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top quote"I died on May 10, 1979; at 11:10 p.m. to be exact. Two shots killed me. The first, which left me critically wounded, was fired by Guy Lafleur. The one that wiped me out came from the stick of Yvon Lambert.top quote Don Cherry,
from his book, Grapes: A vintage view of hockey

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    Don Cherry will be back in his familiar spot in the first intermission when Hockey Night in Canada returns in October.
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  • Don Cherry re-signs with HNIC
    Grapes and the CBC reach a deal for the 2004-05 season of Hockey Night in Canada.
  • Cherry's future with HNIC in doubt
    Grapes says he wants to stay on at Hockey Night in Canada, but doesn't hava a contract for the coming season.
  • Cherry concedes he might be 'discriminatory'
    Cherry discusses his visor remarks on The Mike Bullard Show.
  • Cherry half-right on visors: surveys
    Cherry's claims about French, and Euopean players wearing most of the visors hold up, but a survey shows visor wearers aren't necessarily more reckless with sticks.
  • Cherry concedes he might be 'discriminatory'
    Cherry discusses his visor remarks on The Mike Bullard Show.
  • CBC puts Cherry on 7-second delay
    CBC moves to rein in Cherry in the wake of the visor flap.
  • Coach's Corner on Iraq war riles viewers, CBC
    Cherry thinks Canada should have chipped and helped in the American-led war in Iraq.

  • INDEPTH: DON CHERRY Controversial Coach CBC Sports Online | Last updated July 29, 2004

    Every week on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, Don Cherry gives his sometimes inflammatory views on the world of hockey. What he says, and how he says it, has drawn devotion from his fans and criticism from his foes. Some argue the coach known as Grapes has no place on television; others say he's the only genuine voice left in a country obsessed with political correctness. Entertainer to many, agitator to some – either way, there's no denying Cherry is a hockey original.

    WHAT'S IN THIS SECTION

    The Don of Hockey How Don Cherry went from a career as minor-league hockey player to the most famous television personality in Canada.

    The Don Cherry Lexicon "Quebec," "visors," and "chicken Swedes" -- Grapes has a penchant for touching nerves with the words he chooses.

    Sharp-Dressed man A photo gallery of the always-dapper Don.

    Love 'em; hate 'em There may be only one thing stronger than Don Cherry opinions – opinions about him.

    ELSEWHERE ON CBC.CA SPORTS

    Coach's Corner Archive Grapes tells it like he sees it during the first intermission of Hockey Night in Canada.

    Chatting with Cherry Fans pose their questions to Grapes during a Hockey Day in Canada online chat.

    Coach's Your Space CBC.ca users write in to voice their opinions about Don Cherry's future with Hockey Night in Canada.

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