Overview
- Cherry was selected as one of 30 appointees to the Order of Ontario for 2025, a cohort that also includes Rogers executive Edward Rogers.
- Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont announced the appointments to the province’s highest civilian honour, praising recipients’ contributions to Ontario.
- The provincial citation spotlights Cherry’s NHL coaching tenure and his decades as a defining voice on Hockey Night in Canada.
- Officials also emphasized his philanthropy, including Don Cherry’s Pet Rescue Foundation, Rose Cherry’s Home for Kids, and advocacy for organ donation.
- Sportsnet dismissed Cherry in 2019 after on-air remarks about Remembrance Day poppies prompted a surge of complaints.