Jacques Demers facing third operation
MONTREAL (AP) -Jacques Demers, the former NHL coach turned Canadian senator, says he will have a third operation after nearly dying during a botched hernia procedure.
The 66-year-old Demers made his first public appearance since the initial operation when he joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday at an outdoor rally.
A piece of Demers' intestine was cut during surgery June 29 at an Ottawa-area hospital, and he was forced to undergo a second operation.
The longtime NHL coach led the Montreal Canadiens to the 1993 Stanley Cup title.
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