TORONTO -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Sportsnet broadcaster Ron MacLean "spoke from the heart" during his monologue on "Hockey Night in Canada" over the weekend.
MacLean opened the first intermission segment on Saturday night -- the first since Cherry was fired last week -- by speaking alone on camera for nearly five minutes.
Bettman, a panellist at today's PrimeTime sports management conference in downtown Toronto, says MacLean "obviously made his feelings clear."
Bettman declined to weigh in on Cherry's departure, saying he's not going to start another news cycle.
Cherry used the phrase, "You people," during the "Coach's Corner" segment on Nov. 9 but later denied that he was singling out visible minorities.
MacLean, who apologized the day after, talked at length about his close relationship with Cherry but said he had to choose "principle over friendship," adding "Coach's Corner is no more."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 18, 2019.
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November 18, 2019 at 11:36PM
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