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Toronto Sun
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
WARMINGTON: No need to wait until Game 1 of the NHL finals to get your first 'Cherry's Corner'
The Toronto Sun has Coach Don Cherry with the excitement on the Stanley Cup final between Edmonton and Florida and a prediction too Get the latest from Joe Warmington straight to your inbox Hockey icon Don Cherry is backing the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup. He's pictured with columnist Joe Warmington at his Mississauga home on June 3, 2025. (Jack Boland, Toronto Sun) You don't need Hockey Night in Canada to learn that Don Cherry is in the Edmonton Oilers' corner. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Just tune in to Cherry's Corner. We have the scoop you won't get on CBC or Rogers Sportsnet. Yes, folks, by request of many readers, we went back to visit Grapes for another instalment of the popular Cherry's Corner so he could set up Wednesday night's opening game of the 2025 Stanley Cup finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. No Ron MacLean. No problem. Joined by legendary Toronto Sun photographer and Boston Bruins fan Jack Boland, I did my best to bring Canada the coach once again. Of course, Cherry is all you really need. You can also enjoy Grapes every week on the Don Cherry Grapevine Podcast with his son, Tim, who is equally as knowledgeable about hockey as Cherry, and his grandson, Del. 'Last time you guys were late, and I was going to send you both Rochester,' teased the 91-year-old Canadian treasure. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Once NHL coach of the year, always coaching. We didn't dare be tardy this time. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And there was the iconic former coach of the Boston Bruins and almost 40-years on Coach's Corner on Saturday nights, ready, waiting and reading the book — The Don Cherry Story — his late daughter Cindy wrote just before her passing of a sudden illness last summer. Don said reading the book from Cindy's perspective has been emotional for him but also cathartic. The personal stuff, professional stuff, the public stuff and the relationship with a country he loves. 'It's all true,' he said, adding he finds it hard to believe 'I went through all of that. She did a great job.' Cindy Cherry and her dad, Don Cherry. Photo by Bryn Gladding From Bobby Orr to his departure from Rogers on Remembrance Day 2019, the book is a nice piece of Canadian history. Needless to say, it has been a tough year for Grapes with both Cindy and his brother, Richard, dying. But the tough coach is putting one foot in front of the other, trying to keep going and admitting the NHL playoffs have helped a lot with that. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's been great,' he said. 'I've been watching and I will be watching.' Recommended video He's really looking forward to this puck drop between the Panthers — champs of 2024 — and the Oilers. So who does he like this year? 'They are two outstanding teams,' he said. 'But I have to go with Canada, all the way. I am sticking with Oilers to win.' But he doesn't think it's going to be easy. No finals are ever easy. He should know. He lost to the Montreal Canadiens back in the day. An inch here, a bounce or penalty call there, and who knows? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But he believes this is the Oilers time. As much as he loves the Oilers players like Corey Perry, Jeff Skinner and Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse, he also likes Sam Bennett, Sergei Bobrovsky, Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov, too. 'The Panthers play like the Bruins, so you have to be ready,' he said. 'But Connor McDavid is the best player in the world. And he's playing great.' Like most of Canada, he is hoping this is No. 97's year. With two good coaches and two top goalies — and the best players in the world — Grapes thinks it could be classic. 'I am really looking forward to it,' he said. 'Let's go.' Read More Toronto & GTA Other Sports Toronto & GTA Ontario Toronto & GTA
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stanley Cup final viewing parties planned in Newmarket for hometown hero Connor McDavid
McDavid Mania is returning to Newmarket. After being featured on Hockey Night in Canada last year, the town north of Toronto is asking its community members to cheer louder than ever for hometown hockey hero Connor McDavid as he returns to the Stanley Cup final with his Edmonton Oilers. To mark the occasion, Newmarket Mayor John Taylor will temporarily rename Riverwalk Commons to Connor McDavid Square for the duration of the playoffs. Folks are invited to join the town at community viewing parties for each Cup final game between the Oilers and Florida Panthers as the teams renew rivalries for the second straight final (the Panthers are defending champions.) Residents and hockey fans are encouraged to wear or display orange and blue during these viewing parties. 'The Newmarket community is ready to cheer on hometown hockey hero Connor McDavid again in his quest for the Cup,' Taylor said in a news release. 'Connor McDavid has always been a part of the Newmarket community and an amazing ambassador for our town. Newmarket residents are extremely proud of Connor McDavid.' SIMMONS: Beware of 'The Stare' of Connor McDavid SIMMONS: Team Canada hero Connor McDavid looking to find his game with struggling Oilers Viewing parties will happen at the Riverwalk Commons at 200 Doug Duncan Dr. for each game at 8 p.m., starting on Wednesday through to Game 7. A viewing party that night would happen at the Magna Centre south parking lot at 800 Mulock Dr. McDavid serves as the Oilers captain. He grew up playing competitively with the York Simcoe Express in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, followed by the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
Calgary Herald
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
B.C. Sports Hall of Fame postpones induction gala to fall due to slow ticket sales, escalating costs
Article content Christine Sinclair, Ray Ferraro, Jim Hughson and the other members of the 2025 B.C. Sports Hall of Fame induction class will have to wait a little longer for their official salute. Article content The BCSHOF announced Thursday in a press release that the induction gala slated for June 4 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has been postponed until the fall, citing 'slower than anticipated ticket sales,' as well as 'escalating costs.' Article content 'We are disappointed to have to move this important event but know this is the right decision given the circumstances,' the press release stated. Article content Soccer great Sinclair and Ferraro, who is fifth all-time among B.C. born players in NHL regular season goals with 408, are being inducted in the athlete category, along with mountain biking's Cindy Devine, rugby's Nathan Hirayama and para swimming's Walter Wu. Article content Article content Hughson, who was the longtime voice of Hockey Night in Canada, goes into the hall in the media category. For builder-coach, it's Saul Miller (sports psychology), Wes Woo (weightlifting) and the late Chandra Madhosingh (table tennis). The 2000 B.C. Lions (team), the Meraloma Club founders (pioneers) and Robert Wright (W.A.C. Bennett Award) are also being inducted. Article content Article content
Vancouver Sun
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
B.C. Sports Hall of Fame postpones induction gala due to slow ticket sales, escalating costs
Christine Sinclair, Ray Ferraro, Jim Hughson and the other members of the 2025 B.C. Sports Hall of Fame induction class will have to wait a little longer for their official salute. The BCSHOF announced Thursday in a press release that the induction gala slated for June 4 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has been postponed until the fall, citing 'slower than anticipated ticket sales,' as well as 'escalating costs.' The plan is to have an induction ceremony in October. A date and venue hasn't been finalized yet. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'We are disappointed to have to move this important event but know this is the right decision given the circumstances,' the press release stated. Soccer great Sinclair and Ferraro, who is fifth all-time among B.C. born players in NHL regular season goals with 408, are being inducted in the athlete category, along with mountain biking's Cindy Devine, rugby's Nathan Hirayama and para swimming's Walter Wu. Hughson, who was the longtime voice of Hockey Night in Canada, goes into the hall in the media category. For builder-coach, it's Saul Miller (sports psychology), Wes Woo (weightlifting) and the late Chandra Madhosingh (table tennis). The 2000 B.C. Lions (team), the Meraloma Club founders (pioneers) and Robert Wright (W.A.C. Bennett Award) are also being inducted. This year's class was unveiled in October. The BCSHOF has inducted 452 individuals and 69 teams since its first class in 1966. The hall is located at B.C. Place and is open Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vancouver Sun
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
B.C. Sports Hall of Fame postpones induction gala to fall due to slow ticket sales, escalating costs
Christine Sinclair, Ray Ferraro, Jim Hughson and the other members of the 2025 B.C. Sports Hall of Fame induction class will have to wait a little longer for their official salute. The BCSHOF announced Thursday in a press release that the induction gala slated for June 4 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has been postponed until the fall, citing 'slower than anticipated ticket sales,' as well as 'escalating costs.' The plan is to have an induction ceremony in October. A date and venue hasn't been finalized yet. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'We are disappointed to have to move this important event but know this is the right decision given the circumstances,' the press release stated. Soccer great Sinclair and Ferraro, who is fifth all-time among B.C. born players in NHL regular season goals with 408, are being inducted in the athlete category, along with mountain biking's Cindy Devine, rugby's Nathan Hirayama and para swimming's Walter Wu. Hughson, who was the longtime voice of Hockey Night in Canada, goes into the hall in the media category. For builder-coach, it's Saul Miller (sports psychology), Wes Woo (weightlifting) and the late Chandra Madhosingh (table tennis). The 2000 B.C. Lions (team), the Meraloma Club founders (pioneers) and Robert Wright (W.A.C. Bennett Award) are also being inducted. This year's class was unveiled in October. The BCSHOF has inducted 452 individuals and 69 teams since its first class in 1966. The hall is located at B.C. Place and is open Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
