Don Cherry Appointed to the Order of Ontario

Hockey analyst Don Cherry reports prior to the Pittsburgh Penguins playing the Detroit Red Wings during Game Two of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich., on May 31, 2009. Getty Images/ Jim McIsaac

Longtime hockey commentator and former NHL player and coach Don Cherry was named to the Order of Ontario for 2025, his home province’s highest honour, in a Feb. 17 announcement.

The announcement by Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont said all those appointed have made “profound contributions” to Ontario and the world.