"He was a very good player on the ice. You certainly knew he was there.
Number 21 is It was one of the numbers Don Cherry, a Swede, recognized on his team.
Borje Salming was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).After learning that, Cherry said on Tuesday, "He was the best player on the ice. You certainly knew he was there.
1974 When I saw Salming play for the first time in 2016, the first thing that jumped at Cherry's coach of the Boston Bruins was how tough he was. This guy had guts, everybody could see it," Cherry said. "He could handle the puck very well, but what I remember is how he blocked shots. He was very good at it."
Cherry said he knew Salming was popular in Toronto, but didn't realize it until the Canadian team played Sweden in the 1976 Canada Cup. Canadian team so far.
But he said the "stacked" team was humbled by the reaction of the crowd when they played in Toronto.
"It was Maple he was Leaf Gardens and we had Darryl Sitler and Lanny McDonald on the team, but the fans were rooting for Borge," said Cherry.
Maple video footage capturing the moment his Leaf fans gave Salming a standing ovation.
Fans were yelling "B.J., B.J."
Salming seemed surprised by it, but no one on the team he was more surprised than Canada.
"Boy, let me tell you, it didn't work in the locker room," Cherry said with a laugh. "The team was upset."[54][55]There was decent cheering for Sitler and McDonald, but his standing ovation was replaced by Salming. Bobby Clarke was quoted as saying, "Don't they know we're the home team in this game?"
Cherry said Broad his streets His bully Philadelphia His Flyers were dominating the league with fists and body checks Summing did his best in his NHL said it was a statement about how much the fans appreciate. They were aimed at the outsider European players who were the pioneers of all the great players that followed.
Summing, said Cherry handled the adversity with such grace and grace.
"He's a good guy," said Cherry.
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Cherry said he hopes Salming will recover from the disease known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
"It's just bad news," he said. "Everyone loves and respects Borge and wishes him the best of luck."
The players certainly do. Both the fans and the former Canadian hockey coach.
"He's a tough guy," said Cherry.
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