in the last few years, but still. Look at the discussion here, he is still very polarizing. People who are completely irrelevant are not discussed as often as he is here.

 

[RalphKing]

He had been a huge proponent of the no touch icing rule, that was only implemented recently. So saying he hasn't been relevant in decades is just false.

 

[jetsforever]

Someone else should hire him to finish out his twilight years.

 

[82Ninety42011]

No and hasn't been for awhile.

 

[jcs0218]

Was he ever relevant?

More relevant than Wayne Gretzky, according to Canadians and opinion polls.

The Greatest Canadian - Wikipedia

 

[Jussi]

Well clearly you didn't watch to much but have strong opinions anyway. In his segments he would go over a number of clips and make observations.

And spew them out in unintelligible ramblings. Player safety was pretty much the only thing he was relevant about. Constantly demanding dump-ins and criticizing playing through middle....

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Yeah, the jerk store called, they were out of him.

 

[NeverBeNormal]

Yeah, the jerk store called, they were out of him.

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