The Resume

(August 24, 1944- )
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Head coach for the Quebec Nordiques (1978-80), St. Louis Blues (1984-86), Detroit Red Wings (1987-90), Montreal Canadiens (1992-95) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (1997-99)
Jack Adams Award Winner (1987, 1988)
Stanley Cup champion (1993)
Author of the autobiography 'Jacques Demers: En Toutes Lettres'

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of school in the eighth grade.
The Canadiens fired him 5 games into the 1995-96 season, replacing him with the inexperienced Mario Tremblay.
He hid the fact he was illiterate for over 60 years.
Despite his titles of general manager and coach, he often relied on others to do his work for him.
Despite guiding the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup title in his first season as head coach, most of his tenure in Montreal was plagued with inconsistency.
His tenure in Tampa Bay was viewed as being disastrous as his teams won a total of 34 games over 2 seasons.

Why he might not be annoying:

In his autobiography, he admitted to being abused as a child.
During his stint in the WHA, he was able to pair Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe as linemates at the 1979 WHA All-Star Game.
He is the first coach in NHL history to win the Jack Adams Award in consecutive seasons.
He guided the Canadiens to a Cinderella playoff run en route to the franchise's 24th Stanley Cup title (1993).
He was Vincent Lecavalier's first coach at the NHL level.
After revealing he was functionally illiterate, he became an advocate for adult literacy.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8251944)
• Colorado Avalanche
• Detroit Red Wings
• I Did Not Graduate High School [C-E]
• Ice Hockey Players
• Jack Adams Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1987)
• Jack Adams Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1988)
• Look at Me, I'm Holding the Stanley Cup
• Montreal Canadiens
• My Dad was Violent/Abusive
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25610)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 12]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• St. Louis Blues
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1993)
• Tampa Bay Lightning

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 72.92% Annoying