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Cherry, 85, was speaking Saturday on his
"Coach's Corner" segment on "Hockey Night In Canada" and began a
discussion of Remembrance Day -- the Canadian equivalent of
Veterans Day. People often wear red poppies, paper poppies or
similar pins to mark the day.
"I live in Mississauga (Ontario)," he said on the air. "Very few
people wear the poppy. Downtown Toronto, forget it. Nobody wears
the poppy. ... Now you go to the small cities. You people ...
that come here, whatever it is -- you love our way of life. You
love our milk and honey. At least you can pay a couple bucks for
a poppy or something like that. These guys paid for your way of
life that you enjoy in Canada. These guys paid the biggest price
for that."
On Sunday, Sportsnet president Bart Yabsley apologized for
Cherry's comments, and the network fired him on Monday. Cherry
confirmed his firing to the Toronto Sun on Monday afternoon and
said he didn't regret his comments. CBC originally hired him in
1981 to appear on "Hockey Night In Canada."
--Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno was suspended three
games for elbowing Colorado Avalanche forward Pierre-Edouard
Bellemare on Saturday.
Foligno drew a five-minute charging penalty and a game
misconduct for the hit. He left his skates near center ice as
Bellemare approached and drove his left elbow into the
opponent's face.
The league's ruling means that Foligno, 32, is set to miss a
Tuesday road game at Montreal, a Friday home game against the
St. Louis Blues and a Nov. 19 home game against the Canadians.
--The Arizona Coyotes signed John Chayka, their president of
hockey operations and general manager, to a long-term contract
extension. Terms were not disclosed.
Chayka, 30, was only 26 when he was hired on May 5, 2016,
becoming the youngest GM in NHL and North American major sports
history at the time. He was promoted to president of hockey
operations on July 12, 2017.
The Coyotes, who haven't been to the playoffs since 2011-12, are
off to a 10-6-2 start after a 4-3 shootout win over the
Washington Capitals on Monday.
--Field Level Media
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