Jacques Cloutier

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Jacques Cloutier 140116.png

| caption = Cloutier in 2014

| image_size = 230px

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 155

| played_for = Buffalo Sabres
Chicago Blackhawks
Quebec Nordiques

| ntl_team = Canada

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|3}}

| birth_place = Noranda, Quebec, Canada

| draft = 55th overall

| draft_year = 1979

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| career_start = 1980

| career_end = 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).{{cite web |title=Bob Hartley nommé entraîneur en KHL |url=https://www.rds.ca/hockey/khl-bob-hartley-devient-entraineur-de-l-avangard-d-omsk-1.6114466 |website=RDS.ca |accessdate=28 July 2018 |language=fr |date=27 May 2018}} Internationally Cloutier played for the Canadian national team at the 1986 World Championships, winning a bronze medal.

Playing and coaching career

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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.{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Kristen |title=Summing up Glen Gulutzan's time with the Calgary Flames |url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/summing-up-glen-gulutzans-time-with-the-calgary-flames |website=Calgary Sun |accessdate=28 July 2018 |date=18 April 2018}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.amerks.com/page.asp?adhID=40 |title=Rochester Americans: Team |accessdate=2014-12-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020020446/http://www.amerks.com/page.asp?adhID=40 |archivedate=October 20, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 14	3	2	1	476	24	0	3.03	.897 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 255 !! 82 !! 102 !! 24 !! 12,804 !! 776 !! 3 !! 3.64 !! .874 ! 8 !! 1 !! 5 !! 414 !! 18 !! 1 !! 2.61 !! .901

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1986 \| Canada \| WC \| 5	—	—	—	298	15	0	3.02	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4\| Senior totals ! 5 !! — !! — !! — !! 298 !! 15 !! 0 !! 3.02 !! —