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File No. 895139 · Adjudicated
Don Cherry
Athlete — Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and commentator
Born
1934
Birthplace
KINGSTON, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
KINGSTON, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
His flamboyant suits became so iconic that the Hockey Hall of Fame has a permanent exhibit dedicated to them.
The verdict
Born in Kingston, Ontario, played junior hockey there, coached the Bruins, and spent decades on Hockey Night in Canada in suits loud enough to be visible from space. Canada doesn't just claim him — he practically defined Saturday nights for generations of fans, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org