Jacques Demers (born August 25, 1944) is a former Canadian Senator, former broadcaster and former professional ice hockey head coach.

On August 27, 2009, he was nominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to fill the Canadian Senate seat vacated by Yoine Goldstein.

Additionally, he was the exceedingly popular coach of the Indianapolis Racers, which won the Eastern Division championship under his guidance.

The format of the series was a three-game set that pitted the WHA All-Stars against HC Moscow Dynamo.

While in the NHL, he coached the Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings,[5][6] Montreal Canadiens,[7] and Tampa Bay Lightning.

[5][10] The team became fractured after teammates broke curfew prior to a Game 5 loss in the Conference Final in 1988, and the Red Wings fired Demers two years later.

On November 2, 2005, Demers released a biography, written by Mario Leclerc, entitled En toutes lettres (English translation: All Spelled Out), in which he revealed that he is functionally illiterate.

[15] On August 28, 2009, CBC Radio One reported that Demers was chosen to fill the Senate seat of Yoine Goldstein by Prime Minister Harper.