Everyone should learn the primary language of the place they are working and living. If i'm moving to California i'll learn proper english.
Sorry but learning a 2nd language is not something that hard and it's not a death sentence. Come on just learn the damn language or the place you are living it's not that hard and it's a sign of respect. Of course it can take at least 5 years to be able to talk it well enough for an interview but if you show signs of progress and can speak a few words people will respect you and accept you. If you don't give a **** then people wont give a **** either.
I speak relatively well in english and i'm starting to learn spanish. Speaking more than one language is not a doom.
Some people have a facility for learning other languages and some don't. Besides which, the job is to win games, not excel at languages. The technology exists to provide simultaneous translation anyway. This is about politics more than practicality and always has been. When the Expos were around no one assumed that the manager had to speak French. Same with the Als. Why should we assume it in hockey? There are fewer francophone players in the league today than ever before. Out of nearly 800 players you might have 50-100 francophones. The percentage in the coaching and managerial ranks is even lower. All you do by having these stupid arbitrary rules is limit your ability to hire or retain the best possible people.
Vladimir Guerrerro couldn't speak English or French. Nobody cared. Nobody loved Anthony Calvillo or Ben Cahoon any less because they couldn't speak French. And the fact that clowns like Claude Brochu or Michel Therrien were francophone didn't make people hate them any less either. It's about (or should be about) winning. "Winning uber alles".
Francophone fans need to accept the reality that the NHL is no longer a place where Quebec-born players or coaches take up as much space as they used to. Their numbers as a percentage of the overall league, gets smaller every year and it's not going to change. So any team that limits itself to hiring only from that tiny pool of talent is doomed. Doomed, I tells ya.