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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, leading the ...
Don Cherry is best known as the former hockey analyst and commentator on the Hockey Night in Canada segment, “Coach’s Corner.” As a hockey player, Cherry won a Memorial Cup with the Barrie Flyers in 1953 and had a long career in the American Hockey League (AHL), winning the Calder Cup four times.
Known for his quirky commentary, the former hockey player and coach, Donald Stewart Cherry was born on February 5, 1934, in Kingston, Ontario to Maude and Delmar Cherry. In 1954 he was recruited by and started playing professional hockey for a minor league, Hershey Bears.
Feb 4, 2014 · TORONTO — He’s brash, he’s outspoken and he’s been a fixture on Canadian television screens for more than three decades. On Wednesday, Don Cherry celebrates his 80th birthday. In honour of...
May 29, 2011 · Cherry made his debut in 1980. Roughly 1,750 segments, 31 years and a million public storms later, the titular corner now extends across Canada. But one thing that has not changed is the...
Nov 16, 2022 · Flanking Coleman on stage was 23-year-old Oklahoman trumpeter Don Cherry. Blending the saxophonist’s melodies and frenetic lines with his own self-assured, bright phrasings, Cherry was...
Don is a retired professional hockey player and NHL coach. Cherry co-hosts the "Coach's Corner" intermission segment on the long-running Canadian sports program "Hockey Night in Canada". He has also worked for ESPN as a commentator during the latter stages of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
