Do Cherr B: Jame Dick Grad:6S Table Of Contents 1.Introduction 2.Don Cherry’s Family 3.Don Cherry’s Nickname 4.Don Cherry’s Fame 5.Don Cherry’s Suits 6.Don Cherry Fired!?!? 7.Don Cherry’s Dog 8.Don Cherry and Ron Mclean on Coach’s Corner 9.Don Cherry’s Hockey Career 10.Don Cherry’s Coaching Career 11.Don Cherry’s Childhood 12.Conclusion Introduction Don Cherry is important to Canada. He is most important in the hockey world. When I think about hockey I always think about Don Cherry. In this presentation I will be talking about Don Cherry’s family, hockey career, coaching career and more! I will also be talking about Don Cherry being fired and why he was fired. I will tell you interesting facts about Don Cherry and his dog. Don Cherry’s Family Don Cherry was born in Kingston Ontario on February 5, 1934 which makes him 86. His family consists of his wife and 2 children, a boy and a girl. Most of his family live in Ontario, and he and his family have always loved hockey. Don Cherry’s Grandfather (John) was a original member of the North West Mounted Police His first wife (Rosemary) died of cancer in 1997. He then remarried and his new wife is called Luba, she is 58. Don Cherry's son Tim is 47 and his Daughter Cindy is 52. Don’s Dad (Demlar) was born 1898. His Mom (Maude) was born in 1890. Don Cherry is older than his brother Dick Cherry by 3 years. Dick Cherry played hockey at various levels, including two seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers. Don Cherry’s parents have sadly passed but Don Cherry isn’t holding on to the past. He is still having fun with friends and family. Don Cherry’s Nickname You probably think or wonder why or how Don Cherry got the nickname “Grapes”. Well no one knows who made/invented the nickname. People think that the nickname “Grapes” means Grace. The word Grace means h onor or credit to (someone or something) by one's presence or to be polite and respectful. Don Cherry has an interesting nickname. His nickname is “grapes”, nobody knows who invented the nickname. Don got the nickname “grapes” in his days in the minors. He got the nickname because they believe he is a valuable player. At the time he was playing for the Trois-Rivieres Lions, in the season of 1959-1960. Don Cherry does have a very unique nickname. It is pretty cool how Don Cherry has been given an unordinary nickname. Don Cherry also has some reasons why his nickname is grapes because people think because he’s a fruit/cherry he should be named grapes. Some people predict his nickname is grapes because he has now made a new show, the grapevine. Don Cherry’s Fame Don Cherry used to and still is famous within the hockey world. He has both played hockey and coached hockey. He no longer plays hockey, he just talks about it. He is also Famous for his shows such as Keep your head up kid and Coaches corner. He's also the author behind various books, including Don Cherry's Sports Heroes and Don Cherry's Hockey Stories. He coached 4 teams in his coaching career, the first team he coached was the AHL Rochester Americans from 1971-1974. He then became coach of the Boston bruins in 1974-1979 and in his career there he won the Jack Adams Award in 1975-1976 for the coach who had contributed the most to his teams success. He also coached the Colorado Rockies from 1979-1980. Don Cherry’s last team he coached was the Mississauga Ice Dogs from 2001-2002. He played for 10 teams in his hockey career: Windsor Spitfires, Barrie Flyers, Hershey Bears, Boston Bruins, Spring Feild Indians, Trois Riviere Lions to name a few. Don Cherry is still an Ice Hockey Commentator and even has his own show called The Grapevine. Don Cherry has been coaching, playing and commentating on hockey for around 69 years. It’s no wonder Don Cherry is known all over Canada. He is famous outside of Canada in places like America too. You could even see Don Cherry face to face! Don Cherry’s Suits Don Cherry has a lot of different suits. But he doesn’t have a favourite. Don Cherry had two tailors who custom make his suits. He has a different suit for every occasion and event. With his suit he wears a poppy to respect the fallen soldiers in the war and a rose to remember his wife that had passed away in 1997. He always wears a poppy in his episodes. Don Cherry has a lot of suits. But, how many does he have? ……… go on guess. Estimate 7x4x6=168 suits per NHL season. Don Cherry has so many suits that every closet in his house is filled. He said that he has two rooms that are also filled with more suits. The man that custom makes his suits now is John Carallo of the Cook Ink in Toronto.The man that used to custom make his suits is Frank Cosco of Mississauga. Don Cherry also has apparently put suits on his dog Blue. No one knows what he does with his suits when he is done wearing them. I think that Don Cherry has a lot of cool, funny and unique suits. It’s cool how Don Cherry has Jerseys that teams wear that look like one of his suits. The Broncos wore a jersey that looked like a suit to help promote organ donation. Don Cherry has a lot of excellent suits, maybe, you could wear suits like him too. Don Cherry Fired!?!? Don Cherry got fired. But there is a reason for why he got fired. Some people believe he was being racist in their opinion. But some people don’t agree that he was being rude/racist. He got fired last year. There are still arguments about Don Cherry being fired but Sportsnet does not want to hire him again. Don Cherry now has a new show called ‘ Don Cherry’s Grapevine podcast’, which aired its first episode on Tuesday, November 18th 2019. It is co-hosted by his son Tim Cherry. It is on streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcast. The show was made after Don Cherry was fired from SportsNet and Hockey Night In Canada. You might be asking yourself why. Well, here’s why Don Cherry said “People in Toronto are being disrespectful by not wearing poppies to honor Canada’s fallen military heroes leading up to Remembrance Day… These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in”. So then Don Cherry got fired by SportsNet. He got fired on November 9 th, 2019. Don Cherry’s Dog If you didn’t know that Don Cherry had a dog, well you do now. Don Cherry's dog’s name is Blue. There are bobble heads of Don Cherry and Blue for $26.40 on Ebay. Don Cherry has a lot of products and shows with his loyal dog Blue. Blue is also the type of dog that obeys and follows its owners commands. Blue has also been Don Cherry’s pet for more than 25 years! But Cherry does get another dog like Blue once the other dog dies. Blue is a English Bull Terrier. Don Cherry got Blue as a gift from the members of the Boston Bruins. Cherry got Blue in the season of 1974-1979. Blue was in Don Cherry’s Hockey Series called “Rock’em Sock’em”. Don Cherry and Blue are the spokespeople for the CherryBlue Pet Insurance program in Canada. Don Cherry’s dog is also known all over Canada. Blue also has been coming to Don Cherry’s live events. When I think about Don Cherry I always think about Blue. Usually, when Don Cherry goes to a different province, city, country or area he brings his fantastic dog Blue. Blue is a female dog and the first version of blue was born February 5th 1934 in Kingston Ontario Canada. Ron Maclean and Don Cherry on Coach’s Corner Don Cherry joined Hockey Night in Canada in 1980 as a playoff analyst and was so popular that he was kept on as a commentator. CBC later created “Coach’s Corner” as a way to showcase Cherry, with Maclean eventually replacing Dave Hodge as Cherry’s sidekick. They Talked about general and special interest stories on the show. During the final broadcast of the 2017-2018 NHL regular season, Coach’s Corner was devoted to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, which Cherry described as a “national nightmare”. Don Cherry is no longer friends with Ron Maclean since the problem on Hockey Night In Canada. And sadly now Don Cherry’s old sidekick (Ron Maclean) said that Hockey Night In Canada is no longer going to be a show. Now Don Cherry has a new show without Ron Maclean. He is making new friends and content on the Grapevine. In the year 2019 they had hosted Coaches Corner for 33 seasons. Don Cherry’s hockey career Don Cherry didn’t just coach hockey, he played hockey. He played for the Windsor Spitfires, Barrie Flyers, Boston Bruins, Springfield Indians, Trois-Rivieres Lions, Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers, Sudbury wolves, Spokane Comets, Tulsa Oilers, and the Vancouver Canucks. He played in a lot of different leagues in his hockey career.