The NHL is going through a very bad patch. It’s best player, crosby, is suffering from concussion. Three players are dead, two suicides. There is a groundswell to cut back on fighting in the NHL to avoid further serious injuries. All are in favour of fewer injuries it would seem, except Don Cherry, the thug [...]
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SHOULD THE CBC DUMP DON CHERRY?
October 9, 2011SHOULD FIGHTING IN THE NHL BE BANNED?
February 28, 2011A new poll just out says 54 per cent of Canadians want an outright ban on fighting in the NHL. Sixty-eight per cent say violence is not an inherent part of the game. However 60 per cent of young Canadians (18-34) are against a ban and nearly half of younger Canadians say fighting is an [...]
SHOULD DON CHERRY GET THE ORDER OF CANADA?
July 6, 2008Even before the dust has settled on Dr. Morgentaler’s controversial nomination to the Order of Canada, the drums have started to beat for another divisive public figure. I speak of Don Cherry who is lauded for the Order by Rex Murphy in today’s Globe and Mail. Murphy doesn’t mince words. He says Cherry is the [...]
