OTTAWA - Senator and former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers is back at home after going to hospital Saturday.
His Senate office would only confirm that Demers, 72, was at home Sunday, but didn’t provide any details about the reason he went to hospital.
Demers had suffered a stroke in April, but he was at the Canadiens’ home opener Tuesday night, smiling in a wheelchair while handing a torch to Captain Max Pacioretty to close out a pre-game ceremony.
Demers led the Canadiens to their last Stanley Cup in 1993. He also coached the Quebec Nordiques, the Detroit Red Wings and the St.