Don Cherry, for some strange reason, fancies himself a role model for hockey playing kids (although he denied it when he was pimping bland beer from the chief rival of HNIC's main sponsor). Once again tonight he was addressing them and telling them to never cheapshot someone but to go at them face to face. While it might seem responsible at first, it is horrible advice.

How many kids are going to hold up on cheapshotting someone because they thought of Cherry's words the instant before acting? Probably not too many. But Cherry's words to go after them face to face implies that if someone is wronged on the ice, they should take matters into their own hands. Has Cherry never heard the saying, "two wrongs don't make a right"?

Shouldn't Cherry be telling kids that they should turn the other cheek? Why can't sportsmanship be more important then revenge? When did minor hockey become the wild west? Aren't the referees supposed to be the ones who punish the other team's infractions?