# Jacques Cloutier

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). Internationally Cloutier played for the Canadian national team at the 1986 World Championships, winning a bronze medal.

## Playing and coaching career

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.
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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | 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 | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 5 | — | — | — | 298 | 15 | 0 | 3.02 | — |