In the first intermission to air on Hockey Night in Canada since Don Cherry’s dismissal, host Ron MacLean addressed viewers alone for almost five minutes, saying, “we are all hurting.”
“You know the story, that Coach’s Corner is no more,” he said at the beginning of his monologue.
“I have collapsed a hundred times this week, if not more,” MacLean continued. “We’re all disappointed.”
He says he has spent time “reflecting.”
“I’ve sat all week long reflecting, listening to you, and I’ve heard you — I mean you the viewer,” he said.