Jacques Cloutier

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Jacques Cloutier
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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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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.

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Playing and coaching career

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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 TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1976–77 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 24117211099305.03.862————————
1977–78 Trois-Rivieres DraveursQMJHL7146177413424043.48.879131217794013.08.878
1977–78 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs M-Cup —————————4132401804.50.874
1978–79 Trois-Rivieres DraveursQMJHL725886416821843.14.877131217803602.77.9901
1978–79 Trois-Rivieres DraveursM-Cup—————————4222401303.25.914
1979–80 Trois-Rivieres DraveursQMJHL5527207322223124.30.8697344203304.71.850
1980–81 Rochester Americans AHL 6127276347820913.61.883————————
1981–82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75103101302.52.916————————
1981–82 Rochester AmericansAHL23147213666402.81—————————
1982–83 Buffalo SabresNHL25107613888103.50.858————————
1982–83 Rochester AmericansAHL137316344203.97.870161249924702.84—
1983–84 Rochester AmericansAHL5126221284117213.63—189911456803.56—
1984–85 Buffalo SabresNHL100165403.69.892————————
1984–85 Rochester AmericansAHL1410218033602.69.910————————
1985–86 Buffalo SabresNHL155918684813.32.887————————
1985–86 Rochester AmericansAHL1410228353812.73.918————————
1986–87 Buffalo SabresNHL4011195215713603.78.869————————
1987–88 Buffalo SabresNHL204828486704.75.850————————
1988–89 Buffalo SabresNHL3615140178610803.63.8744132391012.52.907
1988–89 Rochester AmericansAHL112705274104.67.847————————
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL4318152217911223.09.879402176802.74.893
1990–91 Chicago BlackhawksNHL102304032403.58.863————————
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL153828306104.41.884————————
1991–92 Quebec NordiquesNHL26614313458803.93.876————————
1992–93 Quebec NordiquesNHL30211551003.89.846————————
1993–94 Quebec NordiquesNHL143214762403.03.897————————
NHL totals255821022412,80477633.64.8748154141812.61.901

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1986 Canada WC 5———2981503.02—
Senior totals5———2981503.02—

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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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