Joseph Antonio Demers (July 22, 1917 – September 3, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 83 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers from 1938 to 1944. He was born in Chambly-Basin, Quebec. He started with the Canadiens in 1937–38 but had to wait until the 1940–41 season before playing a full season with the Montreal club. He only played 16 games in the two seasons that followed. In his last season with the Canadiens, he assisted on Maurice Richard's very first career goal.
| Tony Demers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Brocken Bone Line : Maurice Richard, Elmer Lach and Tony Demers in 1942 | |||
| Born |
July 22, 1917 Chambly-Basin, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | September 3, 1997 (aged 80) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Southampton Vikings Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1936–1949 | ||
In November 1949 he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He had beaten a woman to death two months earlier at Coaticook, Quebec. He served his sentence and started his life again. He died in 1997 at the age of 80.[1]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal LaFontaine Bleus | MCJHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Southampton Vikings | ENL | — | 21 | 7 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | New Haven Eagles | IAHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Lachine Rapides | QPHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Lachine Rapides | QPHL | 29 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1939–40 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Valleyfield Braves | QSHL | 35 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ) | ||
| 1941–42 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Valleyfield V's | MDHL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Army | MCHL | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Providence Reds | AHL | 25 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Lachine Rapides | QPHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | St-Hyacinthe Saints | QPHL | 34 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Sherbrooke Saints | QPHL | 43 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Sherbrooke Saints | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Sherbrooke Saints | QPHL | 52 | 62 | 46 | 108 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 1948–49 | Sherbrooke Saint-François | QPHL | 60 | 53 | 58 | 111 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 83 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "LostHockey.com - LostHockey.com Obituaries - D". 2009-03-04. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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