Legendary defenceman Bobby Orr has blasted Sportsnet for firing Don Cherry.
In an interview with Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday, Orr called the decision to sack his former Bruins coach B次元官网网址漝isgraceful.B次元官网网址�
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Sportsnet fired Cherry on Monday following his comments on B次元官网网址淗ockey Night in Canada,B次元官网网址� which many felt were critical of immigrants for not wearing Remembrance Day poppies.
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Cherry has denied he was singling out visible minorities.
Orr said he has talked to Cherry every day since the firing.
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Sportsnet has not announced its plans for the B次元官网网址淐oachB次元官网网址檚 CornerB次元官网网址� segment. A message left with co-host Ron MacLean was not immediately returned.
The first B次元官网网址淗ockey Night in CanadaB次元官网网址� since the firing is Saturday night.
Orr and Cherry have had a long connection, dating back to their days with the Bruins in the mid-1970s.
The two have been regulars at the Canadian Hockey LeagueB次元官网网址檚 annual top prospects game since its inception in 1996, with the teams usually called B次元官网网址淭eam OrrB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭eam Cherry.B次元官网网址�
CherryB次元官网网址檚 name was mentioned in the March 2019 press release announcing the 2020 event. A CHL spokesman said in an email this week that coaches and rosters were still being reviewed for the Jan. 16 game in Hamilton, Ont.
The Canadian Press
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