“Sports brings people together – it unites us, not divides us," the statement read."Following further discussions with Don Cherry after Saturday Night’s broadcast, it has been decided it is the right time for him to immediately step down. During the broadcast, he made divisive remarks that do not represent our values or what we stand for. Don is synonymous with hockey and has played an integral role in growing the game over the past 40 years.
"You people ... you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple bucks for a poppy or something like that," Cherry said on Saturday night."These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price."TSN Hockey Insider, Bob McKenzie, weighs in on Don Cherry's comments from Saturday night. Also, Bob talks about the Habs being mentally tough and Shea Weber finding his groove.
"Don's discriminatory comments are offensive and they do not represent our values and what we stand for as a network," Yabsley said. “We have spoken with Don about the severity of this issue and we sincerely apologize for these divisive remarks.”"Don Cherry made remarks which were hurtful, discriminatory, which were flat out wrong ... I owe you an apology, too. I sat there, did not catch it, did not respond," MacLean said.
It’s to bad for the old guy that is passionate about Canada and just miss spoke one word. But really red green blue or orange. It’s sad not to see everyone wear a poppy
What a bunch of PC little cats....patriotism gets tossed aside for reminders to respect those that fought and/or died for their being! Cherry was right this year as he has said every year about respecting veterans.
DonCherryIsRight
And we will no longer support TSN in any capacity. Bye Felicia!
JimTothSports Tail wags dog. No spine sportsnet. None Zero
JimTothSports Bad call Sportsnet. Very bad.
Pick him up. You already have the song!!!
About 20 years too late. I wonder if he would have enjoyed the same longevity if he wasn't such a Laughs homer.
Good for you Don! Maybe you should run for Prime Minister and not back down from something you did not 'infer or mean' other than what you said......Trust CBC and other left leaning public broadcasts to twist the intention.......indeed like most people Don you are not a 'Robot'..
Hire him back
All this does is fuel hatred even more! But isn’t that their agenda in the end
LestWeForget
In all honesty it's long overdue. Why in hell it did take so long I don't know. Is there a market for high collared shirts and loud, obnoxious suits ? By the way what does Trudeau have to do with this ? Or others ?
Not Cool !!!
He’s called a colour commentator not a bland commentator. Don said two words that were wrong but that wouldn’t be the first time ! In this silly world of political correctness the day’s of colour commentators are numbered. I will miss you Don Cherry !!
about time should've happened 20 yrs ago. Im sure Ron is jumping for joy. No more out of date asshole to deal with
Was probably asked to retract and/or apologize and Don said f**k you.
MarissaRoberto Fucking cowards. Insult to Veterans to do it on the 11th. Don might not have verbalized his thoughts correctly for the sensitive few, but once again the silent .majority is, unfortunately silent. Thank you CoachsCornerDC for sticking up for the Veterans. JustinTrudeau
Tsn you looking for a panel guest?
Bull shit
The Liberal media strikes again. You guys got Cherry fired. He did nothing wrong. Love those Liberals. If PCs were in power, Cherry would have gotten a contract extension.
I agree with Don Cherry. Anybody living in Canada, regardless of race, religion or gender, should support our soldiers that gave their lives so we could live here, by buying a poppy.
That’s because he’s going to be on now
This is such a disgrace. If you watch the whole interview he said nothing wrong. He was responding 2 veterans messaging him about his Poppy video and why he was going to stop airing it
gtconway3d Well that’s unfortunate, what a bunchofjerks
It amazes me that don cherry gets fired,yet Justin who has done worse verbal diarrhea keeps his job? The feelings police must be ecstatic?
Here's your chance...sign Don up! freeagentfrenzy DonCherryIsRight IStandWithDonCherry
Although I don't agree with the comment I am so glad he chose not to apologize and nor should he have too. It's his opinion and he is entitled to it. Good for you Don Cherry you will be missed.
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It’s time to boycott Sportsnet. They support the fact no one wears poppies any more. Now thats disrespectful and offensive to men and woman currently serving and to every single veteran that has risked there life for all of the freedoms we have today.
I say the Leafs Fire Babs and hire Don!!
SuzieCanuck She should of gotten a raise
156 soldiers died in afganistan, every Saturday nite Don would put pictures of the fallen soldiers up on hnic to honor them and their families. He got fired for taking a stand for the brave men and women of Canada, what total bullshit. Canada has gone soft
Bottom line: he was paid to talk about hockey and he should have stuck to that. No one paid him for his political views. And his shtick was getting really old: the suits, the opinions from the fifties, McLean playing the lapdog... 😴😴😴😴😴
Go get him TSN
JimTothSports Sign him! Put him beside Brian burke on a new version of Coaches corner during games and watch sportsnet die.
I think people should buy poppies to support our vets.
He didn't say anything wrong that could offend anybody.
About fucking time!!
Sad day
Don Cherry is a True Canadian and has the right for freedom of speech.
Thats a lost
By the way Jay and Dan, is there any particular reason that you didn't show the PRESIDENT at the LSU game? You had no problems showing him at the nationals game. I REST MY CASE, ya'll are a part of 'them'.
OverDrive1050 Just another reason sportsnet sucks. I wasn’t offended, can see how some were..... but this is so blown out of proportion. Once again caving to to the thin skinned. Stands up for veterans and Canada... Canadian company fires him for it on Remembrance Day, brutal.
We are creating a climate where it is not safe to say anything about anything. We lose the opportunity to learn and educate. People make mistakes and the response is to fire, condemn. It’s a sad day.
100% pathetic. DON CHERRY IS hockey night in canada. Its pretty pathetic the world we live in society as a whole is pathetic Don was speaking truth and has now been censored by Sportsnet. Imagine if don lived inna country with free speech oh wait he does. Pathetic ppl today
I AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS STAND WITH DON!!, Have YOU PEOPLE on TSN ever lost anyone in a war I HAVE! Wear a damn poppy is all he was saying! WHY IS BASHING SWEDES, QUEBEC, RUSSIANS NOT CROSSING THE LINE? Take a guess why TSN thinks it's different.
OverDrive1050 Sportsnet sucks. You want viewership hire Don
First lamestream news, now sports. I couldn't help but notice on tonights broadcast the familiar teary doe eyed look while talking about what Don said. When he said YOU PEOPLE, I was thinking of all the young millenials who are only interested in facebook, NOT RACE, YOU IDIOTS!
Wise decision.
Opportunity is knocking . Framed in a proper context, a Don centric show would be a very welcome and profitable add to your sched. Do you have the honour and courage necessary? IStandWithCherry
Sad day, Canada is a disgrace
Sad day.
MarissaRoberto I lean left politically, Cherry's actual comments were not that offensive, watch the actual video: RT 🤔 Everybody in Canada should buy a poppy, no matter whether you were born here or not. The WW2 generation gave all they had so we could enjoy freedom.
When I watched this show - LIVE. When he mentioned the poppy thing.. I right away thought to myself that - I forgot to pick one up this year. This world is so negative, - you people, can mean ANYBODY. Go Cherry! Im sure Dons waiting for a promotion.
😥😔
Good riddance!
gtconway3d Good riddance.
Get him on TSN!
It’s too bad Don didn’t step away earlier. He’s been a great Canadian icon and ambassador of the game for years. Unfortunately he’s also become increasingly misguided and inappropriate. A lot of seniors go through this. Let’s remember him for his suits and love of the game.
Guy shoulda just stuck to retirement
Buh bye. Won't miss ya. Now I don't have to go get snacks between periods. Don't have to, but yeah.....still will.
Good.
Sportsnet should be ashamed to fire him for this. Glad Don had the courage to speak his mind and say what is a fact and the truth. Unfortunately people are soft nowadays and can’t handle a truth. DonCherryIsRight IStandWithCherry
TSNScianitti Racist POS...in the words of Stugotz790 ...go to hell...and say hi to Art Briles
He should have retired 15 years ago...
Wednesday night hockey sounds like a great fit for Don. BoycottSportsnet cbcsports Sportsnet
Good! his take are horrible ! Old man ranting about topics that no one agrees with!
So sensitive ppl.. I am an immigrant to this country, and I don’t find it racist at all... you are what you are... what he said is the truth ... politically correct he is wrong, in real time he is right...
Our new replacement for Communist Canada and SportsNet: CBC DonCherry
When are you hiring him?
gtconway3d He just looks like an angry guy.
I support your passion I'm a Native guy, I know you were talking about the support you have for the military!
I will single handily watch every single game on TSN for the rest of my life if you hire this man
OverDrive1050 Cherry refused to apologise for his comments. And that's why he was let go, a coward dies a thousand deaths a soldier dies but once.
This is FUBAR
hockeynight MacLean never should have apologized for this. It’s like McDonalds apologizing for fat people.
Hire him... you won’t tho you’re too scared
Good riddance 👋
gtconway3d He spoke the truth & gets fired, what s wrong here ?
Finally! Thank you to everyone speaking up and not allowing racism divide us. youpeople doncherryfired UnitedWeStand
Pay some one 85 to be controversial and they will cross the line more often than not,
What a joke!!
Thank God!! Finally!! Should have been canned yrs ago!! Ignorant, arrogant, obnoxious just to name a few of his traits
Sad day :(
gtconway3d Finally
Don Cherry IS hockey night in Canada
I guess you shouldn’t have an opinion , god forbid that we have freedom of speech. Oh sorry that I used god In my text. Don’t want to offend anyone
Good riddance
Coaches Corner comes to
Sad ending.... interesting to to see no support from other commentators who have all suddenly run for cover and will clam up. Great day for corprates.
Sportsnet are clowns. They will do anything to appease the vocal left. Aside from watching the Blue Jays there’s no way I’ll ever watch Sportsnet again as TSN is far superior in every aspect.
Just watched GinoRedaTSN talk about it for 10 minutes... while not wearing a poppy.
If Don McLean cared at all about Don Cherry why didn't he interrupt the conversation? He just sat there and let Don say what he wanted. And now apologizing for what he should have done.
Canada owes DonCherry a debt of gratitude. Seriously - for the good things he did, and for the not so good things.
DO NOT HIRE HIM TSN
A Canadian icon that put more volunteer time towards our armed forces & made a bigger difference than anyone else in this country. He spoke from the heart, like we’ve seen him do for every single fallen soldier & police officer in Canada. Gonna miss ya, Grapes!
From many of the replies here it looks like tsn could corner the market on racist viewers!!!
Maybe trump looking for a new job!
gtconway3d Whoa.
Tsn gonna pick him up
lorenc_joe
About damn time.
If the brass at TSN have any brains you'll hire him after this nonsense blows over....
gtconway3d
Hire him immediately.
gtconway3d This is Trumps fault! Because of his divisive ways and seeing the damage it can do to a nation, Rogers stepped up to put an end to it before it can go any further.
gtconway3d
Canada is becoming a friggin’ joke!! So we can have a PM that an dress in Blackface, gets re-elected by “you people” and then a Canadian institution is fired for free speech. supportDonCherry DonCherryIsRight DonCherry blackface BoycottSportsnet
Just watched Gino Reda talk about it for 10 minutes... Gino wasn't wearing a poppy.
Was he drinking beer on the set ? Lol
Fuck hockey night in Canada let's make TSN new!😁
Time to live up to your slogan TSN as Canada's Sport Leader and hire Don Cherry.
If your offended by anything he has said. Your a flower and way too soft. I have argued many of his points on certain hockey subjects but this is too mucn. I saw 4 korean and middle east individuals in the store i work at, walking and shopping during the 2 mins and no poppies
GOOD JOB YOU GOT AN OLD MAN FIRED FROM A JOB HE KEPT FOR YEARS BECAUSE HE SAID 'YOU PEOPLE' ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR SAID THAT AND HE DID BLACK FACE IN TOPIC THUNDER WHY ISENT HE GETTING FIRED FROM MOVIES AND HIS LIVELYHOOD DESTROYED ?
gtconway3d Oh No! As much as Cherry is polarizing he said what others were thinking. Talking to some immigrants who until a few years ago wore poppies, since the wars in Yugoslav, Iraq, Turkish attacks on Kurds bolstered by Trump they stopped. Too bad RemembranceDay2019 🌺🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇳🇮🇪🇵🇱
TSN: The Shit Network...
Thank you for being honest Don. Every person in Canada should respect and wear the poppy, immigrants included.
IstandwithCherry
This simply means the other blow horns are lying to protect their jobs!
Fuck Sportsnet
MarissaRoberto Congratulations to social media. Lest we forget. Sad day to be smiling. Soft. Like McLean
He was the only voice of truth and thought...the rest simply lie to keep their jobs!
Lucky man... A man amongst little boys!
He was right and anyone stating differently is a plain hypocrite
Good job getting someone fired cause you don't like what he says. Ron McLean sat there and said nothing. Good on Sportsnet I will no longer view your content I am one who believes in freedom of speech whether people like them or not good job. Former viewer
gtconway3d Good
gtconway3d As it should be.
'There is no place for truth in a politically correct society' - and Sportsnet/HNIC just proved it.
Can u guys get all the leaf games so I can watch them with u guys? Thanks
Can we just change it to “Hockey Night.” Because there is nothing ‘Canadian’ about what they did to Don Cherry
gtconway3d About time
gtconway3d Good.
Boooooooooooo
gtconway3d Yayyyyy
gtconway3d Hey Grapes come to Detroit. Sincerely, Stevie Y
pick him up
DarrinBauming TSN please hire DonCherry this man is a true Canadian who loves hockey and 🇨🇦 sports net you suck cant wait till your hockey contract is over
Sportsnet and HNIC are missing Don Cherry's point. He did not signal out any group or individual with his remarks. He says people in general in the areas he referenced. That includes all people who did not wear poppies. They could be Canadian Citizens and new immigrants.
gtconway3d Never a good idea to start any thought/sentence/statement with “you people”. No matter what comes next, it’s going to be wrong on that basis because it includes EVERYONE in the referenced group.
What a joke.! Total BS! Too many sensitive people out there. 🙄
gtconway3d He is the top pick for US ambassador for canada after those statements.
Smashville_Wins Awesome. Now I don't to sit thru any Senators games just to listen to the 1st Intermission report.
This man is a true patriot.
gtconway3d Good. Jerk.
Someone remind me of where in a Venn diagram supporting the troops, immigrants and sports overlap? I can’t seem to find it. 🧐
Sad that so many of the disillusioned people in this country can result in someone being fired for what most of us deem to be 'free speech'. There is nothing Don Cherry said that I would consider to be racist!
gtconway3d Words matter.
Ron sat there the whole time shaking his head agreeing with him....I call bullshit
gtconway3d Fired on Remembrance Day, of all days! This man was dedicated advocate & voice for our veterans.. yes, what he said was inappropriate, but c'mon!
gtconway3d CTE
Tough truth from Don.
gtconway3d Adios!
OverDrive1050 CanadaRemembers Don's 85 & has been slipping around rational thoughts a little. He's a good guy who slipped. In the end, anybody who isn't a Native is an immigrant. We're in a Multi-Cultural society. We're all in it together. He supports everybody in his own way. Ah well. Sad.
About time. Racist.
He did say immigrants not one certain country or culture, all of us. This is an opinion and should be taken as that. This is a horrible move today to do this, sportsnet couldn’t wait until tomorrow? weak
Truth over sports. No more hockey for me.
[1/2] 1. This has nothing to do with free speech. Cherry was an employee of a company that can fire him for saying/doing things not representative of the company. 2. Good riddance. As a hockey fanatic, I've watched his show for decades and come away shaking my head from the...
gtconway3d Overdue
gtconway3d Nothing wrong with his rant and he’s right.
gtconway3d Good.
The guy’s been an anti-immigrant oaf for an awfully long time. I’m surprised it took this long.
Old racist says racist things, network somehow shocked.
gtconway3d GoodRiddance. His firing was long overdue.
gtconway3d What he do now?
SIGN HIM
FCK rogers
Instead of explaining why this is wrong on many MANY LEVELS ! , and because Sportsnet is not worth another second of my time and energy , ill just put two words . BoycottSportsnet
Canada is to soft on all counts, think about it on Remembrance Day ......FREE SPEECH....what a joke
I would assume he refused to apologize like Ron did. Fired on Remembrance Day for calling all Canadians to support and remember the military. Well done, Don
Finally his racist comments have caught up with him 👏🏻 Well done Sportsnet HockeyNightInCanada just got a whole lot better!! DonCherryMustGo DonCherryIsWrong One bigot at a time
My god this world is getting pathetic. Can’t have any kind of an opinion publicly without hurting somebody’s feelings.
Good!
OverDrive1050 Wow, tsn really jumped on this Cherry story
Good!! As a kid growin up he was a creepy fuckin weirdo and I never got why anyone watched him... Glad people aren't puttin up with him...
I deleted all Sportsnet hell with them
They wanna see how we stand by our Canadian hero's . Cancelling sportsnet.
Well, DonCherry's fired from Coach's Corner. I guess there's a subset of conservatives that have something else to lose their sh*t about now that the election furor has died down a bit.
Being a hockey lover and Michigan native, I always like Don’s unabashed views on things regardless of whether I 100% agreed or not. To me, he was old school Canadian hockey. He may not be relevant in this new world where toughness matters less, but I still appreciate it.
Pls hire him
Good.
JimTothSports RIP
OverDrive1050 Imagine Don Cherry on the panel with Duthie, Bob, and Jeff O’Neil. There’s some ratings for you guys!
As he should be. Those comments were very out of line.
What a joke
I will no longer watch hockey night in Canada
Will he still get in the hall of fame?
You people are too sensitive
OverDrive1050 Nov11th we all mourn the death of Free Speech.
Seriously. Wow 👎
Look who's the jerk now.
OverDrive1050 Cherry deserves a better final broadcast send off than this. A sad way to end a great career.
And this will be the only part of his legacy that anyone will talk about. Pretty sad Don, that you just couldn't keep your mouth shut as it's now destroyed your credibility!
OverDrive1050 S he taking Sideshow Bob with him ?
What a joke
OverDrive1050 Anybody that was still tuning into watch him was probably just as racist and stupid as him...good riddance
About time, guy is a goon
Make Cherry Great Again! MCGA
scoop him up
I won't watch HNIC anymore. Stupid decision.
Sign the man
MarissaRoberto His stupid suit jackets will not be missed
Soft
Pick em up boys!
F..k Sportsnet & FAN590
wolfman1681 😁
This is wrong! The man made no racist remarks and stated his opinion... I hate this political correctness... we are just a bunch of snowflakes that are offended by everything.... bullshit
MarissaRoberto Cherry’s best before date was about 20 years ago. Long overdue.
Hockey night in Canada will never be the same. Keep an ass hat like Trudeau but Cherry uses his right of freedom of speech and is persecuted for it. Bad move losers mad move! I stand with Cherry.
It was good run. Maybe 5 years too long.
Dick move to let a legend go like this...
OverDrive1050 Classless move fire Don on Nov 11,
Good move, I turned the channel off as soon as I saw him coming on. People are not wearing poppies as much anymore,ridiculous, so why did he pick on immigrants... he’s racists!!
This is a joke. People need to relax and grow a set.
Thank you TSN for showing leadership, I believe this decision will show others that no one is above another 👍🏿
HNIC is dead
The only reason people watched Sportsnet was for Don Cherry. Now there really is no reason to watch that garbage channel.
OverDrive1050 TY to the Communist Broadcasting Corp and all Snowflakes. You now have silenced a voice loved and admired by Vets. You’ve basically allied yourselves with anti Canadians. Rogers is just like Gillette
JimTothSports I would applaud TSN if they hire Mr. Cherry. Outspoken, yes, you either agree or disagree with him, but I think he is right far more often than wrong.
thanks for all the HNIC memories.. I have now watched my last game.. DonCherryIsRight
I’m with Don 👍
Typical angry mob, Brutal
It’s time for Don to call it a day. He’s done enough for the game. Let him relax, sit back and have a few beers watching his beloved Bruins.
What a sad day in hockey land, this country is going to shits. Sportsnet can kiss my ass!
OverDrive1050 I’m an immigrant and I think Rogers is wrong to fire Cherry. When are we going to stop this madness. You might not like what he said but you can agree to disagree.
MarissaRoberto Our fearless fucking leader
brooklynmarie Hockey is stupid anyway! And so is this racist clown! But Canada is great! (I didn't know they had this many Nazis, though!) Oh well! :(
Stupid decision
Yep....I agree with all the window licking, crayon eaters on here. Hire him TSN...the Toronto Sports Network is the perfect place for this Leaf loving dinosaur
MarissaRoberto I remember watching Don on Hockey Night in Canada he is an amazing Man who is very optimistic I wish you well Don keep up the fantastic work may God bless you and may your day be filled with love
Wait, they fired him. I'm going to miss the beef between Zaitsev and Cherry
OverDrive1050 So angered by this decision...ironic that one of the staunchest supporters of Remembrance Day and Veterans is fired on Remembrance Day...
Don’t even think about it !
Sign him up him and odognine2 together
Hey TSN hire him. I am sure people would watch him.
OverDrive1050 Sign him up
That ONE person who was actually offended by what he said:
Relieved to hear that this has finally happened.
now is your chance to get your NHL programming some clout...sign him and get him on the air!
JimTothSports Cowards. Chickensh*t cowards.
Sick cancel culture full of snowflakes
OverDrive1050 'Don Cherry will no longer be on Hockey Night In Canada' and I will no longer be watching HNIC. I can do without it, the game isn't good enough anymore anyway. It's time somebody other than him stood up to these weak kneed liberals.
Lets hope TSNHockey signs him
Sportsnet doesn't like freedom of speech , sign him TSN
Best news ever! Now that all the Leaf fans will be boycotting HNIC, maybe their ratings will drop and they'll start paying attention to teams other than the Leafs! It's a win/win!
boomer down
Once again a cultured society want to cry & complain over words that were not directed at any culture but a society as a whole. It's too bad media ALWAYS & a few dictators make it worse than it really is. bringbackdoncherry
hire patches 😂
OverDrive1050 You have to hire him!!! tsn
Good riddance
F T S how come F Trudeau in Ottawa?
This is bull shit
Legend:
Hire him right now!!!
Shame on you Rogers everyone switch to bell freespeach
Shoulda gave him a raise instead the guy said exactly what we’re all thinking
Guess I'll be quitting sportsnet. Support and remember the veterans buy a poppy.
It's about time. I stopped listening to that donkey years ago.
Sad day for Canada! Disagree with the decision.
Sad day in the hockey world. Despite your views. DonCherry wrongmove
OverDrive1050 Hire him TSN!
The only correct decision here.
Finally, he should have been fired years ago. He is a disgrace and on top of that he knows nothing about hockey. He still thinks it’s 1973.
He can have a ghostwriter spout his bs on Postmedia now.
I will now boycott hockey night in Canada. Free speech is allowed in this country
Hire him OverDrive1050 HayesTSN odognine2
Hire him TSN!
Kinda dumb I thought he would no longer be on HNIC because he died not because he was speaking the truth oh well
OverDrive1050 Bring him to TSN!
Grapes is that old guy at the bar who has an opinion on everything and never shuts his mouth!
NA NA NA NA NA NA GOODBYE!!!!
BoycottSportsnet
Make TSN great again with Cherry.
Fired him because he supports our troops. Sad days
Looks like a good time to sign him up for a Saturday night show
Good riddance, should have happened long time ago.
HIRE HIM ON THE PANEL
So how many people that called for his firing because they were offended at what he said just recently voted to keep a leader who was caught wearing black face?… Way to go Canada.
This is sad.
HAHA BYE BYE. LETS GET TRUDEAU NOW blackface
👍
Thank god
Joke
Sign him please !!!
Finally, this should have happened years ago.
TSN may have to be boycotted. Time to stream Leaf games when shown on TSN. Free speech is alive in Canada.
Well I’m done watching then
guess everyone goes for beer now at the intermissions..... your play by play people suck can you replace them to
Bring him to TSN!
Hire him TSN
Sign him
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