Don Cherry's Rock'em Sock'em Hockey (also simplified as Don Cherry's Rock'em Sock'em from 1992 to 1997 and Don Cherry from 1998 to 2007) is a series of hockey spot videos starring Canadian hockey commentator Don Cherry. The series was created by Cherry and his son Tim, through the company's last Tim Cherry Enterprises that created and produced the series.
Each video features a compilation of games, goals, rescues, bloopers, and NHL hits, usually focusing on previous NHL seasons, and generally set to support rock and techno music. Highlights from the Cherry's Corner Coach segment from Hockey Night in Canada are also regularly shown, while many also include a recap of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. Some installments (including five since 2010) feature hosting Cherry at the location of the hockey or hall of fame arena.
Despite offending the name of the series for Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots toy, hockey fighting is not the main source of content, with only one or two examples usually featured at the end of most videos, with Don usually referring to the segment as "tea time" for viewers who does not like "strange struggles." The title refers to the physical style of hockey that Cherry likes. The title Rock'em Sock'em was dropped from the series for 10 installments from 1998 to 2007 due to a naming rights dispute.
The first Rock'em Sock'em Hockey Video was released on VHS in December 1989, and quickly became a huge hit on the market, then became the best selling sports video franchise in Canadian history. The franchise has sold over two million units to date, and continues to be one of the highest-selling sports videos, with installments traditionally released in December for the holiday season.
Since 2007, some of the videos in this series have been sold in the United States under the title of Hard Hitting Don Cherry Hard , although sometimes using the original Rock'em Sock'em series chronology for their numbers even though most of it is not released in that market. The release of 16-19 in the series was re-released with new cover artwork and Rock'em Sock'em branding as a premium gift with cold Cold-fX medication, as part of their support deal with Cherries. By 2013, all installments to that point are reissued in the collector DVD box set in 2013 for the 25th anniversary of the series.
Video Don Cherry's Rock'Em Sock'em Hockey
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Maps Don Cherry's Rock'Em Sock'em Hockey
External links
Don Cherry Rock'Em Sock'em Hockey di IMDb
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