Boston.com · Nov 11, 2019
Don Cherry’s xenophobic rant brings apologies — though not from him
Don Cherry was at TD Garden in 2018 for a reunion of the 1977-78 Bruins team. –barry chinDon Cherry has long been known primarily for three things: Putting too many men on the ice at the worst possible moment; dressing as though his tailor were permitted to use only material from your grandmother’s garish curtains from 1977; and somehow becoming a broadcasting icon by spewing one obnoxious take after another on “Hockey Night In Canada.’’
Time to add another to the list. Cherry, the former Bruins coach who is now 85 years old, also should be known as one more stunted old fool who uses national pride to attempt to mask xenophobia and racism — and he can’t seem to keep the mask on.