{"product_id":"don-cherry-coaches-corner","title":"Don Cherry - Coaches Corner","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon Cherry was a minor league Hockey Player in Canada  for the better part of 19 seasons.  He played in one NHL Game for Boston in 1955.    Cherry rose through the coaching ranks after his playing days were over  and was named coach of the Boston Bruins in 1974.  His Boston teams were successful but lost in the Stanley Cup finals twice to the Montreal Canadiens.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter he left the Bruins he gined fame as the Broadcast partner of Ron MacLean on Hockey Night In Canada.   For thirty three seasons he had an intermission segment known as \"Coaches Corner\"  which was part game analysis, and part hockey culture sermon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was fired from his position at CBC  for statements made on air criticizing Canadians who did not wear a Veteran's poppy on Canadian Remembrance Day that honored Military veterans.  His misquoted  statements were used as the excuse to have him removed from the Weekly Hockey Game broadcast.  When asked about the situation he did not apologize saying \" I know what I said and I meant it\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix years later,  in 2025, he received the King Charles III Coronation Medal and was appointed to the Order of Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VanDuzerArt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48178103353475,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/0531\/2643\/files\/DonCherry-1056x1344-96dpi.jpg?v=1789141135","url":"https:\/\/shop.vanduzerart.com\/products\/don-cherry-coaches-corner","provider":"VanDuzerArt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}