Grapeline
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Grapeline - April 27 - Saturday
Saturday: Don talks about the times he missed the playoffs during his playing career.
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Grapeline - April 26 - Monday
Friday: How did Grapeline get started?
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Grapeline - April 25 - Thursday
Thursday: Canada's sledge hockey team won a gold medal last weekend.
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Grapeline - April 24 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Don highlights Dalton Prout of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Grapeline - April 23 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Adam Oates is making a difference in Washington.
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Grapeline - April 22 - Monday
Monday: Don's cautions those getting caught up in the excitement about the Maple Leafs making the playoffs.
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Grapeline - April 20 - Saturday
Saturday: Don tells us how to handle a superstar.
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Grapeline - April 19 - Friday
Friday: Gerry Cheevers and his strong interest in horse racing.
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Grapeline - April 18 - Thursday
Thursday: The time Gerry Cheevers "disappeared".
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Grapeline - April 17 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Goaltender Gerry Cheevers used to play without a mask.
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Grapeline - April 16 - Tuesday
Tuesday: The days of the Broad Street Bullies, plus Reggie Leach.
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Grapeline - April 15 - Monday
Monday: Don and Brian talk about Bobby Orr and Colton Orr.
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Grapeline - April 13 - Saturday
Saturday: Ken Carson, the Blue Jays first trainer, is now a consultant with the team.
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Grapeline - April 12 - Friday
Friday: Brian discovered two connections to Don while at a minor league game recently.
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Grapeline - April 11 - Thursday
Thursday: Joel Quenneville and Lanny MacDonald.
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Grapeline - April 10 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Don talks about using trainers as backup goaltenders.
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Grapeline - April 9 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Remember when NHL teams only dressed a single goalie?
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Grapeline - April 8 - Monday
Monday: Goalie masks from the past and present.
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Grapeline - April 6 - Saturday
Saturday: A poem about Gordie Howe.
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Grapeline - April 5 - Friday
Friday: Jarry Park in Montreal and Exhibition Stadium in Toronto were two big league ballparks in Canada.
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Grapeline - April 4 - Thursday
Thursday: MLB's opening week continues and Don remembers visiting Fenway Park in Boston.
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Grapeline - April 3 - Wednesday
Wednesday: A behind-the-scenes look at Don's interview with Nazem Kadri on Saturday night.
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Grapeline - April 2 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don and Brian talk about the Toronto Blue Jays first ever game.
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Grapeline - April 1 - Monday (PM)
Monday (PM): Don gives his take on this past weekend's NHL games.
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Grapeline - April 1 - Monday (AM)
Monday (AM): How Ottawa wound up with a franchise that seemed to be going Hamilton's way.
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Grapeline - March 30 - Saturday
Saturday: The trade that brought Ray Bourque to Boston.
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Grapeline - March 29 - Friday
Friday: Don talks about his days hunting for players for the Rochester Americans.
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Grapeline - March 28 - Thursday
Thursday: How Emile Francis saved Don's career.
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Grapeline - March 27 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Saturday's Maple Leafs game featured only 13 shots by the buds.
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Grapeline - March 26 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Brian tells a story that shows how classy Bobby Orr is.
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Grapeline - March 25 - Monday
Monday: Gordie Howe will turn 85 years old on Sunday.
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Grapeline - March 23 - Saturday
Saturday: More about Milt Schmidt and the early days of the Bruins.
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Grapeline - March 22 - Friday
Friday: Milt Schmidt was honoured by the Boston Bruins earlier this month.
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Grapeline - March 21 - Thursday
Thursday: Don has been fired before and he shares a story about karma.
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Grapeline - March 20 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Lindy Ruff was fired a few weeks ago, but Darcy Regier still has a job in Buffalo.
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Grapeline - March 19 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Joffrey Lupul returned to the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday night.
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Grapeline - March 18 - Monday
Monday: Don and Brian talk about the using the shootout to break ties in the NHL.
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Grapeline - March 16 - Saturday
Saturday: The importance of hockey trainers.
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Grapeline - March 15 - Friday
Friday: Brian saw a team indirectly associated with Don Cherry in Sports Illustrated.
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Grapeline - March 14 - Thursday
Thursday: Ernie Whitt, plus a time Don Cherry was colour commentator.
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Grapeline - March 13 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Don tells a story about when he met Larry Walker and luxurious locker rooms.
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Grapeline - March 12 - Tuesday
Tuesday: What should be used to break ties instead of run differential?
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Grapeline - March 11 - Monday
Monday: Don Cherry noticed something before the fight in the Canada-Mexico game at the World Baseball Classic.
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Grapeline - March 9 - Saturday
Saturday: Boston Red Sox baseball and Ted Williams.
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Grapeline - March 8 - Friday
Friday: The return of CCM skates and equipment.
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Grapeline - March 7 - Thursday
Thursday: NHL player Tom Reid had to retire because of a mysterious medical issue.
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Grapeline - March 6 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Don tells a story about when he played with the flu.
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Grapeline - March 5 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don's problem with award shows.
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Grapeline - March 4 - Monday (PM)
Monday (PM): Gordie Howe will celebrate his 85th birthday later this month.
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Grapeline - March 4 - Monday (AM)
Monday (AM): Morning skates have an ending deadline. What happens if the players aren't off the ice?
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Grapeline - March 2 - Saturday
Saturday: Don remembers a famous P.A. announcer at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Grapeline - March 1 - Friday
Friday: More and more teams are getting away from game-day skates, says Don.
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Grapeline - February 28 - Thursday
Thursday: Morning skates and optional practices.
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Grapeline - February 27 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Ever wondered why Don Cherry talks the way he does? He explains!
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Grapeline - February 26 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don and Brian talk about a guy Tim Horton was paired with on defence in the 1960s.
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Grapeline - February 25 - Monday
Monday: The death of Tim Horton 39 years ago and the start of the Tim Hortons coffee and donut chain.
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Grapeline - February 23 - Saturday
Saturday: Brian asks Don about his most embarrassing moment as a coach.
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Grapeline - February 22 - Friday
Friday: Former Olympic hockey player Mike Eruzione is selling his memorabilia.
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Grapeline - February 21 - Thursday
Thursday: Being a hockey team mascot may be the roughest job on the team.
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Grapeline - February 20 - Wednesday
Wednesday: How many cities did Larry Hillman play in? Don Cherry knows the answer!
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Grapeline - February 19 - Tuesday
Tuesday: A change in Toronto soccer means there will be no winners or losers.
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Grapeline - February 18 - Monday (PM)
Monday (PM): Don talks about his trip to Edmonton and evaluates NHL player Ryan O'Reilly.
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Grapeline - February 18 - Monday (AM)
Monday (AM): This weekend, Don was in Winnipeg and Edmonton.
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Grapeline - February 16 - Saturday
Saturday: An email from a listener in New Mexico.
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Grapeline - February 15 - Friday
Friday: Don and Brian remember the glory days of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Grapeline - February 14 - Thursday
Thursday: As a coach, Don always liked to pair veterans with "troublemakers" as roommates.
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Grapeline - February 13 - Wednesday
Wednesday: The need for enforcers in the NHL.
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Grapeline - February 12 - Tuesday
Tuesday: The biting incident in the Canadiens-Maple Leafs game over the weekend.
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Grapeline - February 11 - Monday (PM)
Monday (PM): Don talks about the dog he had with him during CBC's hockey coverage on Saturday.
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Grapeline - February 11 - Monday (AM)
Monday (AM): Roger Neilson had a role in the Boston Bruins setting an NHL record.
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Grapeline - February 9 - Saturday
Saturday: Model Carol Alt used to steal the show at New York Rangers games.
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Grapeline - February 8 - Friday
Friday: Don tells a story about coaching against Roger Neilson.
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Grapeline - February 7 - Thursday
Thursday: Wren Blair was a great motivator and the man who first signed Bobby Orr.
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Grapeline - February 6 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Don and Brian remember coach Wren Blair, who passed away in January.
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Grapeline - February 5 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Experts say building a hockey arena before having an NHL team is backwards.
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Grapeline - February 4 - Monday
Monday: Cities that build arenas in hopes of getting an NHL franchise.
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Grapeline - February 2 - Saturday
Saturday: One of Don's favourite athletes is Babe Ruth.
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Grapeline - February 1 - Friday
Friday: Stan Musial was loyal to his team and kind to the fans.
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Grapeline - January 31 - Thursday
Thursday: Don shares a story sharing a room with a guy who snored... loudly.
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Grapeline - January 30 - Wednesday
Wednesday: The new CBA says every NHL player gets his own room for road games.
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Grapeline - January 29 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Joe Sakic, Wendel Clark, and Mike Bossy were among the best when it came to wrist shots.
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Grapeline - January 28 - Monday (PM)
Monday (PM): NHL games featuring the Sharks and Blackhawks over the weekend.
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Grapeline - January 28 - Monday (AM)
Monday (AM): How do some teams get a jump-start on a season?
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Grapeline - January 26 - Saturday
Saturday: Don visited the Boston Red Sox during spring training one year.
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Grapeline - January 25 - Friday
Friday: The passing of Earl Weaver, former Balitmore Orioles manager.
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Grapeline - January 24 - Thursday
Thursday: Brian admires figure skaters for what they can do on the ice.
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Grapeline - January 23 - Wednesday
Wednesday: The owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning has done a good job of selling hockey to fans.
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Grapeline - January 22 - Tuesday
Tuesday: After Saturday's game, it's a good thing Vancouver kept Roberto Luongo around.
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Grapeline - January 21 - Monday
Monday: Nazem Kadri's performance during training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Grapeline - January 19 - Saturday
Saturday: Senior hockey in Canada.
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Grapeline - January 18 - Friday
Friday: Don says he works best under pressure.
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Grapeline - January 17 - Thursday
Thursday: Behind the scenes of Hockey Night In Canada.
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Grapeline - January 16 - Wednesday
Wednesday: The Top Prospects Game will be played tonight, and Don shares some memories.
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Grapeline - January 15 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don remembers Roberto Luongo playing in the Top Prospects Game.
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Grapeline - January 14 - Monday (PM)
Monday (PM): Players from junior teams across Canada and the US will be featured in the Top Prospects Game.
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Grapeline - January 14 - Monday (AM)
Monday (AM): What advice can Don give regarding short training camps?
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Grapeline - January 11 - Friday
Friday: The Top Prospects Game will take place on Wednesday in Halifax.
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Grapeline - January 10 - Thursday
Thursday: Don imagines Bobby Orr on the big ice surfaces in Europe.
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Grapeline - January 9 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Many are saying the NHL lockout took too long to get solved. Will Gary Bettman be fired?
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Grapeline - January 8 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don lays blame for Canada's loss on the senior director, not the coach.
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Grapeline - January 7 - Monday
Monday: The World Junior Hockey Championship win by the United States.
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Grapeline - January 6 - Sunday
Sunday: Finally, an NHL settlement!
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Grapeline - January 5 - Saturday
Saturday: Don explains what he saw in young hockey players now in the NHL.
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Grapeline - January 4 - Friday
Friday: Minor hockey league scouts: what are they looking for in a player?
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Grapeline - January 3 - Thursday
Thursday: When minor hockey coaches yell at the refs, they retaliate.
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Grapeline - January 2 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Why run up the score in minor hockey games? Makes no sense to Don.
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Grapeline - January 1 - Tuesday
Tuesday: A salute to the volunteers at minor hockey tournaments.
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Grapeline - December 31 - Monday
Monday: Don's greatest invention involves keeping beer cold.
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Grapeline - December 28 - Friday
Friday: Don remembers how cold the first NHL outdoor game was.
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Grapeline - December 27 - Thursday
Thursday: How the NHL Winter Classics got started and this year's cancelled contest.
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Grapeline - December 26 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Don tells us about his days playing hockey on Christmas and Boxing Day.
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Grapeline - December 25 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Brian and Don chat about working on holidays.
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Grapeline - December 24 - Monday
Monday: Don's dog, Blue, gives us a taste of a Christmas classic.
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Grapeline - December 22 - Saturday
Saturday: Best of - What Bobby Orr might be making if he was playing today.
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Grapeline - December 21 - Friday
Friday: Today, all NHL players owe a debt of gratitude to Carl Brewer.
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Grapeline - December 20 - Thursday
Thursday: Carl Brewer was trying to help other players, but even they weren't supportive.
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Grapeline - December 19 - Wednesday
Wednesday: When Carl Brewer hired Alan Eagleson, the fight for better pensions and salaries started.
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Grapeline - December 18 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don says Canadians always seem to drag down their own--even the biggest singer in the world.
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Grapeline - December 17 - Monday
Monday: Don and Brian talk about the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship.
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Grapeline - December 15 - Saturday
Saturday: Every player used to wear CCM skates.
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Grapeline - December 14 - Friday
Friday: An insider's view of the creation of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Hockey series.
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Grapeline - December 13 - Thursday
Thursday: Don Cherry's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Hockey is back for another year!
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Grapeline - December 12 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Brian notes how little NHL interest there is in the United States.
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Grapeline - December 11 - Tuesday
Tuesday: NHLPA should offer players a secret ballot vote and see what happens, says Don.
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Grapeline - December 10 - Monday
Monday: [Don shares his thoughts on last week's breakdown of NHL labour negotiations.
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Grapeline - December 8 - Saturday
Saturday: Hockey in small-town Canada.
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Grapeline - December 7 - Friday
Friday: Punch Imlach's welcoming letter started the 1962-63 season.
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Grapeline - December 6 - Thursday
Thursday: Brian has a copy of a letter written in 1949 by Conn Smythe.
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Grapeline - December 4 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don and Brian talk about a key figure for the NHL owners, Jeremy Jacobs.
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Grapeline - December 5 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Memories of Bobby Hull.
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Grapeline - December 3 - Monday
Monday: Johnny Bower's shutout record was broken last week by a goalie in the AHL.
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Grapeline - December 1 - Saturday
Saturday: The re-opening of Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
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Grapeline - November 30 - Friday
Friday: Johnny Bower had five consecutive shutouts in the AHL.
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Grapeline - November 29 - Thursday
Thursday: Two goals in three seconds? Yep, it happened in an AHL game recently.
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Grapeline - November 28 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Paul Henderson will be in the IIHF Hall of Fame. We should honour him too, says Don.
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Grapeline - November 27 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Harold Ballard, his days owning the Hamilton Tiger Cats, and a story about a tiger.
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Grapeline - November 26 - Monday
Monday: The Grey Cup presented on Sunday is not the original Grey Cup.
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Grapeline - November 24 - Saturday
Saturday: Angelo Mosca vs. Joe Kapp.
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Grapeline - November 23 - Friday
Friday: Jack Bionda dominated lacrosse, but also played in the NHL in the 1950s.
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Grapeline - November 22 - Thursday
Thursday: Gerry James played for the Grey Cup and the Stanley Cup!
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Grapeline - November 21 - Wednesday
Wednesday: If a CHLPA starts up, you can kiss 75 percent of the teams goodbye.
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Grapeline - November 20 - Tuesday
Tuesday: The Subway Super Series should only include players from Canada, says Don.
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Grapeline - November 19 - Monday
Monday: What happened to the two week break in NHL contract talks?
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Grapeline - November 17 - Saturday
Saturday: Don pulls out some facts about Wayne Gretzky.
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Grapeline - November 16 - Friday
Friday: The late "Wild Bill" Ezinicki.
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Grapeline - November 15 - Thursday
Thursday: NHL players were signed to huge contracts, but they've got to take some blame too.
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Grapeline - November 14 - Wednesday
Wednesday: The owners are losing money in the NHL lockout, but so are the players.
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Grapeline - November 13 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Don and Brian tell us what it will take to get NHL hockey by the end of the year.
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Grapeline - November 12 - Monday
Monday: New Hockey Hall of Fame member Joe Sakic was involved in a very one-sided trade.
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Grapeline - November 11 - Sunday
Sunday: Don pays tribute to all of our soldiers by reading "In Flanders Fields".
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Grapeline - November 11 - Saturday
Saturday: Don and Brian talk about Lt. Col. John McCrae.
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Grapeline - November 9 - Friday
Friday: Hockey players enlisted during World War II.
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Grapeline - November 8 - Thursday
Thursday: More about Mike Ilitch and his impact in Detroit.
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Grapeline - November 7 - Wednesday
Wednesday: Mike Ilitch is highly respected in Detroit and the world of hockey.
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Grapeline - November 6 - Tuesday
Tuesday: Donald Fehr has experience when it comes to work stoppages in sports.
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Grapeline - November 5 - Monday
Monday: Don and Brian start the season by talking about the lockout.
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Grapeline for March 31, 2012
Saturday: Nicknames.
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Grapeline for March 30, 2012
Friday: A story about Connie Madigan deemed too violent to include in "Wrath of Grapes".
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Grapeline for March 29, 2012
Thursday: Don and Brian talk about Don being fired by the Rochester Americans.
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Grapeline for March 28, 2012
Wednesday: Paul Henderson, 1972 Summit Series hero, is now raising money for cancer research.
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Grapeline for March 27, 2012
Tuesday: A story about a bar fight involving Connie Madigan.
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Grapeline for March 26, 2012
Monday: Great players who had little time in the NHL.
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Grapeline for March 24, 2012
Saturday: Apologies and Chinese food.
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Grapeline for March 23, 2012
Friday: Tommy Burlington, one of the best hockey players not to play in the NHL.
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Grapeline for March 22, 2012
Thursday: Hockey jackets and blazers.
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Grapeline for March 21, 2012
Wednesday: As a coach, Don has missed the playoffs once.
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Grapeline for March 20, 2012
Tuesday: Don and Brian talk about teams that don't make it into the playoffs.
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Grapeline for March 19, 2012
Monday: The recently-completed Ontario Hockey League Cup minor midget tournament.
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Grapeline for March 17, 2012
Saturday: Don says TV timeouts slow down the flow of the game.
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Grapeline for March 16, 2012
Friday: NHL players should come to the rink wearing shirts and ties.
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Grapeline for March 15, 2012
Thursday: Bill Buckton is a minor hockey coach... and happens to look just like Don Cherry.
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Grapeline for March 14, 2012
Wednesday: Model Carol Alt used to steal the show at New York Rangers games.
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Grapeline for March 13, 2012
Tuesday: Liam Stewart, son of Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter, plays junior hockey in the WHL.
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Grapeline for March 12, 2012
Monday: The passing of Herb Carnegie.
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Grapeline for March 10, 2012
Saturday: Playing hockey with a cold or the flu.
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Grapeline for March 9, 2012
Friday: Former player for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues, Al MacInnis.
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Grapeline for March 8, 2012
Thursday: The start of baseball spring training.
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Grapeline for March 7, 2012
Wednesday: Jean Beliveau is recovering from a stroke.
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Grapeline for March 6th, 2012
Tuesday: The Canucks are taking heat for trading Cody Hodgson to Buffalo.
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Grapeline for March 5th, 2012
Monday - Don's teams in Boston that were loaded with players from Ontario.
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Grapeline for March 3, 2012
Saturday: Minor hockey in small-town Canada.
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Grapeline for March 2, 2012
Friday: The late Darryl Sly and a story about frogs.
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Grapeline for March 1, 2012
Thursday: One of the most travelled players in hockey history, Larry Hillman.
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Grapeline for February 29, 2012
Wednesday: Players being brought up from the minors to be enforcers.
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Grapeline for February 28, 2012
Tuesday: What Don thinks of fans booing goaltenders.
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Grapeline for February 27, 2012
Monday: Fallout from the NHL trade deadline.
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Grapeline for February 25, 2012
Saturday: Baseball spring training camps.
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Grapeline for February 24, 2012
Friday: Dennis Riggin played goal in Windsor years ago before playing in the NHL.
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Grapeline for February 23, 2012
Thursday: More about next month's closing of Windsor's "The Barn".
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Grapeline for February 22, 2012
Wednesday: An old arena known as "The Barn" is closing in Windsor.
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Grapeline for February 21, 2012
Tuesday: When Don coached, he always paired up the defensemen.
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Grapeline for February 20, 2012
Monday: Don and Brian talk about matching defensive pairings and Don selling an old car.
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Grapeline for February 18, 2012
Saturday: Coaches being fired.
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Grapeline for February 17, 2012
Friday: Don and Brian repond to an e-mail sent from a listener in New Mexico.
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Grapeline for February 16, 2012
Thursday: The strangest motivational effort Don has ever seen.
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Grapeline for February 15, 2012
Wednesday: Two men who guided Bobby Orr's early days in hockey.
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Grapeline for February 14, 2012
Tuesday: Why Bobby Orr is Don's all-time favourite hockey player.
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Grapeline for February 13, 2012
Monday: The NHL's "Coach of the Year" award is named after Jack Adams. Good idea or not?
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Grapeline for February 11, 2012
Saturday: Changing NHL award names.
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Grapeline for February 10, 2012
Friday: Hockey Day in Canada tomorrow in Prince Edward Island.
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