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Leafs, Don Cherry remember Pat Quinn in very different ways

Toronto Maple Leafs play the Washington Capitals

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 29 - A tribute to Pat Quinn before first period action as theToronto Maple Leafs play the Washington Capitals at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. November 29, 2014. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Toronto Star via Getty Images

The hockey world continues to mourn the passing of Pat Quinn, with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Don Cherry providing very different tributes on Saturday night.

Toronto shared a nice and appropriately somber presentation for one of their best contemporary coaches:

Don Cherry’s anecdote regarding Quinn added some humor, on the other hand, sharing that he knew Quinn would make it when he asked the coach to grab a six pack of beer and Quinn instead brought back two.

(Click here for that segment.)

Great stuff.

Related: Vancouver’s tribute

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