Jacques Demers, the former NHL coach turned Canadian senator, said he will have a third operation after nearly dying during a botched hernia procedure. The 66-year-old Demers made his first public ...

MONTREAL — Former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers is getting better every day and has begun eating after a recent stroke, his doctors said Friday. The 71-year-old Demers, now a Canadian ...

ST. LOUIS -- It was Aug. 17, 1983 when the St. Louis Blues named the 13th coach in franchise history when they hired Jacques Demers. Demers was a gamble at the time for the Blues, with just one year ...

Coach and general manager Jacques Demers broke his silence Thursday on the subject of struggling goalie Bill Ranford, saying he hopes the one-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner regains his former form.

MONTREAL --Jacques Demers has the distinction of holding a pair of labels that begin "most recent coach to…" One he would be delighted to shed; he would not be heartbroken to keep the other. Demers ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers was in a Montreal hospital Thursday, a day after having a stroke. The 71-year-old Demers is now a Canadian senator. Claude Carignan, the ...

MONTREAL - Jacques Demers was only on the job as head coach of the Canadiens for a few weeks when he began picturing his team hoisting the Stanley Cup. While he may have been out of the NHL coaching ...