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With time, teams focused more on protecting players, and Demers was part of that transition. Over the years, he kept a journal of injuries and illness that allowed him to identify key issues. Demers was the athletic trainers’ liaison to the NHL team physician and on the first NHL injury analysis
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rat,” earning time on the ice in exchange for cleaning the ice and sweeping the stands. At 12 years old, he became an assistant stick boy for the visiting team at Rhode Island Reds of the
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Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame induction award, 2019
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