Monday, June 04, 2007

Don Cherry on NBC


I watched Don Cherry on NBC and he toned it down - in the wardrobe department anyway, for that much hyped second intermission appearance on NBC, alongside host Bill Clement and analyst Brett Hull. Cherry was wearing a white suit, with a polka-dotted tie - conservative attire by his usual standards. His rationale: "I didn't think the U.S. crowd was ready for one of my biggies" - but promised to trot out something more audacious if he was invited back on.

Cherry spent much of the time advocating for more fights in the NHL. He suggested it would be good for the NHL in America and for NBC. Seems 2-1 scores are fine for Cherry as long as there are 6 fights. He was not the usual bombastic Don Cherry partly because he voice was hoarse. But as well, Hull wasn't about to let Cherry dominate the air time.