yave1964 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Bobby Orr is on record as saying that Don Cherry belongs in the Hall."Is there anyone bigger than Don Cherry in our game today? It's incredible what this man does," Orr said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "People have no idea. They think Don's this big rough, gruff guy. He's paid to give an opinion. Like him or dislike him, when he comes on, everybody, they listen." Bobby Orr has earned the right to speak his mind, his opinion absolutely should carry a ton of weight. I am of two minds, I LOVE Cherry the caricature of himself, his outlandish clothing and even more outlandish thinking. His comments about Europeans are controversial but mostly true, not many can get away with saying the things he says, though they are a lot of the things we all think. A career minor leaguer, one game played in the NHL. His coaching career really was not much, never made it past the brick wall that was the 1970's Canadiens. Coached the Rockies, earning some great rubber chicken circuit stories about Merlin Malinoski and Hardy Astram. The man is an ambassador to the game unparalleled. Hall of Famer? I guess I never thought about it before but if Bobby Orr says so, that carries a lot of weight. Yes, Don Cherry in the builder category belongs in the Hall. Thank you to Orr for pointing out this one that slipped under the radar. And I would love to be there for his induction speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Don Cherry needs to be Commissioner of the NHL!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I really like Don Cherry. He's done as much as anyone to promote hockey. In person, he's as gracious as they come. I've seen him wat, smiling, while fans fumble with cameras. Sometimes people get angry with his opinions. But, IMHO, his style is more important than the content of his rant. He's a cash cow for HNIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickturpin Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Absolutely. He deserves it. He is 99% hockey, 1% fashion statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rink Rat Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 He does need to be in the Hall. The man knows his hockey and promotes the game to the utmost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 His wardrobe should get an entire wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 No brainer first ballot. Love him or hate him he belongs in there...not for his playing, not for his coaching. Played his junior here in Barrie winning a Memorial Cup. I think he played a few games for jammers Spits too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin Bin Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I love Don Cherry. He speaks his mind about the game and don't hold back on anything contreversal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 @flyercanuck Yep, he was a rookie back in 51-52 for the Spits, it was called the OHA back then. Only played 18 games, but hey, Cherry was a Spit, I'll take that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (Spoiler Alert: I can't stand him.) No. The panache and his need to be controversial overshadow his hockey knowledged. Take those away and he's just another member of the media. He would have to go in as a "Builder" and in looking at the names on that list there is no way Cherry is in their class. If Cherry gets in before guys like Red Fisher or any number of media members who have won the Foster Hewitt Award (Cherry has not - says alot to me) then it would be a travesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Well, if not Cherry for HOF, then Cherry NEEDS to be the NHL Commissioner!!!! Fire, then EXECUTE Bettman!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 If Cherry gets in before guys like Red Fisher I think Don Cherry goes in first. He was (and still is) a participant in hockey. Red, on the other hand, was a reporter. Having said that, I have respect for Red Fisher. One reason is that he never cited rookies, either good or bad, in his column. One of the other reasons is personal. One of my kids considered sports writing as a career when he was a teenager. He asked my advice, and one of my suggestions was to ask Red Fisher. So, he as a 15 year-old kid wrote to Red Fisher at the Montreal Gazette. To my surprise, Fisher responded to his letter within a few days. It was a thoughtful, helpful, kind answer. He didn't have to write back, but he made the effort to help. Despite his kinda crabby exterior. He's one of the good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Don Cherry for NHL Commish!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I think Don Cherry goes in first. He was (and still is) a participant in hockey. Red, on the other hand, was a reporter. Having said that, I have respect for Red Fisher. One reason is that he never cited rookies, either good or bad, in his column. One of the other reasons is personal. One of my kids considered sports writing as a career when he was a teenager. He asked my advice, and one of my suggestions was to ask Red Fisher. So, he as a 15 year-old kid wrote to Red Fisher at the Montreal Gazette. To my surprise, Fisher responded to his letter within a few days. It was a thoughtful, helpful, kind answer. He didn't have to write back, but he made the effort to help. Despite his kinda crabby exterior. He's one of the good guys. Fisher did it with talent. Cherry does it with bad blazers and controversial comments. I'll take the former every time. I doubt Cherry ever makes it. If Fisher was going to get in, it would have happened by now. I think the Hall considers the Foster Hewitt Award a pseudo-admittance for members of the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Did you ever hear the shaving story from Red Fisher? Pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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