Jacques Cloutier

Jacques Cloutier
Cloutier in 2014
Born (1960-01-03) January 3, 1960 (age 64)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Chicago Blackhawks
Quebec Nordiques
National team  Canada
NHL draft 55th overall, 1979
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1980–1994

Jacques Cloutier (born January 3, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, and Quebec Nordiques between 1981 and 1994. He is currently an assistant coach working under Bob Hartley with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] Internationally Cloutier played for the Canadian national team at the 1986 World Championships, winning a bronze medal.

Playing and coaching career

Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Soviet Union

Selected in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Cloutier also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Quebec Nordiques. Upon his retirement in 1994, he became goaltending coach of the Nordiques, a position he held when the franchise moved to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche. In 1996, he became an assistant coach for Colorado, winning the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001. He was let go by the Avalanche on June 3, 2009. He also served as an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames, relieved of that position on May 3, 2016.[2]

He was the starting goaltender on the 1982–1983 Calder Cup champion Rochester Americans, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. In 2000, he was inducted into the Americans Hall of Fame.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1976–77 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 24 11 7 2 1109 93 0 5.03 .862 — — — — — — — —
1977–78 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 71 46 17 7 4134 240 4 3.48 .879 13 12 1 779 40 1 3.08 .878
1977–78 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 4 1 3 240 18 0 4.50 .874
1978–79 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 72 58 8 6 4168 218 4 3.14 .877 13 12 1 780 36 0 2.77 .9901
1978–79 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 4 2 2 240 13 0 3.25 .914
1979–80 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 55 27 20 7 3222 231 2 4.30 .869 7 3 4 420 33 0 4.71 .850
1980–81 Rochester Americans AHL 61 27 27 6 3478 209 1 3.61 .883 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 5 1 0 310 13 0 2.52 .916 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 23 14 7 2 1366 64 0 2.81 — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 25 10 7 6 1388 81 0 3.50 .858 — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 13 7 3 1 634 42 0 3.97 .870 16 12 4 992 47 0 2.84 —
1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 51 26 22 1 2841 172 1 3.63 — 18 9 9 1145 68 0 3.56 —
1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 1 65 4 0 3.69 .892 — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Rochester Americans AHL 14 10 2 1 803 36 0 2.69 .910 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 5 9 1 868 48 1 3.32 .887 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL 14 10 2 2 835 38 1 2.73 .918 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 40 11 19 5 2157 136 0 3.78 .869 — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20 4 8 2 848 67 0 4.75 .850 — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 36 15 14 0 1786 108 0 3.63 .874 4 1 3 239 10 1 2.52 .907
1988–89 Rochester Americans AHL 11 2 7 0 527 41 0 4.67 .847 — — — — — — — —
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 43 18 15 2 2179 112 2 3.09 .879 4 0 2 176 8 0 2.74 .893
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 2 3 0 403 24 0 3.58 .863 — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 15 3 8 2 830 61 0 4.41 .884 — — — — — — — —
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 26 6 14 3 1345 88 0 3.93 .876 — — — — — — — —
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 3 0 2 1 155 10 0 3.89 .846 — — — — — — — —
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 3 2 1 476 24 0 3.03 .897 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 255 82 102 24 12,804 776 3 3.64 .874 8 1 5 414 18 1 2.61 .901

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1986 Canada WC 5 — — — 298 15 0 3.02 —
Senior totals 5 — — — 298 15 0 3.02 —

References

  1. ^ "Bob Hartley nommé entraîneur en KHL". RDS.ca (in French). May 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Anderson, Kristen (April 18, 2018). "Summing up Glen Gulutzan's time with the Calgary Flames". Calgary Sun. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rochester Americans: Team". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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