Don Cherry

Birth Name:

Don Cherry

Birth Place:

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Actor

Was named NHL Coach of the Year for his 1975-1976 season with the Boston Bruins
Was the fastest coach in the history of the NHL to reach the 250-game wins mark and has the fifth highest winning percentage of all coaches
Spent 16 years in the minor leagues of hockey before retiring to work in construction, only to return to hockey in 1971 as the coach of the Rochester Americans
First played hockey as a teenager with the Barrie Flyers before going professional in 1954 with the Hershey Bears
Quote: "I know exactly what I'm saying, so that when I'm fired, it won't be a slip of the tongue․ Everything I want to say I say․"
Best known as a former NHL player who is now an analyst on "Hockey Night in Canada․"
Was head coach of the Boston Bruins for five years and also served as assistant coach of Team Canada in 1976
Has been presenting his candid and often controversial opinions on the "Hockey Night in Canada" segment "Coach's Corner" with Ron MacLean since 1987
Was named AHL Coach of the Year for his 1973-1974 season with the Rochester Americans
A two-part mini-series was made about his career as a coach and analyst in "Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story" and "The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II․"

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