Don Cherry a hockey veteran who’s been reviewing and commentating on Hockey Night in Canada for almost 35 years on Sportsnet was fired for making an offensive remark toward immigrants and them not buying poppies he stated “You people … that come here, whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple of bucks for a poppy or something like that,” he said. “These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price.”. After Don Cherry’s statement Canadians lashed out at Don Cherry and Sportsnet causing them to make an obvious decision for their reputation to fire the old-timer. Now that he is gone Hockey Night in Canada won’t be the same as Don Cherry was the star of the show alongside Ron Maclean and was a great personality all around from his wacky suits and his rants he made Hockey great and it’s sad to see him go.
Here’s a video of Cherry’s controversial statement
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