Tagged: Ron MacLean

Judgment Night in Canada (Updated with hard realities!)

Don Cherry, who at age eighty-five was fired from his longtime assignment as the star of “Coach’s Corner” during Hockey Night In Canada broadcasts, due to his acerbic remarks questioning the patriotism of some immigrants, says he will not pass judgment on his friend and co-host, Ron MacLean, who “apologized” under employer pressure the next day, in a statement that was essentially a...

Canada’s Crusty Uncle Obsoleted by Marxist Tribunal

Hockey commentator Don Cherry, a fixture on Canadian television since his career as an NHL coach ended in 1980, has yet again done what he has long gotten paid to do, namely rile people up by talking about sports and society like your Uncle Ed at Thanksgiving dinner, shooting his mouth off about anything and everything, in equal parts Crusty Folk Wisdom and...