Vintage Don Cherry Coaches Corner: Russian Hockey Sucks

[@tiktokliveencounters9297]

Ron - *breathes* Don - "wait a minute!"

[@jamesmitchell5234]

Huh?

[@Musicrecords10]

Don gave Canada something this nation severely lacks, pride in their country

[@valpyatigorsky7591]

Pride in being goons who can only play when the refs are bought and paid for a la 1987?

[@BadstreetMI]

This might have been the single greatest Coach's Corner segment of all time. Hilarious.

[@fonziheights]

I'm american but I think Cherry is hysterical. I don't know if he gives Canada a good name or bad name but he shows people what a passion Canada has for hockey.

[@bigsteed007]

Only liberal morons would say he gives Canada a bad name. He’s the most patriotic Canadian ever, he tells it how it is and his rant about Remembrance Day was not wrong!

[@carmichael3594]

About the only Canadian that ever spoke up. No he is off the air we just got nothing now

[@CindysBEEZZ]

We got a liberal Joe Biden voter here

[@VidWatcher-v4j]

Don was great but he couldn't survive the woke wave.

[@gw593]

Don is considered a national treasure by the vast majority of Canada. The minority during this time had a megaphone and CBC was begging for an excuse to get rid of him and so they did, over nothing.

[@fdannn6926]

Ron MacLean referenced Tarasov's quote on Canadian hockey here it is "The Canadians battled with the ferocity and intensity of a cornered animal," said Russian coach Anatoli Tarasov. "Our players were better conditioned physically and stronger in skills then the Canadian professionals. But we could not match them in heart and desire, always the strongest part of the Canadian game." - Anatoli Tarasov, Soviet legend.

[@RylanKorr]

Canadians were always the more skilled team but the Tussians had greater discipline.

[@RevanX]

Russians/Soviets had greater discipline but there is no time in history in which a team had more skill than the Canadians lmfao

[@ЮрийКастро-м5в]

@@RylanKorr LOL

[@angelbrooks2023]

Russia was never stronger in skills. Canada's B team could have easily beat them back then

[@jm292]

Don Cherry sounds like he is a manager or wrestler from the 1980's WWF Era here..lol

[@kevinbudzinski9576]

Don Cherry is like the Bobby "The Brain" Heenan of hockey

[@jm292]

@@kevinbudzinski9576 Yeah your right! even more specifically he does sound a bit like Bobby Heenan lol

[@BBQFanNo1]

hahahahaha

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@jm292 *you're

[@hueyp1722]

Oh man don cherry never got over the cold war

[@bjorn7100]

He talked smack about European countries and their hockey players in general

[@BBQFanNo1]

hahahahahaha

[@jayfedder1578]

Nobody plays hockey like Canadians is the point. Even if Canadians are outskilled they usually win because of the size of their balls.

[@jasonsabourin2275]

Me neither.

[@jasonsabourin2275]

@@bjorn7100 he backed it up.

[@PuraVid4]

Ron: How about- Don: *cuts in* WAIT A MINUTE!!!! Ron: okay :(

[@liammiddleton3064]

😂

[@reesepacker7983]

Cherry would have giving Bobby Heenan a run for his money as pro wrestling manager lol

[@skippythealien9627]

honestly kind of looks like him too lmfao

[@canuck81]

Boy, grapes sure was hot under the collar here lol.

[@adzwild]

Love the aggressive arm push to Ron at 0:21

[@_Seagie]

hahaa yea 👍🏼

[@cliffordtaylor1806]

😆

[@montreal961]

lol "the Sloviaks"

[@CookieMonster-mk1ng]

Anytime Cherry gets going --- McLean's facial reactions are the best.

[@SrustinLim]

lmao this is great television. man he's great

[@smichaels10]

Don Cherry was a prophet. He was right about all of it. Look at the NHL now. It has been totally ruined by soft European hockey. The league is unwatchable now.

[@nicolaslahky3319]

It's technical and strategic something canadian hockeu isn't. You're just a bunch of low iq idiots who can't afford to bring down a star player any other way than to injure him. When Russia played Canada and man there was one dude called Kharlamov he got his leg slashed hardly because your whiny captain couldn't handle he was so good.

[@nicolaslahky3319]

But Kharlamov came back and embarrassed your sorry asses

[@neilgoldring4832]

3:53 = I love how grapes picks Russia as one of his final four after eviserating the whole 🇷🇺 outfit for like 5 minutes & just chuckles a bit cause he realizes how funny it is😂 Grapes vs Stalin in the Octagon😱................ Who ya got?

[@DuaneDorman]

My money is on Grapes

[@marquisduhsade]

I love Don Cherry, reminds me of when Canada was actually Canadian.

[@Theo-hc5ob]

I love it when he gets fired up.

[@noraa6665]

The Russians are great when they're the hammer and scoring 6 plus goals a game. When it comes to them back checking, having gritty defense and going to the corners they disappear. When their offense isn't firing on all cylinders teams exploit the glaring lack of defense. It's why they might win some but will never be the consensus number one. Look at the difference with Malkin and Crosby as the perfect example.

[@JasonSputnik]

I like the elbow on MacLean at the start of the clip lol

[@Tehownilator]

If even just half a percent of Canadians were as passionate about Canada as Don Cherry, we would be the most powerful, fair, and respectful country on this planet. It’s so funny to me how people think of themselves as morally superior to him. If you get into a discussion about all of the time and money he’s spent working hands on with charities and doing great work outside the limelight, which they don’t do, they just acknowledge it while still insisting that he’s still some kind of bad example. We’ve been raised into a generation of nice guys who think being tough and animated means that you must just be a egotistical person. And it’s literally the opposite. Nice guys substitute the way you say things for actually doing anything or value. It doesn’t even matter whether what you’re saying is true or not, as long as it’s nice and gentle and noncontroversial. Meanwhile, these people are just as if not more capable of terrible things cloaked in nice language whether on purpose or not, and we still choose to go after guys like Cherry just for the simple fact that he’s willing to knowingly stick his neck out for his country. I love my country, and for that reason I criticize it because this is all so wrong.

[@tomace194]

The russian 5 were amazing . And pavel datsyuk was insane.

[@huntercopeland9371]

Everything don Cherry complains or whines about eventually becomes a big part of the game. Russian players, the European play style, etc. guy is just a dinosaur who can’t accept that change happens.

[@tomace194]

@@huntercopeland9371 i dint hate don. Hes just a old style guy. He likes fighting. And he is really patriotic. Hes just a bitter old dude. We will all get there one day.

[@kiwanukaz]

I love the helpless co-hosts in all cherry's clips lol

[@bwphotographer3484]

Don Cherry is a very confused man. The Canadians played dirty in 1996 and that was the only way to beat the Russians. But the Russians weren't very impressed, they play great hockey and can even play dirty hockey better than the Canadians. Russians have played the most beautiful hockey ever and no other country will ever will achieve that and most if all Canada will never do.

[@scottytissue456]

he looked old as shit 20 years ago lol

[@jmb9701]

hes 80 now... so yes, he was old then.

[@applepieclub5012]

Daniel Puckoff and jagr is still playing lol

[@sarahwentforalemonwedgeand8991]

fuck you

[@ianjohnstone6048]

@@sarahwentforalemonwedgeand8991 Thats a tad rude Eh?

[@DaveReece-u4b]

Cherry sounds like the Canadian Archie Bunker

[@tomwhitlock848]

I need more Don Cherry in my life.

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

The problem with Cherry is that if your not Canadian you shouldn’t play hockey

[@Ericjr2525]

Only time we lost in the Canada Cup, which this should be called, is when Mike Liut turned into a sieve. LOL Awesome.

[@LanceCampeau]

ah... back when Don was drinkin'.... I miss those days (or should I say, daze)

[@jeffbeach510]

Fedorov could skate backwards faster than most players could skate forward

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

He could dive better too.

[@blueshky]

Cool. Too bad "most" doesn't include the very best Canadians :(

[@jeffbeach510]

@@blueshky yes it does

[@jeffbeach510]

@incumbentvinyl9291 no he couldn't. show me some proof

[@vega21]

LOVED IT WHEN HE PUSHED RON HAHAHA

[@opszanski]

"I'm sick of hearing how great Federov is, the guy's a diver, he died last year in the playoffs and he's dying tonight." lmao! can't blame him for the truth.

[@billssportsandwrestlingchan]

And went on to win three Stanley Cups.

[@sportsfix6975]

I can just see Don Cherry watching hockey in 2022, what happened to bodychecking? Some games there ZERO bodychecks, even in the playoffs in elimination games.....sad.

[@TurnerEckhardt]

Chris Chelios had the best quote during this tournament "The Russians would be the best team if there was no body contact.'

[@SYLFan2008]

(contd. Before you start, I am not American. I am from a nation that barely knows about the sport-India, but I love this game. I only wish I was young enough to play this game, but I am not. If I was Canadian, I would be happy that people from such places love a game that's the heart and soul of my nation. It's only xenophobic clowns like Cherry who don't want the sport to have global appeal. Patriotic, my ass! He is a sound-bite that ought to be time-ported to the Cold-War era.

[@generalbullmoose]

But Don...tell us how you really feel!! I'm an American...and I LOVE Don Cherry!

[@levmindalyov]

As a Russian, I agree that our national team was shit in 90s... Well, the 90s were mad for Russia at all...

[@MetalDetroit]

Always will love Don Cherry ! Way to go Grapes ! Thanks CBC !

[@Etobeeshawn]

Wow...how small were the studios back then. Don and Ron are so close that Ron might be wet from Don's spit from his tirade. They're so close Don had no room for his arm...he had to push Ron's arm out of the way lol

[@V-max97]

Don Cherry is Canada's Madden.

[@BBQFanNo1]

+Douglas Schultz hahahahahahaha

[@brettpatterson404]

Except John Madden knows football

[@irishmexican2251]

Brett Patterson and Don knows Hockey.

[@nsb7721]

He was right, it should still be the Canada Cup.

[@lianaorleano3944]

I am sure that Russian hockey don't care what he said :D They don't need to prove anything.

[@wolfjaeger7]

Matt Miller it’s a fact man, get over it. I’m not even Russian

[@sid7088]

Russians are a cheating is okay culture. No room for that in hockey.

[@Nohandle2500]

You know a guy is loved across the country when we felt terrible when he announced his dog died . RIP Blue!

[@ajam282]

About the time when clark broke the guys ankle and they never win again. And he is proud of it.

[@sid7088]

Paybacks a bitch.

[@lessthanthreemetal]

0:21 Lmao he straight up pushes Ron away from him

[@ShaneDonovan]

the "soviaks" lol

[@chrisdranfield3828]

It’s hard to say a whole country of players have no heart. It’s probably true they didn’t care as much about winning something called the Canada cup as much as Canada did and all the games for them were always road games which puts you at a disadvantage.

[@sid7088]

We beat them in Russia.

[@Lava1964]

Love it! Attaboy, Don!

[@vikingkrigare5329]

The used to call him "Comrade Big Mouth" in Soviet.Russia

[@playinragz]

im american and i LOVE GRAPES

[@BBQFanNo1]

hahahahaha

[@BBQFanNo1]

I don't have a problem with Russian or European hockey. What I have a much bigger problem with today in the 21st Century is the hatred toward Canada from Canadians or hatred toward the United States with Americans while the same mass hypocrite people admire and glory other Countries on Other Continents on the other side of the World whose Government violate Mass Crimes Against Humanity and Acts Of Terrorism.

[@mikelynch7271]

“Can’t scare em “ ? Hahaha fuckin Grapes gotta love em

[@LindzyRae]

I love this guy, he tells it like it is (or at least as he sees things). And he dose it with all the sublty of a brick wall.

[@steelcom5976]

And if Cherry's name was Чераноц, birthplace Санкт-Петербург, Россия, he'd be saying Canadian hockey sucks. That's the problem with bias. It is never right.

[@RG-lr4pk]

The difference is that he'd be wrong if he said Canadian hockey sucks.

[@steelcom5976]

@@RG-lr4pk As Foghorn Leghorn used to say, "Yer built too low boy. It sailed right over yer head."

[@RG-lr4pk]

@@steelcom5976 As anyone with a brain that lives on planet Earth says, "Russia hasn't won a best on best tournament since the Soviet Union. They quit whenever the game gets hard." Reality isn't biased, maybe the cartoon world you live in is different.

[@QueceArt]

russian hockey suck?) Russian nhl players too?) Fedorov, Datsuk, Mogilny, Kovalev, Kozlov, Gonchar, Yashin, Bure, Zubov, Zhamnov, Malkin, Larionov, Fetisov, Konstantinov, Samsonov, Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Kamenski, Markov, Zhitnik, and others and others< yeah so suck) he really serious? or its just clownery?)

[@HelloWorld492]

+Arthur Quece that clip is sooooo old

[@carmichael3594]

Yeah they suck ass man

[@jzbass72]

I love how Grapes refers to every Russian ever as “the guy.”

[@miner250]

Don Cherry will never die. He'll just go on ripping the Russkies. Absolute Don Cherry at his best.

[@jasonsabourin2275]

Would have been Great if Don called McLean A.... "Pencil Necked Geek".

[@BeEazzzy]

Don is going off!! Even shoved McLean lmao!!!

[@MrLilja]

Don Cherry - Making hilarious decisions on shirts, jackets, ties and hockey since forever....

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

It's funny cause USA won this tourney

[@liveclassictunes]

who cares... everybody knows hockey is canada's game...

[@sheba1sheba1]

how many world cups usgay have hahahaha not even close to canada

[@donutsubscribe3751]

sheba1sheba1 Us and Canada have the same amount, smartass....

[@sheba1sheba1]

Donut Subscribe ok lets talk world jr and lets talk nhl hall of famers usgay dont have a tenth that we do we rule the hockey world and always have #fact

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

sheba1sheba1 Relax hardo. US Hockey has gotten much better in development over the past decade.

[@decleafs4]

@DrumzzKool I agree with that. He also brings a fantastic sense of humor to all he does........even after the tirade he picks Russia to finish in the top 4. LOVE Grapes.

[@BHALE101]

just a minute! just a minute ! ahah your a beauty don ahah

[@SH-mm3yf]

The smallest dog barks loudest.

[@kaybee55]

Love how he doesn't even hint that breaking Kharlamov's ankle was dirty as shit.

[@anomiemnemonical578]

Exactly. Just rattled off a bunch of dirty plays. Russian hockey doesn't have that kind of stuff in their game. We've always relied on skill to win

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

@@anomiemnemonical578 Have you been conscripted yet?

[@sid7088]

Paybacks a bitch.

[@elcashman]

this is the best rant in the history of televised sports

[@anthonyclark9441]

He couldn't say any of this about the RUSSIAN FIVE after 1997 and he hated it.

[@nickc8661]

Back then, people feared the Canadians because we would knock them on their asses. Hit players left, right and centre. Now in 2022, the Canadians don't hit and these European teams are not scared and walk right in and score

[@gmangz1]

"the only time we lost was when laleem turned into a siv..." rofl

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Don has a true Canadian 👍 heart ❤ heh heh heh

[@Aerez25]

"Don Cherry is one of the most intelligent analysts in Canada" Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Most intelligent Hahahahah, that was a good one

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

3:24 - ''The Sloviaks'' Haha!

[@darianelwood5946]

Is it me but he seems loaded every time he goes on his show?

[@tommclarty17]

1:12 if you wanna go pre-9/11 and get a taste of Canada vs Russia in the game of hockey when it comes to the importance of hockey to Canada. In a good way, btw.

[@zabaletinho]

DON CHERRY IS THE KING!

[@coloradofreek]

Montreal has two russians (Kovalev and Markov) and 5 french canadians, where do you get off?

[@quedorf]

Don knows hockey. He is a great personality, and a great hockey icon.

[@brant4394]

Grapppess, loves Canada more than anyone.. but even better is Ron's joke at the end of the segment, such a classic bad/good joke. LOVE IT.

[@seinsmeld13]

There is nobody better than Cherry. He makes us Canadians very proud. Anyway.....

[@lordfogg9728]

2:11 ya quiet eh

[@ratherBEaREDNECK]

God I love Don Cherry, he actually has a set of balls

[@HappyHalBallard]

God I love him!

[@won364]

cherrys always right, especially in this video

[@SBbbb-q8g]

They're talented! LOL Don Cherry for Prime Minister.

[@626010]

Cherry's a beauty!

[@jeffmacleod5872]

No wonder he scurried off air without saying anything when Ovechkin lifted the Cup.

[@Olegstuff21986]

he's a pretty bad russophobe.

[@Nohandle2500]

22 seasons, everyone gets lucky once . Well, except the leafs

[@brec7]

I remember this game, it was quite good, Russia had a goal called off because of too many men on the ice. I'm Canadian but this is Cherry at his bigotted worst. Complaining about the schedule when Canada got two home games? (Compared to Russia & Slovakia's 0.) The worst though is BRAGGING about Clarke's disgraceful slash on Kharlamov. Embarrassing. Kharlamov did come back from that slash (and then a car accident later in his career) which proves he had plenty of heart (and skill too!)

[@edwardgainor1484]

Cherry would know about too many men on the ice, I guess

[@melissaann205]

Catch me on da ice, how bout da

[@UpWithTheIrons666]

Russian hockey even dominated the NHL at that point in time Don. The Russian 5 will never be matched.

[@liveclassictunes]

Russians have skill but no heart.... it's well documented. Canadian hockey will always be superior to Russian hockey.

[@mikedasilva8087]

liveclassictunes you are insane

[@liveclassictunes]

thanks mr. rocket scientist...

[@liveclassictunes]

yeah you can't compare both... Canada is in a league of their own when it comes to hockey.

[@UpWithTheIrons666]

***** You don't watch much of the World Juniors do you? Or World Championships in general...

[@angelbrooks2023]

Don is 1000 % right here. Wveryone always has a hate on for Canada. It's time they got a taste of their own medicine.

[@TDoTxBEASTMODEx]

hockey night in russia lmao XD

[@ryancfcsas]

This was done in 1996, clue is in the background and how old the tape looks!

[@LewisD91]

god bless Don Cherry.

[@chaseman12]

it's like a skit from SNL. He's too good

[@joeycassone6866]

'They suck! And they always have sucked!'

[@austonsplatpoo1705]

Ya i agree alex ovechkin sucks

[@Mr500248]

he said "they are suck" 😂😂

[@Yungtisa]

Anyone know when don stopped wearing normal suits

[@MrTwister4Life]

cherry > russia

[@74koinz]

@bluvd4u without contact it's just not the same, might as well play basketball or soccer but your right on one point get rid of the goon tactics that's how my knee was fucked up. a submarine hip check smashed against my knee because of that cheap shot i don't play anymore.keep the contact but get rid of the goons there completely useless

[@djlim0n]

"Darius Kasparitis? How can you question HIS integrity?" Ron, you aren't even second best.

[@warilban]

lol i love this guy, its like watching a rabid dog in a tantrum. so crazy *whistle*