Jacques Demers...illiterate?

stealth · Post by **stealth** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:34 pm

Just came across this...

http://www.detnews.com/2005/wings/0511/ ... 372090.htm

This either explains alot or is just plain amazing how he got by

How the hell do you write a book when you can't read/write :? :? :?

Smoked Meat · Post by **Smoked Meat** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:04 pm

stealth wrote:Just came across this...

http://www.detnews.com/2005/wings/0511/ ... 372090.htm

This either explains alot or is just plain amazing how he got by

Quite intriguing indeed. I've read parts of the books this morning and it's incredible how he managed to get away with it for such a long time. His own kids only found out recently.

stealth wrote:How the hell do you write a book when you can't read/write :? :? :?

Now I sincerely hope you are kidding on this one. Please read the detnews article again.

stealth · Post by **stealth** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:26 pm

Smoked Meat wrote:
stealth wrote:How the hell do you write a book when you can't read/write :? :? :?
Now I sincerely hope you are kidding on this one. Please read the detnews article again.

Yea it was a lame attempt at irony, I would like to retract

It makes you wonder though, all the reports, stats, game plans not to mention very complicated contracts he had to deal with on a daily basis. I'm surprised it's only comming out now. It goes to show how much respect he must have garnered from his inner circle, surely someone had to know or atlest suspect and stayed quiet.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:57 pm

Is his name on the Stanley Cup, and if so, can he find it?

Bucmonkey · Post by **Bucmonkey** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:08 pm

^^ :?

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:26 pm

James wrote:Is his name on the Stanley Cup, and if so, can he find it?

I laughed...

Hapday · Post by **Hapday** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:35 am

Shoalzie wrote:
James wrote:Is his name on the Stanley Cup, and if so, can he find it?

I laughed...

Ditto.

Seriously though, good for him. It would take a lot of courage to admit that, luckily he has a Stanley Cup right to flash in the face of anyone who laughs at him. I always liked Demers, and he is great on RDS.

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:38 am

jaques was a solid coach.

many memories with him at blues helm. Hopefully it bring out more attention to the subject at hand.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:55 am

Adelpiero wrote:jaques was a solid coach.

many memories with him at blues helm. Hopefully it bring out more attention to the subject at hand.

I was a wee lad when he coached the Wings. I vaguely remember the time he was in Detroit. My earlier hockey memories were with Bryan Murray as the Wings coach.

I'm just curious to how a person is defined as illiterate. Could he read and write some things and just not everything or was he completely inept at reading and writing? The story definitely surprised me when I heard about it. His problem didn't seem to hurt his ability to communicate which is a coach's most important trait.

Hapday · Post by **Hapday** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:34 pm

I was flipping the Canadiens/Sabres game last night. I happened to flip between periods and there was Demers, buthe had a pile of papers in frony of him on the desk. What's the point of that, decoration?

fix · Post by **fix** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:16 pm

Demers was on the radio here in Toronto on Friday where he clarified that while he's technically illiterate, he can read as long as the words are relatively simple, it just takes complete concentration without any interruption to do so.

In other words, a typical velocet post would probably force him to suffer a brain aneurysm.

Mainiac · Post by **Mainiac** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:47 pm

He'd have no trouble with Hap's post then. :twisted:

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