US EditionDon Cherry Doesn't Mince Words About Ron MacLean's Latest Claim About 2019 'Poppygate' Controversy
CANADA, JUL 11 – Don Cherry rejects claims that his 2019 firing was planned due to health, confirming a lasting rift with Ron MacLean after nearly 40 years working together.
- Don Cherry denied Ron MacLean's claim that he went to a Boston hospital before the 2019 Stanley Cup Final Game 7, stating, "I didn't go to the hospital in Boston."
- Cherry’s 2019 firing from Hockey Night in Canada followed public outrage over racially charged comments and has caused ongoing fallout between him and MacLean.
- Cherry and MacLean, longtime co-hosts for nearly 40 years, no longer speak, with Cherry saying MacLean is not welcome in his home and expressing disappointment over MacLean's actions.
- Cherry, now 91, recently discontinued his Don Cherry Grapevine Podcast but insists he is trying to enjoy life and that the show will continue despite health and age concerns.
- The rift reflects unresolved tensions amid changing cultural norms in Canadian hockey broadcasting, highlighting a divide in perspectives on Cherry's legacy and public persona.
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Don Cherry ‘Disappointed’ By Ron MacLean’s Remarks on Health, Hockey Night in Canada Departure
Don Cherry says his 2019 exit from Hockey Night in Canada was not a planned “exit strategy” due to ill health, despite recent comments made by former long-time co-anchor Ron MacLean. The now 91-year-old former co-host of Coach’s Corner said he was caught off guard by MacLean’s recent comments to the Kingston Whig Standard, which suggested that Cherry made a politically incorrect comment because he was battling pneumonia and no longer had the ene…
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Don Cherry ‘very disappointed’ by Ron MacLean’s comments about health, Hockey Night in Canada exit
Don Cherry said his departure from Hockey Night in Canada in 2019 was not an orchestrated “exit strategy” related to health concerns, as was recently suggested by Ron MacLean, his ex-longtime on-air partner. The former co-host of Coach’s Corner isn’t ready to call MacLean’s candid comments to the Kingston Whig Standard a “betrayal,” but admitted to feeling aggrieved by the narrative created after so many years have passed. “I’m very disappointe…
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