Don Cherry is probably the most famous on air hockey commentator in Canada, and appears on Hockey Night in Canada along side Don McLean. He is a former coach of the Boston Bruins, I believe in the Bobby Orr heydays. He's arguably one of the most knowledgeable hockey minds on the planet and absolutely LOVES being controversial. McLean plays a sort of straight man role next to him...the exchanges can be hysterical. He is about the most un-politically correct person on television...imagine Rush in full flight but on hockey instead of the Dems.
Don and Ron got into it over the war the other night. Cherry is VERY pro-American and while I didn't see the exchange, friends tell me that when McLean experssed mild opposition to the war (I don't believe there was any U.S. bashing involved - I'd be surprised because that's not McLean's style) Cherry just ripped into him like a chainsaw. Supposedly it was classic and great to watch Cherry just verbally maul the protesters, anti-American politicians, etc. The CBC (broadcaster of Hockey Night in Canada) was not particularly pleased with Don, but he is the most untouchable personality on Canuck TV. Hockey broadcasts are the only thing that makes a dime for CBC ($1 Billion per year in tax dollars keeps it afloat) and believe it or not, any decision by the CBC to go after Cherry would be a cause for outrage across the country (I'm not kidding here). The CBC is a hopelessly leftist anti-U.S. network but the fact is no one in the world does hockey like them and Cherry is a big part of that.
Believe it or not, there are a lot more Canadians like Cherry than our government or media would lead you to think. Unfortunately the voices get drowned out by our shrill and mewling media and infantile politicians. And the French in Quebec.