MacLean says “we’re all hurting” due to Cherry’s dismissal from Hockey Night in Canada

MacLean talked at length about his close relationship with Cherry but said he had to chose “principle over friendship” after Cherry made on-air comments last Saturday on “Coach’s Corner,” which many felt were critical of immigrants for not wearing Remembrance Day poppies.Cherry’s 38-year run on Hockey Night ended two days later when Sportsnet fired the 85-year-old.He said Saturday that there were steps that needed to be taken by Cherry but that “he didn’t want to do those steps.

Saturday’s first intermission also featured a segment with MacLean interviewing Hayley Wickenheiser and Guy Carbonneau, two inductees of this year’s Hockey Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony is Monday. Wickenheiser also mentioned Cherry in that short, three-minute segment, saying she appreciated that “he was always talking about women’s hockey.”

Sportsnet has said they may eventually take the long-running first-intermission segment in a different direction. Cherry, a native of Kingston, Ont., joined HNIC in 1980 as a playoff analyst and was so popular that he was kept on as a colour commentator. CBC later created “Coach’s Corner” as a vehicle to showcase Cherry with MacLean eventually replacing Dave Hodge as his sidekick.

Globe_Sports. End of an era? Thank Zeus even if it's 30 uears late.

Globe_Sports It is too bad had to end like this. I feel he ment well, I just wish he explained himself better, and resaid it in more polite way. Which is the Canadian way, anyway.

Globe_Sports RonMcLean Sportsnet

Globe_Sports Ron’s next job is “who gives a shit radio” if he’s lucky

Globe_Sports It is end of an era. Now its about word semantics, as people are getting offended. IStandWithDonCherry

Globe_Sports When I see Ron McLean, I think of the Kenny Rogers song 'Coward of the County'. He should resign.

Globe_Sports Who cares what you think

Globe_Sports About time... move on

Globe_Sports Ascots time for Ron to disappear!

Globe_Sports Welcome to whacko, pc & cancel culture. We are doomed.

countrycop99 Globe_Sports Sell out Ron,trashy Sports Net.😡😎

Globe_Sports The end is right!...finally

Globe_Sports They imagine themselves as so important. Talk about narcissism...

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Globe_Sports The end of an era of blustering, boasting, put-downs, insults, Mr Dressup outfits, nonsensical commentary and political bias; thank goodness Cherry has been canned and take MacLean along with him.

Globe_Sports 'End of an era'? Let's hope so.

Globe_Sports Judas kiss. The network hung Cherry up on the cross of multiculturalism to kill our traditions to replace them with UN friendly new world order communistic shit

Globe_Sports Onto CancelCulture era

Globe_Sports Still a coward and a traitor. 🤷‍♀️

Globe_Sports More like the end of him.

Globe_Sports What should be an end of an era is that stupid Huawei logo on the front desk of HNIC. Get rid of that shit company until we get our 2 prisoners back home. Fxxxers

Globe_Sports Without Don, there won't be a Ron (for long).

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Globe_Sports Shud be the end to Judas McLean as well!

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Globe_Sports Maybe, but the sun will still rise in the morning.

Globe_Sports Ron should do the respectful thing and resign.

Globe_Sports This 'end of an era' should have come years ago!

Globe_Sports Verity

Globe_Sports Ron MacLean you are lower than pond scum! Sorry ponds do not mean to insult you! StandwithCherry

Globe_Sports The rest of us call it bullshit.

Globe_Sports You blew it Ron 😔🇨🇦

DawsonMdhoust Globe_Sports What a bunch of bs, Ron you threw your partner under the bus again, shameful

Globe_Sports There’s a lot of ppl saying cherry was a bully. The real bullies are the ones who seek to censor him. Theres a trend of eliminating any conservative types in media. CBC is paid by the liberal gov so this will probably keep happening

Globe_Sports His confiscated balls says it’s the end of his man card

Globe_Sports Canada became independent from the British was also “End of era”

Globe_Sports No, it’s the end of coaches corner.

Globe_Sports the end of a racist era

Globe_Sports Time for MacLean to graciously exit left

Globe_Sports Everything ends at one point or another.

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Globe_Sports And beginning of a new one, miving forward.

Globe_Sports An era that many quite frankly were tired of. Cherry was an ‘80s person and glad that is behind us.

Globe_Sports the media is f'in joke in canada

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Globe_Sports What Ron MacLean did to Cherry, has put a Scare on the Chin of Hockey Forever!

Globe_Sports End of hockey as we know it; Canadians make curling the national game

Globe_Sports Also known as: good riddance to bad rubbish.

Globe_Sports The new era is simple: Stay focussed on hockey and if some blowhard wants to use HNIC as a pulpit for his ignorant opinions, have security escort him out of the building. Like they should have done with Cherry 25 years ago.

Globe_Sports What’s the over/under on the remainder of MacLean’s tenure?

Globe_Sports Brutus.

Globe_Sports While I am not unhappy to see Cherry go, the manner of his departure (while entirely predictable) was sad to see. And Ron...you gave us 5 minutes of word salad.

Globe_Sports You got that right, Don is the man

Globe_Sports Now MacLean can finish the season, and over the summer announce that he won’t be coming back. Fresh start next year.

Globe_Sports Enabler.

Globe_Sports DonCherryIsRight FireJessieAllen firejessallen firejessicaallen

Globe_Sports One reaps what they sow.

Globe_Sports Sorry, but that was a load of crap.

Globe_Sports It was time...

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Globe_Sports Maclean's explanation-apology was pathetic! What a way to turn on the guy that made your career

Globe_Sports ByeByeRon

Globe_Sports One that needed to end, day of the hockey bully is over

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