"You women are going to get mad at me out there..." You know it's going to be a classic quote when it's preceded with one of these. The word of the Lord.

"I'm just trying to help them!" Grapes finest moment.

This aged delightfully.

That's why Cherry didn't go into politics. He doesn't bullshit.

Lol Don Cherry. The look on Ron's face at 0:01 is priceless, he knows whats coming. Another one of those rants to get Don in trouble. He's just an old fashioned guy who knows a lot about hockey but should probably shut his trap about everything else haha. Still love Don, just funny to see him get out of control and off topic and Ron try to drag him back and save him!

All arenas should televise this on their scoreboards as a Public Service Announcement. "I'm just trying to help."

"It's always a woman yappin' away there!" HAAAAAHAAA

Don Cherry: ''What a wimp''. Oh how i miss the free speech era.

Not only hockey, but baseball too. & it's nothing new. I just listened to a recording of a Detroit-Yankees baseball game from 9/21/1934, the oldest existing complete game radio broadcast, & in that game, 76 years ago, a fan was struck by a foul ball & the announcer, Ty Tyson, mentioned that the "young lady" had to be carried out. She must have been yapping away, not watching the game! I immediately thought of this Don Cherry video. LOL. 76 years ago!

Ron MacLean's reactions are always priceless

that's what makes the Don Cherry and Ron Mclean segments so interesting and funny. The fact that don often becomes infuriated with Ron and Ron is always telling Don to tone down etc. is what makes for good entertainment.

Don Cherry is awesome. I agree with his thoughts on fighting and a lot of other things involving the NHL.

Hey, do you have a link to the episode that they play at the beginning of the song? I think I was the one after christmas '07. It's such an awesome song, I want to see the full clip, haha

I guess some men would rather put their wives and girlfriends in harm's way, than actually address the issue.

hahaha "WHEN you come to the games KEEP your EYES on the PUCK!"

He's speaks his mind and not afraid to offend anyone who doesn't agree with him...unlike the rest of the CBC boring on air personalities.

What a wimp...hahahahaha

"always a women yappin away there"

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Lolol Ron would get cancelled today for saying “both genders”

Grapes is making a perfectly valid point here; women tend not to be paying as much attention to the dangers around them - and evolutionarily this actually makes sense. Just imagine where we are now as a society that men looking out for women’s safety and reminding them to be careful is seen as insulting. What it comes down to is weak men. If all men stood in unison in issues like this and didn’t say irrelevant crap like “everybody gets hit with pucks” or “not all women are absent minded about these things”, then women would just take it for what it is and move on. But the hubbub comes out of the fact that you’ve got men who are afraid of their wives and women in general who play the beta strategy and try to placate women’s egos to gain favour. It’s not like anybody is trying to limit their access to the game, we’re just looking out for them. I just saw a video the other day of a woman getting hit by a semi on the highway. She’s just walking down the middle of the road after she’d gotten out of her car for some reason, totally oblivious to the traffic coming from behind her. Again not all women of course, but on the whole it makes sense evolutionarily because women wouldn’t have been programmed through endless generations of dealing with predators to be as observant of their surroundings. And sure there are men who weren’t out hunting because they were suited to it, and so there will be men who have the same sort absent mindedness, but it’s not gonna be nearly as many and not nearly as pervasive. And if you want to complain that this is a wrong or evil (I can’t imagine the bad faith it takes to say it’s evil) argument; that’s fine. Nobody, not even grapes, ever wanted to keep a woman from being able to voice her opinions. And yet it’s you who wanted to get Cherry fired for himself having the wrong opinions which didn’t hurt or threaten anyone. Most people consider these views antiquated, but I would challenge anyone to a debate on this issue and easily show that it is a perfectly erudite position and that the alternative is completely fraught with contradictions and more questions than answers. It’s always the people who would ban their opponent from even being allowed to voice their opinion who complain that they’re being censored even though they never are. That’s the ultimate irony of all this. Find me one woman who’s been fired or censored or stifled in any way because she’s found herself at odds with Grapes’ opinions about women; they don’t exist. In fact I bet you can’t even find anyone who can say they’ve been personally affected by his opinions - you’d only find people who claim that his opinions harm peoples confidence in themselves in some nebulous way that could never be disproven Meanwhile Grapes gets fired, an all-time Canada an icon, whom were blessed to have still living and interacting with us to this day, for having an opinion people don’t like. Canada, especially Ontario, will forever be ashamed of itself for what it did to Don Cherry. And I don’t even think it was immigrants who caused him to get banned. It was women and beta males who think they know the best way forward, even though they know more people like Don than dislike him, and it was the weakling executives in broadcasting who feel the same way. These are a minority of people in this province and in this country who know that the squeaky wheel gets the grease and that the silent majority of people who love Cherry would be sufficiently threatened by the idea of being called a racist for supporting him to let him go down without any fight. Canada didn’t just lose Don Cherry; it lost its courage, it’s pride, and it’s humility.

Wow Ron used to actually stand up to Don back then. Now he just let`s him ramble on. I Like Don, but sometimes i`d like to see Ron get up in his grill a little more.

This is the Old Canada. I'm an American, but there's something about Old School Canadians you can depend on. The kind of guys you want in the foxholes with you.

"What a Wimp!" HAHAHAHAHAH!

What year was this? I remember seeing this live.

"what a whip" hahahahahahaha

"I seen some awful smacks!"

can someone plz tell me what year this was in, about.... thanx

i love cherry because no matter if hes on a public access show, espn or hockey night in canada he says what his opinion is and doesnt cower or muzzle himself when theres a national audience

My aunt got a puck in the face during a hockey game! LOL!

its not about dodging.. just being ready for it and not having it smash u in the face unexpectedly.

No one shoots pucks into the stands. He said it was a tip. He just says what we're all too scared to say out loud and gets in trouble for it.

Two kinds of people go to games, people there to watch the team play, and people that go because it's a fun night out and something to do they're there for the atmosphere the game is secondary to them. There are guys that are part of that second group, but it's mostly comprised of women.

One of the best statements ever lol Don rocks

I love the little look and sigh Ron gives right after Don first mentions women; he's like "fuck, here it comes..."

As a girl I agree sometimes, but I always go with my sis...and we yap- about the players, who's traded to who, which goalie was on what team and what his glove save is compared to etc. etc. But at the same time we pay attention and watch the puck.

@kokoth Awww, I didn't know you held Cherry so dear to your heart. That's sweet of you.

Cherry and Maclean are the older versions of kenny and spenny

@TheSandman5251 I'm claiming that during practice, a puck landed right behind us, so she picked it up and we took it home.

best is *points violently* "Look at the game!" "whaat a wimp"

cherry is a true legend

It's just normal that kinds get french. Once they are adults, they can choose to go to any university. Laws to protect french in Québec has nothing to do with the federalist/souverainiste debate. It's well known and many things have been written on that subject

me neither. I actually watch the game and follow the puck carefully... just in case it comes my way.

Don Cherry has a good point, anyone who has been to a profesional or minor or junior hockey game knows that they announce more than once to 'watch out for the puck as it may unexpectedly leave the ice surface during play'

I wished these two lived with eachother and they made a tv show about it

"IM JUST TRYIN TO HELP THEM!"

"What a wimp" 😂😂😂😂👍👍

My friends neighbour has a dog and it always barks like crazy to get attention. I always look at it and say "Don.... Quiet Eh!"

It seems that these days on HNIC, Ron Mclean is kind of like a member of the Canadian Senate. He doesn't really do that much on the job. Back when it was feared he was leaving the CBC, it was probably kept in mind that he was the only one who could successfully keep Don Cherry under control.

Nobody has been a bigger supporter of Canada's female hockey program than Don Cherry

I totally agree. Most women are talking or looking at something else. I, personally, am glued to the ice to the point that when I blink, it's because my eyes are burning.

At 13 I was at the forum with my dad and watched a woman get hit in the face with a Lemaire slap-shot. He had just drifted over the blueline and wired one just above Tony O and the glass....splat! She was spread-eagled. St Johns ambulance guys came over and stretchered her out..Lemaire left the ice and made his way under the stands to check on her. I always wondered how bad she was injured. Man, could Lemaire smack that puck.

@adamwood0808 Oh, I totally understand that. I see it at the college and amateur levels all the time. It's pretty icky.

"BOTH genders"...Ron's in just as much PC trouble these days after admitting there are only two

A Canadian idol. He tells it like it is.

Peace out, Don

Im a women. I dont get offended by this because I'm not one of "those" women.. Im a Die HARD BRUINS fan!!! But the women that go to the games all dolls up and dont even watch the game should get the hell out of there. There are plenty of people that would love to actually watch the game!!! Good point Don ... Brutally Honest as usual !! But wouldnt want him anyother way!!

He's just so right! Male fans ALWAYS keep their eyes on the puck at hockey games. They are NEVER focused on anything else. They don't talk, they don't cheer, they don't buy or eat anything, they are always 100% focused on that puck! Women NEVER EVER EVER look at that puck - I think it's hormonal....

i was at a local outdoor rink this little girl was playin in net during a shinny game with nothing but a stick. i told her she shouldn't ten minutes later sticks colide in front of the net and the puck gets her in the face for stitch's.

I'm Canadian and I approve this message.

It's true though. The trick is to not let a woman sit beside another woman at a game because they'll sit there yapping away at each other instead of paying attention to what is going on on the ice.

We need more Cherry here in the US. America started going down hill in 1920 when we gave women the right to vote.

It is actually illegal in Canada to speak ill of this living legend. I know someone who was talking trash about Cherry on the street and the Mounties arrested him on the spot.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A HOCKEY GAME BEFORE .....I AM A FAILURE AS A CANADIAN

i think extending the glass all the way up is a good idea--and not just behind the net, but all the way around the rink. not for safety, but because then the puck would never go out of play. Non stop action! But just imagine if one of them glass panels came crashing down. What a highlight that would make for ESPN or TSN.

He is right. Most of the women sitting in the platinum seats, dressed up arriving late at Leaf games who blab away and don't even watch the game.

"Don't blame it on women, men, or anybody else." :P

Yeah, big bad Don, always telling the truth. His only problem is how he delivers the message and that gets some people worked up (usually those that never played competitively, like most sports writers) Some women are hockey fans, but let's be serious,,, not all are. Don's accurate in his assessment. I was at a game last night with my 5 & 3 yr old boys. They watched the whole game, end to end. The women sitting around us were not that interested, good thing the puck didn't go in their direction.

Cant say nothing anymore or you'll be fired

This is absolutely true. Women go there yapping their lips off even talking on phones and miss the whole game. Not all women are like this but many are, now if it was a soap operah their eyes would be glued on it.

The reason he is so popular is whether you agree with his points or not he is always very entertaining!

@Stevenio It seems I made the all too common mistake of feeding the troll, apologies to those who wisely avoided doing so.

@SoulbringerWoWFFXI my mistake.. american hockey fan here

@jerbaz17 Let me put it in perspective for you. He is the Canadian equivalent of Rush Limbaugh except the hockey version. And in Canada we really dont have any controversial commentators.

um.. wow. yea he was totally serious, are you kidding me? what are you thinking?

I think he was saying what he said BECAUSE a woman got hit in the face with a puck AND WHAT he was saying WAS that "If [fans in general] are going to come to games, they should keep their eye on the puck."

Obviously, 22 years seem to be enough for some to understand while some others dont even have enough of 30.

Ron MacLean looks and sounds like Kermit the Frog.

hahaha Ron's expression at 0:02 is priceless

THIS! could not have put it any better

I was at a game in Springfield last night and a poor kid (couldn’t have been more than two years old) got nailed in the back of the head by a puck that got deflected into the stands…Don is absolutely right here

his point is, PAY ATTENTION

You know, Cherry is right, I had season tickets to the Saskatoon Blades back in the '90s and whenever someone was injured in the crowd by an errant puck, it was almost always a woman or a kid who was not watching the play. I can only imagine with everyone texting now it would be even worse if not for the netting around most arenas.

Don Cherry is a straight shooter. He is so funny. People should read his heart and not what they think he said. He is a sweetie.

@FuckedUpImmensely That comment mad my day.

He's talking about those women in the cheap seats above the netting, lol! I'm always behind the glass at hockey games (not the cheap seats) AND I keep my eyes on the GAME, i.e. the puck, baby.....

I hate the women who scream during a tense moment in a game....damn it drives me nuts....scare the hell out of me. They even mimicked it in EA NHL games.

0:34 best part

God Why Are these two amazing?

@MAXIMONT Replied to the wrong guy dude, I was defending Grapes.

and in the one case out of a hundred when it's a guy who gets hit by a puck, it's probably because he had to turn his and tell his girlfriend/wife/daughter "shut up and watch the game". the other solution is, of course, to be so poor, like me, that you can't afford to sit where the puck can reach you.

I can't defend Grapes here. But on the plus side, everyone makes mistakes and I'm sure Rose gave him sufficient punishment after the cameras turned off.

Women and three periods of hockey mixes them up for the next month!

@AndyHurleysChicklet7 What do you expect her to do, let her kid run around the arena? I'm sure she'd rather sit and pay attention to the game. (I'm a female who'd love to AFFORD to go to the game!)

@MrsPaul Other than that, I agree with you. I'm just saying that wasn't really a good example.

I'm a woman and I agree whole heartedly. Sure men talk sometimes but not nearly as much as women, and more likely than not the women aren't even talking about the game. This irritates me to the highest degree. Most women aren't even buying their own tickets, their husbands or boyfriends are, so men if you know your woman isn't going to be watching the game don't bring them, it's a waste of money.

I agree with Cherry. I'm a hardcore hockey nut and one of the few broads who actually wants to watch the game. You've gotta stay alert or you'll get a puck to the head.

Finally. Ron stands up!

for my first three years of high school i worked at the Barrie Molson Centre during the Colts OHL Games, and i saw quite my share of women that got hit by pucks, A few men too though.

Haha, I love these two.