Tony Demers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tony Demers

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1917

Place of Birth: Chambly, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1997

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
He was born in Chambly, Quebec.
He started with the Canadiens in 1937-1938 but had to wait until the 1940-1941 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. 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.



Description	Canadian photographer and photojournalist
Date of birth/death	17 July 1912	12 January 1968
Location of birth/death	Montreal	Montreal
Work period	1932-1960
Work location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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