Caret () usually refers to the spacing symbol ^ in ASCII (at code point 5E_hex) and other character sets. In Unicode, however, the corresponding character is , whereas the Unicode character named ''caret'' is actually a similar but lowered symbol: .

A caret can also be called a wedge, up-arrow, hat, control character, or chevron.

In graphical user interface terminology, ''caret'' sometimes refers to a text insertion point indicator, often a blinking vertical bar. In this context, it may be used interchangeably with the word ''cursor''.

Origins

As the variation in naming shows, the origins of the character are twofold. The caret was originally used, and continues to be, in handwritten form as a proofreading mark to indicate where a punctuation mark, word, or phrase should be inserted in a document. The term comes from the Latin ''caret'', "it lacks", from 'carēre', to lack; to be separated from; to be free from. The caret symbol is written below the line of text for a line-level punctuation mark such as a comma, or above for a higher character such as an apostrophe; the material to be inserted may be placed inside the caret, in the margin, or above the line.

A raised variant of the character can be found on some typewriters, where it is used to denote a circumflex in some languages, such as French and Portuguese. It is typically a dead key, which does not cause the carriage to advance and thus allows the following letter to strike the same spot (below the circumflex) on the paper.

In the original 1963 version of the ASCII standard, code point 5E_hex was reserved for an up-arrow (). However, the 1965 ECMA-6 standard replaced the up-arrow with a circumflex (), which was applicable as a diacritic as well, and two years later, the second revision of ASCII followed suit. As the early mainframes and minicomputers largely used teleprinters as output devices, it was possible to print the circumflex above a letter when needed. With the proliferation of monitors, however, this became insufficient, and precomposed characters, with the diacritic included, were instead introduced into appended character sets, such as Latin-1. The original circumflex character was left for other purposes, and as it did not need to fit above a letter anymore, it was made larger in appearance.

Other uses

In mathematics, the caret can signify exponentiation (3^5 for $3^5$), where the usual superscript is not readily usable (as on some graphing calculators). The use of the caret for exponentiation can be traced back to ALGOL 60, which expressed the exponentiation operator as an upward-pointing arrow, intended to evoke the superscript notation common in mathematics. The caret is also used to indicate a superscript in typesetting.

The caret has many uses in programming languages. It can signify exponentiation, the bitwise XOR operator, string concatenation, and control characters in caret notation, among other uses. In regular expressions, the caret is used to mark the beginning of a string, or the beginning of a line within that string (depending on the regular expression dialect and specified options); if it begins a character class, it indicates that the inverse of the class is to be matched. Pascal uses the caret when dereferencing pointers.

The command-line interpreter, cmd.exe, of Windows family of operating systems uses the caret to escape reserved characters.

In C++/CLI the only type of pointer is C++ pointer, and the .NET reference types are accessed through a "handle", with the new syntax ClassName^ instead of ClassName*. This new construct is especially helpful when managed and standard C++ code is mixed; it clarifies which objects are under .NET automatic garbage collection and which objects the programmer must remember to explicitly destroy. In development for Apple's Mac OS X and iOS, carets are used to create blocks, and to denote block types.

In logic, an enlarged caret called a ''wedge'' symbol is used as a propositional operator to symbolize logical conjunction, otherwise known as an ''and'' (e.g., p$\backslash and$q).

In Italian, the caret is sometimes used in a similar manner to the ordinal indicator, most noticeably on tickets from Trenitalia, the primary operator of trains within Italy, and Rome's ATAC public transit system. On Trenitalia tickets, the travel class is often written as 1^ or 2^, meaning first class or second class respectively. This is due to the lack of the ordinal indicator (^-o) used in Italian in the ASCII set.

In music notation, a caret placed above a note indicates marcato, a special form of emphasis or accent. In music for string instruments, a narrow inverted caret indicates that a note should be performed up-bow.

In music theory and musicology, a caret placed above a numeral is used to make reference to a particular scale degree.

In social network services such as Twitter, a caret placed before a word is used to tag that word as an individual's signature within a group account. This differentiates an individual's contribution from a group-authored contribution.

See also

Circumflex

Turned v

∧

Notes

References

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Robert L. Caret (born October 7, 1947) is the former president of Towson University. He became the 12th president of TU on July 1, 2003. As a former faculty member, dean, executive vice president and provost at Towson, Caret served at Towson for 21 years before assuming the presidency of San José State University of the California State University System in 1995. Caret was named next president of the University of Massachusetts in January 2011 and assumed the office in July of the same year.

Education

Born in Biddeford, Maine to a restaurant owner, Caret was the first in his family to attend college. Caret received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of New Hampshire in 1974 and his bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics from Suffolk University in 1969. He received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from San Jose University in 2004 and the National Hispanic University in 1997. He also received an honorary doctor of science degree from Suffolk University in 1996. On January 13, 2011, Caret was selected to be the 26th president of the University of Massachusetts.

Career

Caret became president of San Jose State University in February 1995.

Awards and recognition

Named as one of Silicon Valley's 100 power brokers by San Jose Magazine in its May 2003 issue, Caret has been credited with raising the profile of one of the largest universities in California and developing strong community partnerships. Upon returning to Maryland, President Caret has become a founding member of the Maryland Business Council in 2004 and serves as a member of the board of directors of the CollegeBound Foundation. He was elected for a three-year term to the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and will also serve as the AASCU representative to the American Council on Education Board during the same time period.

Caret has made numerous presentations and published professionally in the fields of chemistry, chemical education and higher education. He has authored chapters in two monographs on the mission and role of institutions, and has co-authored and published four textbooks in the fields of organic chemistry and allied health chemistry. His awards and recognitions include the State of Maryland Governor's Employee Incentive Award, the San José Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Leadership in Excellence Award (1999), the Italian American Heritage Foundation Achievement Award (2001) and the Outstanding College President Award from the All-American Football Foundation (2001). He is also listed in several editions of "Who's Who in America".

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

In 1997 Caret and Former San José Mayor Susan Hammer discussed the idea of creating a joint library to benefit the city of San Jose and San Jose State University. The resulting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library opened in August 2003 and became the first ever university and city joint library in the United States. Additionally the library is the largest west of the Mississippi, boasting 8 stories plus a mezzanine and serves over 1 million people every year. Caret and Hammer's vision has been praised all over the world and now looked at as a model for interactions between universities and cities to meet each other's needs.

References

Presidential Biographies - Towson Archives

Picture and Information Source - Caret's Towson University Profile

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Coordinates	10°57′″N63°51′″N
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Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry (commonly referred to as Don Cherry) (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian ice hockey commentator for CBC Television. Cherry co-hosts the "Coach's Corner" intermission segment (with Ron MacLean) on the long-running Canadian sports program ''Hockey Night in Canada'', and in addition recently joined ESPN in the United States as a commentator during the latter stages of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He is known for his outspoken manner, flamboyant dress, and staunch patriotism.

Prior to his broadcast career, Cherry was a professional hockey player and National Hockey League coach. He played one game with the Boston Bruins, and later coached them during the days of Bobby Orr. He is also well-known as an author, syndicated radio commentator for The Fan Radio Network, creator of the ''Rock'em Sock'em Hockey'' video series, and celebrity endorser. Cherry was voted as the seventh greatest Canadian on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's television special, ''The Greatest Canadian''. In March 2010, his life was dramatized in a two-part Canadian Broadcasting Corporation made-for-television movie, ''Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story'', based on a script written by his son, Timothy Cherry.

Biography

Early life and family

Cherry was born in Kingston, Ontario to Delmar (Del) and Maude Cherry. His paternal grandfather, John T. (Jack) Cherry, was an original member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a Great Lakes ship captain. His maternal grandfather, Richard Palamountain, was a British orphan of Cornish parentage who was emigrated to Canada as one of the Home Children. The name Palamountain is a corruption of the Cornish language 'pol-mun-tyr' meaning 'pool by the mineral land'. Palamountain was also a veteran of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Cherry's father Del was an amateur athlete and worked as an electrician with the Canadian Steamship Lines. On the March 15, 2008 edition of Coach's Corner, Cherry wore the green and gold colours of County Kerry, Ireland. In his segment following the game, he claimed ancestry from that region. Cherry's younger brother, Dick Cherry played hockey at various levels, including two seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers.

In his first year with the Bears, he met his future wife Rosemarie (Rose) Cherry ''née'' Madelyn Martini (born 1935 in Hershey, Pennsylvania). Rose was hugely influential in Don's life — because of Don's minor-league hockey lifestyle, they moved 53 times; they rarely had decent housing or furnishings, and Don was often away playing during major events, such as the birth of their daughter and first child, Cindy Cherry. Six years after Cindy's birth, Rose gave birth to son Tim Cherry. When Tim needed a kidney transplant at age 13, Cindy donated one of hers. The two currently live across the street from each other, around the corner from their father, in Mississauga.

Rose died of liver cancer on June 1, 1997 and in honour of her perseverance, Don created Rose Cherry's Home for Kids. Her name has motivated Cherry to always wear a rose on his lapel. Cherry contributed in developing Rose Cherry's Home for Kids which has since been renamed to The Darling Home for Kids, in Milton, Ontario. The Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario is located on "Rose Cherry Place," a street named for his late wife.

Playing career

Cherry played junior hockey with the Barrie Flyers and the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey Association. Cherry won the Memorial Cup as a defenceman with Barrie in 1953. He dropped out of high school, and in 1954 he signed with the American Hockey League's (AHL) Hershey Bears.

Cherry had a long playing career in professional minor hockey, and in 1955 played his only NHL game when the Boston Bruins called him up during the playoffs. According to Cherry, a baseball injury suffered in the off season kept him from making the NHL. He retired as a player in 1970. Cherry won the Calder Cup championship (AHL) four times — 1960 with the Springfield Indians, and 1965, 1966, 1968 with Rochester Americans. He also won the Lester Patrick Cup, the Western Hockey League Championship, with Vancouver Canucks in 1969.

Career statistics

Ontario Hockey LeagueBarrie Flyers Barrie Flyers Barrie Flyers Hershey BearsBoston Bruins Hershey Bears Hershey Bears Springfield Indians Springfield Indians Trois-Rivières Lions Springfield Indians Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers Springfield Indians Sudbury Wolves (EPHL)Spokane CometsRochester Americans Rochester Americans Tulsa Oilers Rochester Americans Rochester Americans Rochester Americans Rochester Americans Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Rochester Americans — 767 148 101

colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"			! colspan="5"		Playoffs
Season (sports)>Season	! Team		! League		! GP	Goal (ice hockey)>G	Assist (ice hockey)>A	Point (ice hockey)>Pts	Penalty (ice hockey)>PIM	! GP	! G	! A	! Pts	! PIM
1951–52 OHA season	1951–52		Windsor Spitfires		OHA ||	18	0	3	3	30	—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	|		OHA		18	2	3	5	30	—	—	—	—	—
1952–53 OHA season	1952–53		|		OHA	56	5	3	8	66	25	4	3	7	46
1953–54 OHA season	1953–54		|		OHA	55	10	14	24	61	—	—	—	—	—
1954–55 AHL season	1954–55		|		American Hockey League>AHL	63	7	13	20	125	—	—	—	—	—
1954–55 NHL season	1954–55		|		National Hockey League>NHL	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0
1955–56 AHL season	1955–56		|		AHL	58	3	22	25	102	—	—	—	—	—
1956–57 AHL season	1956–57		|		AHL	64	5	20	25	197	7	2	0	2	27
1957–58 AHL season	1957–58		|		AHL	65	9	17	26	83	13	1	1	2	10
1958–59 AHL season	1958–59		|		AHL	70	6	22	28	118	—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	|		Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959-1963)>EPHL		23	3	4	7	12	7	0	1	1	2
1959–60 AHL season	1959–60		|		AHL	46	2	11	13	45	1	0	0	0	2
1960–61	|		EPHL		70	13	26	39	78	7	0	3	3	23
1961–62 AHL season	1961–62		|		AHL	11	1	3	4	10	—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Sudbury Wolves ||		EPHL		55	9	20	29	62	5	3	2	5	10
1962–63	|		Western Hockey League (minor pro)>WHL		68	9	13	22	68	—	—	—	—	—
1963–64 AHL season	1963–64		|		AHL	70	5	11	16	106	2	0	0	0	4
1964–65 AHL season	1964–65		|		AHL	62	4	8	12	56	10	0	1	1	34
1965–66	|		Central Hockey League (1963–1984)>CPHL		17	1	2	3	28	—	—	—	—	—
1965–66 AHL season	1965–66		|		AHL	56	5	11	16	61	12	2	5	7	14
1966–67 AHL season	1966–67		|		AHL	72	6	24	30	61	13	1	2	3	16
1967–68 AHL season	1967–68		|		AHL	68	6	15	21	74	11	1	1	2	2
1968–69 AHL season	1968–69		|		AHL	43	7	11	18	20	—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Vancouver Canucks ||		WHL		33	0	6	6	29	8	2	2	4	6
1971–72 AHL season	1971–72		|		AHL	19	1	4	5	8	—	—	—	—	—
colspan="3">NHL totals	|		—		—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"	AHL totals		|		67	192	259	1,066	69	7	10	17	109
colspan="3"	EPHL totals		|		25	50	75	152	19	3	6	9	35
colspan="3"	WHL totals		|		9	19	28	97	8	2	2	4	6

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career, Cherry struggled for a time as a Cadillac salesman and a construction worker. He worked as a painter earning $2 per hour.

In the middle of the 1971–72 season, Cherry became the coach of the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans and won ''Coach of the Year''. The following year, the title of General Manager was added. In his third season behind the bench, Cherry was voted the AHL's "Coach of the Year". After his three-year stint in Rochester, he was promoted to the NHL as head coach of the Boston Bruins, a team which was coming off a successful run of two Stanley Cups and three first-place finishes, but would soon see the exit of superstars Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito.

Cherry quickly developed a reputation for being an eccentric, flamboyant coach who strongly encouraged physical play among his players. It has been alleged he modeled the Bruins' playing style after that of his dog, Blue, a feisty bull terrier. While the team had previously been known for Orr and Esposito who were highly skilled scorers, their impending departures had Cherry remake the team with enforces and grinders which became known as the "lunch-pail gang" (or "lunch pail A.C.") and "the Big Bad Bruins". Albeit for a brief slump until Esposito was traded to the New York Rangers for Brad Park, as Esposito disagreed with Cherry's coaching while Park would thrive under it, this approach rejuvenated the Bruins as they continued to be one of the NHL's best teams during the latter half of the 1970s, capturing the division title four straight seasons from 1975-76 through 1978-79. In the 1977–78 season, Cherry coached the Bruins team to an NHL record of 11 players with 20 goals or more on a single team. Cherry won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1976.

The Bruins were able to defeat the rough Philadelphia Flyers twice in the playoffs under Cherry's tenure. The Bruins made the Stanley Cup finals twice, both times losing to their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in both 1977 and 1978. In the 1979 semi-final playoff series against the Canadiens, Cherry's Bruins pushes the series to the limit but they were undone by a controversial call in the seventh game. Up by a goal with less than two minutes left in the seventh game, the Bruins were penalized for having too many men on the ice. The Canadiens' Guy Lafleur scored the tying goal on the subsequent powerplay and ultimately won the game in overtime. Montreal went on to defeat the New York Rangers for their fourth straight Cup title. Cherry, who had an uneasy relationship with Bruins General Manager Harry Sinden, was fired by the Bruins afterward.

Cherry went on to coach the Colorado Rockies the following season. Under his tenure, the Rockies adopted the motto "Come to the fights and watch a Rockies game break out!" and the slogan could be seen on billboards all over Denver in the 1979–80 season. Cherry's hiring as head coach immediately rejuvenated the ailing franchise's fortunes.

However, as he later admitted, his outspokenness and feuding with Rockies general manager Ray Miron did not endear Cherry to management. While Cherry did much to motivate the players, goaltending was still the team's weakness as Miron refused to replace Hardy Åström, whom Cherry dubbed the "The Swedish Sieve". Cherry recalled one game where his players had got ten shots on goal without scoring, but Åström then conceded a goal from the opponent's first shot and so was yanked from net. Of course, Cherry didn't help things when, after watching defenseman Mike McEwen ignore him and refuse to come off during a game, he reached over the boards and manhandled McEwen to the bench. His NHL career and the Rockies ended on a positive note when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 in the final game of the season held at home. Years later, while commentating during the 2001 Stanley Cup final between the Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils (the Rockies franchise moved to New Jersey after 1982), Cherry recalled the experience of the Rockies' last game where he was wearing cowboy boots and after it ended, the Rockies players formed two lines so he could depart the ice between them while acknowledging the cheers of the crowd.

In 1983, Cherry was asked by businessman Bill Hunter, who attempted to purchase the St. Louis Blues and move them to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to coach his team in Saskatoon. However, the NHL's Board of Governors rejected the move, and the Blues remained in St. Louis.

Internationally, Cherry was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 1976 Canada Cup and was head coach for Canada's team at the 1981 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Cherry was the part-owner and the former coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Mississauga IceDogs. As owner and general manager, he gained notoriety by refusing to take part in the CHL import draft, and only play North American born players. The IceDogs' first three seasons were difficult ones with the team winning a total of 16 games combined. Cherry took over coaching duties in the fourth season. During Cherry's one season as head coach of the Mississauga IceDogs, the team managed 11 victories (only a slight improvement) and failed to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year. Cherry drew some criticism for his sudden decision to allow European born players onto the IceDogs line-up during the one season he coached the team.

Broadcasting

After his Rockies failed to qualify for the 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs, Cherry was hired as a studio analyst for CBC's playoff coverage that spring, working alongside host Dave Hodge. CBC hired him full-time in 1981 as a colour commentator, but he didn't last long in that role due to his tendency to openly cheer for one of the teams (especially the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs). Instead, they created "Coach's Corner", a segment that appeared in the first intermission on ''Hockey Night in Canada'', with Dave Hodge. In 1987, Hodge was replaced by Ron MacLean, with whom Cherry has been teamed ever since. For several years he also hosted his own half-hour interview show, ''Don Cherry's Grapevine'', which began on Hamilton's CHCH-TV in the 1980s before moving to TSN. His loud, outspoken nature became notorious, and his shows are described as "game analysis, cultural commentary and playful parrying with host Ron MacLean." Cherry also hosted a syndicated weekly television show called ''Don Cherry's This Week in Hockey'' during the 1987–88 NHL season. It featured highlights from the previous week's NHL games. The highlight of each show was when Cherry awarded a Black and Decker cordless drill to the player who levied the "hit of the week" (called the "Drill of the Week" in order to tie into the cordless drill giveaway).

Cherry's commentary is usually peppered with catchphrases like "All you kids out there...," unrestrained affection for his favourite players (including Steve Yzerman and Kingston native Doug Gilmour, whom Cherry affectionately refers to as "Dougie" and once kissed on-air in a famous TV gag), and overall political incorrectness. Another trademark is his bull terrier ''Blue'', originally a gift from the Bruins players. Some of the advice he gives is unchanging from year to year.

Cherry tends to have favourites among his many tidbits of advice. Virtually every week he spends time exhorting the evils of attempting to block a shot using only one's hockey stick (as it often causes deflections, and sometimes goals). Two other perennial favourites are the folly of touch icing (a rule he blamed for the premature end to Pat Peake's career) and (several years ago) bemoaning the extremely sensitive rules about crease violation. He also despises the two-minute penalty for firing the puck into the crowd from the defensive zone.

He also spends time extolling true grit, such as when, in the 1999 playoff campaign, a Phoenix Coyotes winger crawled off the ice after enduring a bone-shattering slapshot from St. Louis Blues defenceman Al MacInnis so that another could take his place. Usually at the end of the NHL season, his send off words in recent years have been about NHL prospects entering the NHL draft. His position is that unless a player is guaranteed to be selected in the first or second rounds, they should not physically attend the draft. The reason for this is that some players would be too disappointed if they are drafted later than expected, or worse, not at all.

Cherry returned to the news in May 2004 amid rumours that CBC would terminate his contract for ''Hockey Night in Canada''. However, he re-signed with the network in July.

Branching out from his ''Hockey Night in Canada'' duties, Cherry began to release a series of videos called ''Don Cherry's Rock'Em Sock'em Hockey'' in 1989. The 15th anniversary video was released in 2003, with a 'Best Of' released in 2005. For the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, NBC decided to feature Cherry in its intermission coverage, a rare appearance on American television. He was partnered with Bill Clement and Brett Hull and it did not conflict with his usual role on CBC as he appeared on NBC during the second intermission.

In May 2008, ESPN announced that Cherry was joining Barry Melrose as a commentator for the remainder of the 2008 NHL Playoffs. He provided pre-game analysis for the conference finals, pre- and post-game analysis for the Stanley Cup finals, and appeared on ESPNews and ESPN Radio. ESPN also announced that he would donate his fees to the Humane Society.

Don Cherry has been criticized for comments targeting specific ethnicities such as French Canadians and Europeans and this has led to Cherry's broadcasts being put on a seven second delay by the CBC

Opinions on Hockey

Don Cherry is a strong advocate of a tough "Canadian" type of hockey which emphasizes physical play and a "code" of conduct among the players. He believes that fighting is an integral part of the game as it enforces respect between teams and players, as well as being popular with the public.

He has long been a champion of hardworking "journeyman" players, whom he identifies with from his time playing in the minor leagues. Don Cherry's favourite player of all time is Bobby Orr who he says is the greatest player of all time. Other favourites include Doug Gilmour, Vincent Lecavalier and Cam Neely. Cherry has criticized many players for what he considers dishonourable conduct, but perhaps none more than Ulf Samuelsson whom he considered to be an exceptionally dirty player responsible for many severe injuries.

Cherry has been very critical of the league's direction in recent years as it has been trying to reduce fighting and emphasize speed and skill. Specific rules that he criticizes include the current rules for icing the puck and the instigator rule.

He is critical of elaborate celebrations by players after goals. In 2003 Cherry made headlines by criticizing then heavily publicized junior prospect Sidney Crosby for being a "hot dog" because of the way Crosby slid around on his knees after scoring. He also disapproved of a tricky behind-the-net goal the young star pulled off when a game was already out of reach for the team he scored on. He caused some controversy in his criticism of Alexander Ovechkin after he scored his 50th goal in 2009.

Political views and controversy

Over his career on television, Cherry has generated significant controversy about both hockey and politics.

In 1989, he referred to Finnish-born Winnipeg Jets Assistant Coach Alpo Suhonen as "some kind of dog food", which triggered the threat of a lawsuit from Jets owner Barry Shenkarow.

In 2003, Cherry made comments on his CBC segment in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. On March 22, 2003, during Coach's Corner, a heated debate over the U.S.-led war with Iraq took place. Cherry criticized Montreal fans for booing the American national anthem before a game earlier in the week. The conversation then turned to the war when Ron MacLean said "everybody wants to know what you think". Cherry berated MacLean about being neutral on the war and strongly criticized the Canadian government for failing to support the U.S. in the war. Cherry appeared on the American radio program ''The Jim Rome Show'' the following week, stating, "You have to realize the CBC is government owned [...] You have to say the government was against [the invasion of Iraq] and I'm for it and I'm on a government program. I really thought this could be the end."

In January 2004, on the subject of visors, Cherry said on Coach's Corner: "Most of the guys that wear them are Europeans and French guys" to illustrate his claim that visor users have less respect for player safety. This statement triggered an investigation by the federal Official Languages Commissioner, and protests by French-Canadians. CBC consequently imposed a seven-second delay on ''Hockey Night in Canada''. Later on, a study was published that proved Cherry to be partially correct: 50% of Europeans and 40% of French-Canadians wore visors, compared to 22% of North Americans born outside of Quebec, but players who wear visors committed proportionately fewer high-sticking penalties than players who do not. Cherry returned to the "Coach's Corner" for the 2005–06 NHL season without the seven-second delay.

After appearing in the Canadian House of Commons on November 7, 2006, he formally stated his support for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whom he called "a grinder and a mucker" by saying "I give a thumbs up to Stephen Harper for sure. He supports the troops and I support the troops."

On December 7, 2010, Cherry attended the inaugural meeting of Toronto City Council, where he placed the chain of office around incoming Mayor Rob Ford's neck. Cherry was asked to say a few remarks and he opened by stating “I’m wearing pink for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything, I thought I’d get it in.” He then went on to state that he had "been ripped to shreds by the left-wing pinko newspapers out there" and ended saying "And that's why I say he's gonna be the greatest mayor this city has ever, ever seen, as far as I'm concerned! And put that in your pipe, you left-wing kooks." Left-leaning councillors were critical of Cherry's speech, and the following day some of them wore pink clothing in protest, including Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul's West) and Ana Bailão (Ward 18, Davenport) wore pink scarves while Janet Davis (Ward 31, Beaches-East York) wore a pink suit jacket. Mihevc said, "We all love Don Cherry and his comments and forcefulness in hockey games, but this is council. It’s a political arena where we make it a habit to reach out, talk to others and achieve consensus. To have that kind of, frankly, belligerence and pushing people aside, to start out this way I think is really unfortunate." Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong defended Cherry though he stated that it was "A little over the top" and that "You take it for what it is and you shrug it off and move forward." Cherry defended his comments by stating “Well, what can I tell you? Don’t invite me. You don’t invite a pit bull. If you want a pit bull, you get a pit bull.”

Greatest Canadian top ten

In October 2004, the CBC program ''The Greatest Canadian'' revealed that its 'top ten' viewer-selected great Canadians included Cherry. Cherry remarked that he would have been inclined to vote for Sir John A. Macdonald (if he had lived in the same time period), who had also been a Kingston resident. He finished seventh in the final tally. Cherry is the only living member of the top 10 greatest Canadians who hasn't been awarded an Order of Canada.

Acting career

As part of his fame, Cherry has also branched out into some acting roles. He was cast as Jake Nelson in the television series ''Power Play''. Nelson was the coach of the Philadelphia team playing against the Hamilton Steelheads in the playoffs during the first season. Also, he and Ron MacLean provided voices for themselves in the animated television series ''Zeroman'', which starred Leslie Nielsen. He also appeared on an episode of Goosebumps called "Don't Go to Sleep!" where he plays a hockey coach. His voice was also used in Disney's animated feature ''The Wild'', as a penguin curling broadcaster. He also appeared alongside the Trailer Park Boys in The Tragically Hip's video "The Darkest One".

In 2008, he also appeared on an episode of "Holmes on Homes", the widely-popular home improvement show. While not appearing scripted, Cherry apparently lived in the neighbourhood and he is shown speaking with Mike Holmes about the construction business and the ongoing project at his brother-in-law's house.

Business and charitable work

In 1985, the first of a chain of franchised sports bars/restaurants bearing Cherry's name was opened in Hamilton. Cherry started as a partner in the operation and has more recently licensed his name to the chain without holding a significant ownership stake in the company. "Don Cherry's Sports Grill" has locations in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Cherry has lent his considerable persona to selected charitable causes, most significantly, organ donation awareness.

Cherry is good friends with long-serving Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion. During her 87th birthday, he joked that while 98% of the city voted for her, he was looking for the remaining 2% that didn't.

Cherry in recent years has become one of the biggest public personalities to endorse Cold FX cold medication. In the first year Cherry worked for the company, $1 from every bottle sold of Cold-FX was donated to Rose Cherry's Home for Kids.

He has also done television and radio advertisements for the sandwich store chain Quizno's, in which he appeared with sportscaster Jody Vance, where he frequently utters the slogans "You get more meat", "Toasted tastes better" and "You're gonna love it". In 2007 Cherry lent his image on Rayovac brand batteries intended for sale in Canada.

On October 21, 2009, the Kingston Frontenacs celebrated "Military Night" by paying tribute to Cherry. Jerseys were made that resembled one of Cherry's famous suits, and afterward the jerseys were auctioned off for charity.

In September 2010, Cherry signed a multi-year deal to act as the corporate spokesman for Dominion Lending Centres, a nationally-franchised mortgage brokerage headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Other accolades

In 1993, Cherry lent his voice to the charity song "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Techno" for Canadian Techno group BKS. On November 14, 2005, Cherry was granted honorary membership of the Police Association of Ontario. Once an aspiring police officer, Cherry has been a longtime supporter of the police services. In his own words, "This is the best thing I've ever had." In June 2007, Cherry was made a Dominion Command Honorary Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion in recognition of "his longstanding and unswerving support of ... Canadians in uniform". In February 2008, Cherry was awarded the Canadian Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service for 'unwavering support to men and women of the Canadian Forces, honouring fallen soldiers on his CBC broadcast during 'Coach's Corner' a segment of Hockey Night in Canada'.

See also

List of NHL head coaches

List of players who played only one game in the NHL

References

Further reading

External links

CBC Sports - In Depth: Don Cherry

ESPN E-Ticket - The Biggest Mouth in Sports

Don Cherry: A Coach, A Commentator, A Controversy - CBC Digital Archives

CBC Coach's Corner Archive page

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