Don Cherry taught life watching him on HNIC. He taught us about bullies, honor and class every Saturday. And talked actual hockey play not arse kissing nonsense during intermission. Thanks Cherry you’re the best!
Here in US we like Him too. The idiots that canceled this man proved that this is the wrong direction. You're a Great interviewer and should never been canceled by the left-wing liberalist.
Here in Edmonton there was a place called Mos Sports bar every Saturday it was always full of Hockey fans. Every time Don would come on everyone would just stop talking and the servers would stop serving drinks and listen to him talk. He was the best. I miss hm. I hope he comes back and does a coaches Corner again .
Long time Habs fan. Long time Knuckles fan. Long time Cherry fan. Don you did nothing wrong. As a former member of the Canadian Forces, I thank you for caring for us. You were right by the way
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 you are a clown, and a ❄️… grapes is not a racist, u people label anyone with an opinion a racist… what he said was 100% correct.. if you come to a country you should learn and appreciate the values of that country.
Chris and crew, I’m a 53 yr old man who never shows emotion, been brought up that way. Watching todays podcast got me chocked up a bit! I love Don, miss him dearly. Thank you sooooo much for this, I could listen to you guys all day and not get bored! Keep up the great guests Chris!
That's right Don, you love our military and the poppy represents our fallen warriors. You hit the nail on the head when you said " you people ".. Soldier On from a military family!👍🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗
Respect, respect, respect. This is what Cherry always preached throughout the years. This is what a proud Canadian looks like! Thanks for the stories, memories, morals and not afraid to speak your mind. We all love you Grapes! Thanks Chris and the whole Raw Knuckles Podcast team for this interview.
Love you Don. You are for sure right. God Bless our hero’s in the field. My namesake died for Canadians in 1918. Never forget. He was 19 years young. You are a face of the real Canada Don. Bless you.
Don Cherry is one of the greatest Canadians of our time. The man was incredible for the game. Please pass on my best to Don if you can and tell him THANK YOU Don from not only myself but from every hockey fan I have ever known well in the past 30 years-amazing Don-you are the man!
@@noobmaster-wj3qm You are just jealous of the career and legacy this man has earned. Racist leftists like you play identity politics to hide your racism with virtue signaling. Good luck to you in the future.
Let's Go, Canada, hockey and Cherry all go hand in hand. Kenny Block, from Grunthal Manitoba, his dad Steve was also a good old boy that took us fishing to Caddy Lake into his late 80's. Big Respect Nilan, the tough guys are a rare breed and you and Don need a part.2.
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Cant wait to listen to this one at work tomorrow. Should have been 1hr 38min though! Two of the best hockey-personas - thrown under the bus by their former employer.
Thanks for the treat of having coach Cheery on. I grew up beside Harry Lumley and Johnny Lumley in Owen Sound. Seeing and listening to Coach Cheery brought back alot of old memories. He is a true Canadian.
Great fun listening to Don’s stories; although I’m a long time Habs fan, I have to agree with Don - watching Bobby Orr skate so effortlessly and play hockey was pure gold. The best all round hockey player to have played the game. Thanks Chris & Tim for producing this wonderful podcast!
I think many Red Wing fans might disagree w/Bobby Orr being better than Mr. Hockey? But true story, i was Looking for my son to get a try out as a free agent. And actually called Bobby, who was acting as a scout. My goodness, he couldn't have been any nicer on the phone w/me. No airs about him, and we had a great conversation. The old tyme players were like that, very personable. When my son played as a captain at the Jr All star game, Gordie dropped the ceremonial puck. And after the game, we talked old tyme hocked for well over an hour. Those boy's were so mesmerized by how personable he was. I think Gordie would've talked to us all night long. But his wife Colleen & Marty were there, so we didn't wanna keep him more than the hour we were so blessed to share w/him about the old days. Such great memories🥰
I cannot think of a better hockey interview ever, thanks for having Don Cherry on it is a travesty what was done to him and as a fellow U.S. citizen I so respect you Chris for standing up for what is right and sticking up for this honorable man who so loves his country.
Great 👍 job Knuckles 👍, and Tim . Don is one of a kind . I love ❤ Cherry. He was hockey 🏒 night in Canada 🇨🇦. I don't know how Ron even puts his face on air ,after what was done. Don was the hockey mind . Genus.
I was totally loving seeing Coach Cherry on your show Chris. I didn't like him at all as the Bruins coach however as a fine wine he grew on me on Hockey Night in Canada on Coach's Corner. Now he is one of my favorite hockey people. Thank you Chris for this classic interview with a true gentleman of hockey. And he was a great supporter of Canadian troops.
Love your style, Chris - humble, fun and friendly. Longtime fan of yours. I remember being at the Montreal Forum when you scored on a penalty shot at the Montreal Forum against the Winnipeg Jets in February of 1985. Thanks for having Mr. Cherry on your podcast.
My God I miss hearing Grapes.and ALL his stories. In my opinion he is a Canadian treasure. Saturday nights have never been the same. Great interview Knuckles !!! 🏒🏒🇨🇦🇨🇦
Did not know about this. I know Grapes has been largely off camera except for occasional interviews or his birthday pics. He's certainly sharp as a tack on the podcast. Cant wait for my autograph to come in
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 so? Most people are. And most of those people have their reasons. I'm racist also. You're probably are also but a coward to admit what you feel
Mr. Nilan I’m a huge fan of yours spoke to you a few times at Bruins wives carnival!! Those were the days sir! Thanks for this podcast it brings me back to the days of the Gahhhden !! You’re a class act and there’s very few places you get honesty and the stories are amazing! What I’d give to go back to those days when men were MEN and the game was respected!
I miss the days of the ten foot satellite. We looked forward to HNIC and Mr. Cherry. A national treasure that was kicked to the wayside. I also looked forward to listening to Chris' interviews and that cool Boston accent. This channel shows what a good man Chris really is. I am in the southern USA and cannot stand HNIC now.
Looking good Don, you are exactly 30 years older than me. We are both born on February 5th. I live in Oakville and I see Ron McLean the odd time at Starbucks. I have nothing to say to him.
Great show Chris... best Grapes story... He went to the hotel room to tell Espo he was traded.. Espo said i feel like killing myself.. Grapes said Bobby get away from the window,... :)
Have a few must listen to podcasts and after finding a few of yours I’m subbed and will enter it into the rotation. Great job! They’ve all been top notch. You guys are great!
4:22 "He had his greatest year playing for me." Goal scoring for sure. But he won the Hart Trophy from 70-72 and had 139 points in 1971. 18:12 "I don't have any regrets." One more reason for me to be glad he was fired. 30:57 Bobby Hull was left wing. 31:33 "Coffey would go to the outside, Bobby would go on the inside." Ahhh... that helps explains why Coffey didn't have the knee problems Orr had. That was nice to know.
@@pjpredhomme7699 You know, I keep hearing people say, "If only they had the arthroscopic knee surgery technology back then that they do now." But I looked online and the person who invented that technology was a Canadian! And it was first performed on a Toronto Argonaut in 1967! I wonder why he didn't do that. Same with knee replacement surgery. That was first done in 1968. Was it good enough by 1976 that he could've just done that? No more knee pains, no more worrying about his knees locking up. Sigh...
Don Cherry taught life watching him on HNIC. He taught us about bullies, honor and class every Saturday. And talked actual hockey play not arse kissing nonsense during intermission. Thanks Cherry you’re the best!
I think there were times when we watched Hockey Night In Canada just to see Grapes
Here in US we like Him too. The idiots that canceled this man proved that this is the wrong direction. You're a Great interviewer and should never been canceled by the left-wing liberalist.
Here in Edmonton there was a place called Mos Sports bar every Saturday it was always full of Hockey fans. Every time Don would come on everyone would just stop talking and the servers would stop serving drinks and listen to him talk. He was the best. I miss hm. I hope he comes back and does a coaches Corner again .
Long time Habs fan. Long time Knuckles fan. Long time Cherry fan.
Don you did nothing wrong. As a former member of the Canadian Forces, I thank you for caring for us. You were right by the way
Well stated, as we are a military family🎗🎗🎗🎗 Love the Habs since my teenage years and favorites were Knuckles Nilan and late John Kordic ( RIP)
Only thing Don did wrong was believing Ron McLean had his back.McLean's a weasel
@@4thlinemaniac356 Amen brother. Can't watch the guy at all anymore.
@@mafmaf6417 Join me in my comment on the Rod Peterson podcast where I say it to Ron lol.
Oh look a member of the military being a complete clown, what a surprise
Jesus 89 years old and he is still completely coherent and his memory is great.
Still wearing those "flashy" suits. Lol
Absolute Canadian beauty. Thank you for posting this!!
Man loved Don Cherry he told it like it was!! Knuckles love it Bud
Chris as a fellow bostonian i truly appreciate what a hockey historian you are
He looks good i miss hearing his voice every Saturday
Wow Don cherry is a national treasure! He should be on the $100 bill in Canada … amazing career.
You mean a $3 bill.
@@qualityman1965 no
You seriously need professional assistance, No way this racist deserves anything and HNIC is better off without Mr.Cherry.......
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 you are a clown, and a ❄️… grapes is not a racist, u people label anyone with an opinion a racist… what he said was 100% correct.. if you come to a country you should learn and appreciate the values of that country.
Lmaooo fr
I LOVE DON CHERRY. HE WAS RAILROADED. GREAT INTERVIEW KNUCKS I HOPE DON LIVES FOREVER. MY IDOL
No. Don did it to himself. Living in the past he could cope with in the 21st century.
Chris and crew, I’m a 53 yr old man who never shows emotion, been brought up that way. Watching todays podcast got me chocked up a bit! I love Don, miss him dearly. Thank you sooooo much for this, I could listen to you guys all day and not get bored! Keep up the great guests Chris!
Check out Don's podcast if you haven't already. You don't have to miss him, he uploads every Sunday 😀👍
Couldn't have said it better
Don Fucking Cherry on Knuckles......absolutely incredible! Thank you.
Good to see Mr. Cherry is healthy and doing well. There's nothing better than listening to two old school gladiators telling war stories!
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Coach Cherry is awesome 👌 👏 ✨️💖 we miss you sir
Don't worry if your fellow countryman gave up on you grapes..You are Boston's favorite son, loved and always welcome
That's right Don, you love our military and the poppy represents our fallen warriors. You hit the nail on the head when you said " you people ".. Soldier On from a military family!👍🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗
Thank you Chris for having the decency to interview Mr. Cherry on your podcast!
We sure do miss him and he was unjustly let go IMO.
Respect, respect, respect. This is what Cherry always preached throughout the years. This is what a proud Canadian looks like! Thanks for the stories, memories, morals and not afraid to speak your mind. We all love you Grapes! Thanks Chris and the whole Raw Knuckles Podcast team for this interview.
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Was waiting for a Don Cherry interview for a long time! AWESOME! Good to know people through an interview instead of the media painting their image
We love u Don Cherry ur a great Canadian patriot n yes ur right always honour our veterans 🇨🇦
Love you Don. You are for sure right. God Bless our hero’s in the field. My namesake died for Canadians in 1918. Never forget. He was 19 years young. You are a face of the real Canada Don. Bless you.
Don Cherry is one of the greatest Canadians of our time. The man was incredible for the game. Please pass on my best to Don if you can and tell him THANK YOU Don from not only myself but from every hockey fan I have ever known well in the past 30 years-amazing Don-you are the man!
Ron will never be a national treasure like Cherry....
Don Cherry is missed. The NHL broadcasts are getting pathetic now. I can't even watch intermissions anymore.
Don Cherry would make them even worse
@@noobmaster-wj3qm You are just jealous of the career and legacy this man has earned. Racist leftists like you play identity politics to hide your racism with virtue signaling.
Good luck to you in the future.
@@noobmaster-wj3qm no, he'd make you cry.
I agree Tom
@@ildarm his idiotic statements would make me laugh
Dude you got the guest list
Yep Kuckles just get better every time. Don we miss you.
Don Cherry getting called out by Tara Sloane...uh thanks, nobody cares, we love Don.
What?
fascinating - who is Tara Sloane ? who cares what she says ?
@@pjpredhomme7699 a member of the woke brigade who recently had her show 'Hometown Hockey' canceled and called Don a bigot last week.
She was so brave through 😂
Let's Go, Canada, hockey and Cherry all go hand in hand. Kenny Block, from Grunthal Manitoba, his dad Steve was also a good old boy that took us fishing to Caddy Lake into his late 80's. Big Respect Nilan, the tough guys are a rare breed and you and Don need a part.2.
First Raw Knuckles podcast ever, wont be my last! Don is and always will be king, hockey royalty!
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Looking good Grapes, God love ya! Thanks for having him Chris, yer one of my fave Habs when I was growing up
I remember meeting you both in Kandahar. It was an amazing time getting my pic with Don and you too Knuckles!
Love to write these guys
This guy is a Canadien Hockey icon !!! Again the best hockey PODCAST !!!
Icon (WHATEVER) glad we don't hear his racist views on National TV anymore.......
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 I understand your point. racist is a strong word ... again I respect your feelings
Didn’t realize how much I missed Don. Love your podcast Chris. Wish you all the success in the world.
Thanks Mike, much appreciated
Huge pick up Knucks!!!! Miss grapes so much !! Thanks for this !
Cant wait to listen to this one at work tomorrow. Should have been 1hr 38min though! Two of the best hockey-personas - thrown under the bus by their former employer.
Great interview Chris. Wish it was longer. This guy could go on for ever.
Thanks so much, maybe we'll have to do a part 2
When Grapes left Hockey Night in Canada, so did I
Me too. That Mclean is a jerk.
Thank you so much for having Don on . He is terrific and I'm glad he looks and sounds so good .
Thanks for the treat of having coach Cheery on. I grew up beside Harry Lumley and Johnny Lumley in Owen Sound. Seeing and listening to Coach Cheery brought back alot of old memories. He is a true Canadian.
Thanks John, appreciate the support!
As a veteran Thank you for all you have done❤
Thank you for your service Shawn and for all you have done.
Love Grapes !!! Glad To find this channel. Best of luck to Knuckles !!!
Great fun listening to Don’s stories; although I’m a long time Habs fan, I have to agree with Don - watching Bobby Orr skate so effortlessly and play hockey was pure gold. The best all round hockey player to have played the game. Thanks Chris & Tim for producing this wonderful podcast!
I use to watch hockey saturday nights , just so i could watch first intermission, now i leave every intermission .
Good fun interview. What a great character Don still is at 88! HNIC is now a bore without him.
One of the most loved guys in this country
I think many Red Wing fans might disagree w/Bobby Orr being better than Mr. Hockey? But true story, i was Looking for my son to get a try out as a free agent. And actually called Bobby, who was acting as a scout. My goodness, he couldn't have been any nicer on the phone w/me. No airs about him, and we had a great conversation. The old tyme players were like that, very personable. When my son played as a captain at the Jr All star game, Gordie dropped the ceremonial puck. And after the game, we talked old tyme hocked for well over an hour. Those boy's were so mesmerized by how personable he was. I think Gordie would've talked to us all night long. But his wife Colleen & Marty were there, so we didn't wanna keep him more than the hour we were so blessed to share w/him about the old days. Such great memories🥰
Great interview. One legend interviewing another. Don is missed and Chris, you’re pure class!
In don we trust!!! Thxs for everything mr cherry I’m so stoked to watch this miss u coach!!!!!
I cannot think of a better hockey interview ever, thanks for having Don Cherry on it is a travesty what was done to him and as a fellow U.S. citizen I so respect you Chris for standing up for what is right and sticking up for this honorable man who so loves his country.
So great to see Don in good spirits. I’m not sure how long it’s been since I saw an interview with him, but this was fantastic.
i dont watch HNIC anymore. the old rule in my house was during 1 st intermission no one talk especially when Don was on.
the one and only Grapes....the Don of hockey....great interview!
What a classy gentleman you are Don❤️🙏
I love Grapes. I am happy he’s doing well. God bless. Thanks for for this podcast
Thanks. MR NILAN. for a great pod .you have great guests. Look forward to every new one. THANKS KNUCKS AND Tim.!!
This is an awesome conversation! love it.
Thank you guys for another fantastic interview. one of the best in the game..
Love you Don. Thank you Chris!
Love Don Cherry, Knuckles, and Stapleton. The best hockey podcast going. HNIC needs Cherry back!
I could listen to that man’s stories all day
Great 👍 job Knuckles 👍, and Tim . Don is one of a kind . I love ❤ Cherry. He was hockey 🏒 night in Canada 🇨🇦. I don't know how Ron even puts his face on air ,after what was done. Don was the hockey mind . Genus.
I agree with you , Don is a legend.
@@HockeyJunkie So true 👍 👌, cbc ,and Ron screwed him . And Ron knows so little.
Rock em sock em ,was my kind of 🏒 hockey 😆 🤣 😂
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Love you Don you are the best hockey night in canada is shit without you
88 or 89 years old? He looks maybe 70s, and still lucid! He's got the youth genetics for sure!
The Donster never ages still looks the same and sharp as a tack.
Great interview Knuckles 👍
I was totally loving seeing Coach Cherry on your show Chris. I didn't like him at all as the Bruins coach however as a fine wine he grew on me on Hockey Night in Canada on Coach's Corner. Now he is one of my favorite hockey people. Thank you Chris for this classic interview with a true gentleman of hockey. And he was a great supporter of Canadian troops.
Thank you Roger, much appreciated!
Love your style, Chris - humble, fun and friendly. Longtime fan of yours. I remember being at the Montreal Forum when you scored on a penalty shot at the Montreal Forum against the Winnipeg Jets in February of 1985. Thanks for having Mr. Cherry on your podcast.
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Great interview, I miss Don, especially when he was in a grumpy mood on HNIC. 👍👍
Knuckles your show is awesome, and you bring on the the best guests.
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My God I miss hearing Grapes.and ALL his stories. In my opinion he is a Canadian treasure. Saturday nights have never been the same. Great interview Knuckles !!! 🏒🏒🇨🇦🇨🇦
Love the show, but absolutely loved you had Don Cherry as a guest! I could’ve listened to you guys talk to him for hours.
Don Cherry is my hero! I like his flow 😂
Wonderful interview! Best so far! Thank you both for making it possible for us to get to know Don a bit better...
Don Cherry was right on about " immigrants not wearing poppies on Remembrance Day
i look for it now and see who wears them
I enjoy your pods, brings back lots of memories from the 80s
Did not know about this. I know Grapes has been largely off camera except for occasional interviews or his birthday pics. He's certainly sharp as a tack on the podcast. Cant wait for my autograph to come in
Tara slone can shove it, absolutely nobody cares about her and Ron. Don was the man for decades we all miss him
Well stated!
Glad Cherry is not on National TV anymore.......
Simply amazing webcast, Don cherry is such a great communicator !
Legendary!!!
Mount Crushmore of interviews - Grapes Stapes and Niles
Dons a legend !
Don is a racist !
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 so? Most people are. And most of those people have their reasons. I'm racist also. You're probably are also but a coward to admit what you feel
Mr. Nilan I’m a huge fan of yours spoke to you a few times at Bruins wives carnival!! Those were the days sir! Thanks for this podcast it brings me back to the days of the Gahhhden !! You’re a class act and there’s very few places you get honesty and the stories are amazing! What I’d give to go back to those days when men were MEN and the game was respected!
I miss the days of the ten foot satellite. We looked forward to HNIC and Mr. Cherry. A national treasure that was kicked to the wayside. I also looked forward to listening to Chris' interviews and that cool Boston accent. This channel shows what a good man Chris really is. I am in the southern USA and cannot stand HNIC now.
Don got cancelled for promoting national pride and a reminder why to buy a poppy if you're new to the Country. Unbelievable. Still stings.
He's from the old school of common sense.
Looking good Don, you are exactly 30 years older than me. We are both born on February 5th. I live in Oakville and I see Ron McLean the odd time at Starbucks. I have nothing to say to him.
Chris Nilan and Don Cherry…. It doesn’t get better than that!
another great interview guys
Awesome. So cool. So underrated.
The podcast that is..
Bobby. well everyone knows about him hahaha
Every time I see Don and listen to him reminis is beaut ! I also think of the PR Ron "The TURTLE" Mclean"
Ron the rat
Miss Don Cherry 😢
Great show gentlemen.I can think of 2 other players that you always kept your eyes on in a game.Wayne Gretzky and Pavel Bure
Jagr for sure
Great show Chris... best Grapes story... He went to the hotel room to tell Espo he was traded.. Espo said i feel like killing myself.. Grapes said Bobby get away from the window,... :)
Keep up the great work guys this is by far my favorite hockey podcast...
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Grapes is the best, he needs to be a regular guest.
Cherry for prime minister.
Really enjoyed this one for sure
4:22 "He had his greatest year playing for me."
Goal scoring for sure. But he won the Hart Trophy from 70-72 and had 139 points in 1971.
18:12 "I don't have any regrets."
One more reason for me to be glad he was fired.
30:57 Bobby Hull was left wing.
31:33 "Coffey would go to the outside, Bobby would go on the inside."
Ahhh... that helps explains why Coffey didn't have the knee problems Orr had. That was nice to know.
yeah he had a good year but obviously there was not much tread left on the tires by then - he barely played after that
@@pjpredhomme7699 You know, I keep hearing people say, "If only they had the arthroscopic knee surgery technology back then that they do now."
But I looked online and the person who invented that technology was a Canadian! And it was first performed on a Toronto Argonaut in 1967!
I wonder why he didn't do that.
Same with knee replacement surgery. That was first done in 1968. Was it good enough by 1976 that he could've just done that? No more knee pains, no more worrying about his knees locking up. Sigh...
Grew up hearing stories about Don from my uncle Stan Jonathan then watched him on coaches corner during my childhood long live Don Cherry!
Good interview, stay healthy Grapes! Thanks for all the memories.
Terrific interview guys! Right from the ❤️
Absolute legend . I love this guy .