Despite playing only one game in the National Hockey League, Don Cherry should be in the Hall of Fame, Orr believes. That Cherry isn鈥檛, Orr writes, is 鈥渙ne of the greatest oversights in the history of the game.鈥� Orr devotes a whole chapter in his book to the man who has achieved his greatest fame as the flamboyant, garishly attired hockey analyst of the CBC鈥檚 鈥淗ockey Night in Canada鈥� game telecasts. Hockey has never had a better ambassador in Orr鈥檚 estimation. Cherry did coach six years in the NHL, including five with the Bruins in the late 1970s. He wound up with a career 250-153-77 mark (the NHL counts regular-season ties), but with no Stanley Cups to his resume, Cherry isn鈥檛 a serious candidate. But when you consider all he has done for hockey causes, including raising money, generating interest in the sport, and making visits to hospitals and military bases, Orr concludes that Cherry鈥檚 鈥渋mportance is as great of that of any player, past or present.鈥�
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