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Hockey-man-turned-Senator Demers stable after surgery
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The Canadian Press
Date: Tuesday Jul. 6, 2010 6:56 AM ET
OTTAWA — Sen. Jacques Demers is in stable condition in hospital after twice undergoing surgery, his office confirmed Monday.
The former hockey coach-turned-politician has been bedridden for about a week with a stomach ailment.
Demers' assistant Line Tessier told The Canadian Press that Demers underwent two surgical operations.
"He had one last week and one this morning and he's in stable condition for now," Tessier said Monday.
Tessier did not confirm a report that the hospital Demers is being treated in is in the Ottawa area.
She said the length of the recovery period has not yet been determined.
The 65-year-old Demers was named to Senate last year by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The longtime hockey man has been a popular analyst on French-language TV and radio in Quebec.
Demers is also the last man to coach a Canadian team to the Stanley Cup, a feat achieved in 1993 in his first year behind the Montreal Canadiens' bench.
He also coached in Quebec City, St. Louis, Detroit and Tampa Bay.
Demers is also known for having admitted to being functionally illiterate in 2005 and then becoming a vocal advocate for literacy.
The Senate continues sitting until the end of the week.
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