Dan Cloutier Dan Cloutier ( born April 22 , 1976 ) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender . In his 10 - year National Hockey League ( NHL ) career , Cloutier played with the New York Rangers , Tampa Bay Lightning , Vancouver Canucks , and Los Angeles Kings , spending the majority of his career in Vancouver . He employed a combination of both butterfly and stand - up goaltending and was known for wearing the uncommon birdcage style helmet . Cloutier played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) for four seasons with the Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds and Guelph Storm , making two Memorial Cup appearances in 1993 and 1996 . Following his second OHL season , he was selected 26th overall by the Rangers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft . He began his professional career spending time in the minor leagues with the Rangers ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliates , before joining the NHL team full - time in 1998 – 99 . After three seasons playing within the Rangers organization , he was traded to the Lightning , where he spent one - and - a - half years . In February 2001 , he was acquired by the Canucks . Cloutier enjoyed his most successful years as an NHL goaltender with Vancouver , recording three consecutive 30 - win seasons between 2001 – 02 and 2003 – 04 . In the 2006 off - season , he was dealt to Los Angeles , where he struggled with injuries and a decline in play . His contract was bought out by the team following the 2007 – 08 season . As part of an attempted comeback in 2009 , he first signed a deal to try out with the Detroit Red Wings at the team ' s training camp , then played briefly with the AHL ' s Rockford IceHogs , before retiring due to chronic injury problems . Internationally , Cloutier was part of two Canadian teams . He won a gold medal at the 1995 World Junior Championship and was a fourth - string goaltender at the 2001 IIHF World Championship . After his time with the Kings , Cloutier served as an assistant coach to his brother , Sylvain , with the Corpus Christi IceRays of the Central Hockey League for one season . Following his retirement , he became a goaltending coach for the Barrie Colts of the OHL . Playing career . Junior career . As a 15 - year old , Cloutier played Junior B with the St . Thomas Stars of the Western Ontario Hockey League ( WOHL ) . He recorded a 5 . 83 goals against average ( GAA ) over 14 games in his lone season with the team in 1991 – 92 . The following season , Cloutier began a four - year career in the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) , debuting with the Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds . He played in 12 games ( 4 wins , 6 losses and 0 ties ) with the Greyounds , recording a 4 . 62 GAA in the regular season . In the 1993 OHL playoffs , Cloutier appeared in an additional four games , winning one and losing two , as part of the Greyhounds ' run to the J . Ross Robertson Cup Finals . Although they lost the league championship to the Peterborough Petes four - games - to - one , the Greyhounds still qualified for the 1993 Memorial Cup as the tournament ' s host team . The Greyhounds met the Petes again in the Memorial Cup final , defeating them by a 4 – 2 score . Cloutier did not appear in any Memorial Cup games , in lieu of starter Kevin Hodson . During his rookie season in the OHL , he also played in five games at the Junior A level with the Timmins Golden Bears of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association . Cloutier assumed the starting position with the Greyhounds in 1993 – 94 , posting 28 wins , 14 losses and 6 ties , along with a 3 . 56 GAA and . 890 save percentage . Appearing in an additional 14 playoff games , he led the Greyhounds to the OHL semifinals , where they were defeated by the Detroit Jr . Red Wings . In the off - season , Cloutier was selected by the New York Rangers 26th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft . He was the third - ranked goaltender playing in North America by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and the fourth goaltender taken in the draft . Appearing in his first NHL training camp in September 1994 , he was returned to the OHL by the middle of the month . During his third junior season in 1994 – 95 , Cloutier recorded a 4 . 41 GAA in 45 games ( 15 wins , 26 losses and 2 ties ) . As a team , the Greyhounds struggled and finished out of the playoffs . In the off - season , Cloutier was signed by the Rangers to an NHL contract on July 7 , 1995 . Despite his NHL contract , Cloutier remained in the OHL for the 1995 – 96 season . In his 12th game of the season with Sault Ste . Marie , he suffered a shoulder injury that sidelined him for two months . During his return to the lineup in a game against the Windsor Spitfires on January 2 , 1996 , he reaggravated the injury . While continuing to recover , he was dealt to the Guelph Storm at the trade deadline on January 10 in exchange for goaltender Andy Adams and two draft picks . Splitting the campaign between the Greyhounds and Storm , he recorded a 2 . 85 GAA in 30 games . As the Storm finished the season with lowest GAA in the league , Cloutier and backup Brett Thompson were jointly awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy . Cloutier additionally received OHL Second All - Star Team honours . In the playoffs , he recorded a 3 . 14 GAA in 16 games . However , for the second time in four years , his team was defeated in the J . Ross Robertson Cup Finals by the Peterborough Petes . Despite losing the OHL title , Guelph earned a berth into the 1996 Memorial Cup as the OHL ' s representative ; the Petes had an automatic bye into the tournament as the host team . The Storm lost all three of their round - robin games , failing to qualify for the Memorial Cup playoffs . Cloutier had a 4 . 00 GAA in the three contests . Early career ( 1996 – 2001 ) . Cloutier began his professional career in 1996 – 97 with the Binghamton Rangers of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , New York ' s minor league affiliate . He assumed the starting position in Binghamton as a rookie , posting a 3 . 55 GAA and . 892 save percentage to be named to the AHL All - Rookie Team . The following season , New York changed their AHL affiliate to the Hartford Wolf Pack ; Cloutier was consequently moved to Hartford for the club ' s inaugural season in 1998 – 99 . By late - December 1998 , he earned a call - up to the Rangers as backup goaltender Jason Muzzatti was demoted to the Wolf Pack . At the time of his call - up , Rangers management established that although he would play backup to Mike Richter , they intended on giving him opportunities to play . In anticipation of Cloutier ' s NHL debut , the team ' s goaltending consultant , Sam St . Laurent , described his playing style as a combination of both butterfly and stand - up goaltending . He appeared in his first NHL game on January 3 , 1998 , replacing Richter seven minutes into a contest against the Washington Capitals . Cloutier stopped all 16 shots he faced to record his first NHL victory by a 3 – 2 score . He made his first NHL start the following game against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 6 , 1998 . Stopping 26 shots , he helped the Rangers to a 4 – 2 win . He played 12 games total in 1998 – 99 , backing Richter up for the remainder of the season , recording 4 wins , 5 losses and a tie with a 2 . 50 GAA and . 907 save percentage . Perhaps his most well - known performance as a Ranger was during a game against the New York Islanders on April 4 , 1998 , in which he fought opposing goalie Tommy Salo . With seven minutes remaining in a 3 – 0 loss , several fights broke out between players . While Salo tried to intervene in a fight between the Rangers ' P . J . Stock and Islanders ' Mariusz Czerkawski , Cloutier attacked the Islanders goaltender . The subsequent goalie fight resulted in Cloutier repeatedly punching Salo in the back of the head before taking it upon himself to stop . He proceeded to skate towards the Islanders bench , challenging the opposing players before being restrained by a referee . In the 1998 off - season , the Rangers signed goaltender Kay Whitmore who Cloutier competed with to retain his backup position . Whitmore spent the season in the minors as Cloutier was kept on the Rangers roster in 1998 – 99 . Playing in his first full NHL season , Cloutier appeared in 22 games ( 6 wins , 8 losses , 3 ties ) with a 2 . 68 GAA and . 914 save percentage . The following off - season , Cloutier was traded on the day of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft ( June 26 , 1999 ) to the Tampa Bay Lightning . He was sent to Tampa Bay , along with winger Niklas Sundstrom , a first - round selection ( Nikita Alexeev ) in 2000 and a third - round selection ( subsequently traded ) in 2000 , for the Lightning ' s first - round selection in that year ' s draft ( Pavel Brendl ) . With the departure of Tampa Bay ' s previous starter , Bill Ranford , to the Detroit Red Wings and Darren Puppa nearing the end of his career , Cloutier assumed the starting position for his new club . Cloutier ' s first season as an NHL starter was interrupted on several occasions with numerous injuries and a suspension . He suffered a strained groin early in the campaign on November 18 , 1999 , forcing him out of two games . On January 14 , 2000 , he was suspended by the league for four games after an incident with Islanders forward Tim Connolly . After the two collided , Cloutier cross - checked Connolly , then kicked his head ( Connolly ' s helmet was intact ) while he was lying face - down on the ice . The following month , he re - strained his groin on February 21 and missed four games . Cloutier missed another four contests beginning on March 14 after injuring his neck . His fourth injury of the season occurred on March 28 , when he strained his medial collateral ligament ( MCL ) and missed five games . He finished the 1999 – 2000 season appearing in 52 games for the Lightning , recording 9 wins , 30 losses and 3 ties as the team finished second - last in the league . He registered a 3 . 49 GAA and . 885 save percentage . Injury troubles continued the following season , in 2000 – 01 , as Cloutier was sidelined for nine games early in the season after straining his bicep on October 22 , 2000 . After recovering , he recorded his first NHL shutout , making 26 saves , in a 3 – 0 win against the Detroit Red Wings on December 2 , 2000 . He achieved the feat in his 95th career game in the NHL . During that month , head coach Steve Ludzik began playing backup Kevin Weekes in favour of Cloutier . By the trade deadline , Cloutier was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks on February 7 , 2001 , in exchange for defenceman Adrian Aucoin and a second - round selection in the 2001 draft . Vancouver Canucks ( 2001 – 06 ) . Upon arriving in Vancouver , Cloutier began sharing starts with veteran goaltender Bob Essensa ; the Canucks ' third goaltender , Felix Potvin , was traded away to the Los Angeles Kings soon after Cloutier ' s acquisition . Playing in 16 games with the Canucks to close out the 2000 – 01 season , Cloutier recorded 4 wins , 6 losses and 5 ties , along with a 2 . 43 GAA and . 894 save percentage . He helped the Canucks make the playoffs for the first time in five years that season . Playing the first - seeded Colorado Avalanche in the opening round , Cloutier made his first NHL post - season appearance in game one , stopping 23 of 28 shots in a losing effort . Having surrendered five goals , Essensa was given the start over Cloutier for the following two contests . After Essensa suffered a knee injury in game three , Cloutier was back in net for the fourth and final game of the series , a 5 – 1 loss . He had a 4 . 63 GAA and . 842 save percentage in his first two career playoff games . Despite the Canucks ' early playoff exit , Cloutier ' s addition to the team helped bolster a young and improving team led by such players as captain Markus Naslund , winger Todd Bertuzzi and defenceman Ed Jovanovski . During the off - season , both Canucks goaltenders became free agents . Cloutier was re - signed on July 18 , 2001 , while Essensa agreed to a contract with the Buffalo Sabres . With Essensa ' s departure , Cloutier established himself as the team ' s starting goaltender in 2001 – 02 . He notched his first shutout as a Canuck on October 13 , 2001 , in a 4 – 0 win against the Avalanche . The following month , Cloutier was named NHL Player of the Week on November 6 , 2001 . He earned a second such distinction near the end of the season on March 18 , 2002 . Eight days later , he recorded his seventh and final shutout of the campaign in a 4 – 0 win against the Los Angeles Kings , setting a new team record . His seven shutouts surpassed Gary Smith and Garth Snow ' s previous team record of six , accomplished in 1974 – 75 and 1998 – 99 , respectively . Cloutier ' s mark was later surpassed by Roberto Luongo , who recorded nine shutouts in 2008 – 09 . Cloutier finished his first full season with Vancouver posting 31 wins , 22 losses and 5 ties with a 2 . 43 GAA and . 901 save percentage . He played in a career - high 62 games despite missing nine games in January and February 2002 with an ankle injury . Entering the 2002 playoffs as the eighth seed for the second consecutive year , the Canucks faced the Presidents ' Trophy - winning Detroit Red Wings in the opening round . With 32 - and 34 - save performances from Cloutier , Vancouver won the first two games of the series . In game three , the Canucks and Red Wings were tied with a minute remaining in the second period when Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidström scored on Cloutier with a slapshot from centre ice . The goal was observed by the media as a turning point in the series for both Cloutier and the Canucks as a team . The Red Wings won game three , as well as the next three contests to eliminate the Canucks in six games ; Cloutier was taken out of the game in the first period of the next two contests in favour of backup Peter Skudra . Cloutier began the 2002 – 03 season by recording a shutout against the Calgary Flames on October 10 , 2002 . It marked the first time in Canucks history that the team began the season with a shutout win . In November 2002 , Cloutier won 11 of 12 games , including a team record 10 straight games , while recording a 2 . 15 GAA and . 920 save percentage . He was named NHL Player of the Month , becoming the fourth Canucks player in team history to receive the distinction . He suffered a setback in December 2002 , when he missed three games with a knee injury . On February 17 , 2003 , he was named NHL Player of the Week for the third time in his career . Six days later , he recorded his 30th win of the season , becoming the first Canucks goaltender in team history to reach the plateau in back - to - back years . That same week , he suffered his second knee injury of the season and missed 10 games . He returned to the lineup by mid - March to finish the season with Vancouver . After the Canucks ranked in the eighth and final playoff spot in Cloutier ' s first two seasons with the team , Cloutier helped lead them to within one point of the Northwest Division title in 2002 – 03 . In 57 games , he posted 33 wins , 16 losses and 7 ties with a 2 . 42 GAA and . 908 save percentage . Cloutier won the first and only playoff series of his career in 2003 as the Canucks eliminated the St . Louis Blues in seven games . He made 33 saves in the deciding contest , a 4 – 1 win for Vancouver . Advancing to the second round against the Minnesota Wild , the Canucks took a three - games - to - one lead . With Vancouver needing one more win to eliminate the Wild , Cloutier was taken out of Game 5 in favour of rookie Alex Auld after allowing six goals on 21 shots through two periods . As both teams were leaving the ice at the start of the second intermission , opposing goaltender Dwayne Roloson bumped Canucks forward Trevor Linden , prompting Cloutier to challenge Roloson ; Cloutier threw two punches towards Roloson and received minor penalties for roughing and for leaving his crease . With Cloutier on the bench for the third period , the Canucks lost 7 – 2 . In the following two games , Cloutier allowed nine goals on 40 shots as the Wild completed a three - game comeback to eliminate the Canucks . In the off - season , Cloutier was re - signed to a one - year , $ 2 . 5 million contract on July 15 , 2003 . Nearly two months into the subsequent season , Cloutier recorded his 100th career NHL win , making 31 saves in a 3 – 1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on November 27 , 2003 . As the season progressed , Cloutier suffered several more injuries , the first of which was a groin injury in December 2003 that sidelined him for three games . He missed three more games before the season ended with cases of the flu and a lower - body injury . On February 14 , 2004 , he was fined $ 1 , 000 by the league for hitting opposing forward Ronald Petrovicky in the face with his blocker during a game against the Atlanta Thrashers . Cloutier ' s regular season success with the Canucks continued in 2003 – 04 , as he became the first goaltender in team history to record three consecutive 30 - win seasons . Over 60 games , he recorded 33 wins , 21 losses and 6 ties . His 2 . 27 GAA , which established a Canucks team - record ( later surpassed by Roberto Luongo ) , and . 914 save percentage were both career - highs . In the opening round of the 2004 playoffs against the Calgary Flames , Cloutier suffered another injury , spraining his right ankle in the first period of game three . After Johan Hedberg initially replaced Cloutier , Alex Auld filled in for the final three games of the series ; Vancouver was defeated in seven games . As initial contract negotiations failed in the off - season , Cloutier filed for arbitration on July 16 , 2004 . Arbitration was avoided by both sides when Cloutier agreed to a one - year , $ 3 million contract 11 days later . Due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , however , Cloutier spent the season mostly inactive until signing with EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League on January 20 , 2005 . Replacing injured starter Andrew Verner , he appeared in 13 games with the Klagenfurt - based team , going undefeated with a 1 . 94 GAA . EC KAC finished the regular season second with the second - best record in the league . Cloutier appeared in 10 additional playoff games , recording a 2 . 75 GAA . EC KAC advanced to the finals , where they were defeated four - games - to - three by the Vienna Capitals . With NHL play set to resume in 2005 – 06 , Cloutier re - signed with the Canucks to a two - year , $ 5 million contract on August 18 , 2005 . Returning to the Canucks , he was injured early in the season during a game against the Avalanche on October 29 , 2005 . Attempting to check Avalanche forward Andrew Brunette , Canucks defenceman Nolan Baumgartner collided with Cloutier , causing a goal and forcing Cloutier out of the game with both a concussion and whiplash . The injury caused him to miss five games . Soon after returning , Cloutier was re - injured in a game against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on November 20 , when forward Rob Niedermayer skated into the crease and collided with Cloutier . He stayed in net to complete the game , a 3 – 2 win , and was on the bench the following game to backup Auld . However , after aggravating the knee in a practice on November 23 , an MRI revealed a partially - torn anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) . Electing for reconstructive knee surgery , occurring on December 15 , Cloutier missed the remainder of the season . As the Canucks missed the playoffs in 2006 , several changes were made to team personnel in the off - season . One such change included the acquisition of All - Star goaltender Roberto Luongo from the Florida Panthers . Shortly after Luongo was acquired , Cloutier was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on July 5 , 2006 , for a second - round draft pick in 2007 and a conditional pick in 2009 . Cloutier finished his five - and - a - half - year tenure with the Canucks third on the team ' s all - time wins list with 109 , behind Kirk McLean and Richard Brodeur , and second in shutouts with 14 , behind McLean . Los Angeles Kings ( 2006 – 08 ) . Leading up to the 2006 – 07 season , Cloutier signed a two - year , $ 6 . 2 million contract extension with the Kings on September 27 , 2006 . He had one year , valued at $ 2 . 55 million , remaining on his existing contract , which was transferred over from the Canucks . Cloutier moved to the Kings alongside head coach Marc Crawford , who was hired by the team shortly after being let go by the Canucks in the 2006 off - season . Cloutier made his Kings debut in the first game of the regular season , a 4 – 3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on October 6 , 2006 . He made 28 saves on 32 shots . During his first week of the regular season , he suffered a hip injury , but continued playing on the insistence of team management . In retrospect , he later recalled that his " biggest mistake was playing hurt for them . " The Kings organziation also had Cloutier change his goaltender mask from the uncommon mask / cage style to the more traditional full - fibreglass style for safety and insurance purposes . After recording 6 wins in 24 games and a 3 . 98 GAA , Cloutier ' s hip forced him to end his season , aggravating it on December 23 , 2006 , in a 7 – 0 loss to the Nashville Predators . At the time , the injury was still believed to be minor and Cloutier volunteered to continue playing in lieu of backup Mathieu Garon also being sidelined with a broken finger . When the pain in his hip quickly got worse , Cloutier appealed to team management . He saw a specialist who told him the injury could put his career in jeopardy . He was subsequently flown to Colorado for surgery on January 12 , 2007 . Cloutier remained in Colorado for ongoing treatment and was lodged by the organization in a motel 50 kilometres away from the clinic . The Kings ' original insistence that he play and his subsequent lodging proved to be a contentious issue for Cloutier . Having recovered from his injury , he returned for training camp in September 2007 . He was assigned to the Kings ' AHL affiliate , the Manchester Monarchs , after losing a roster spot to goaltenders Jason LaBarbera and Jonathan Bernier . During his stint with Manchester , Cloutier struggled to earn playing time , as younger goaltenders Jonathan Quick , Danny Taylor and Erik Ersberg were given more opportunity to play . At one point , he reported to the team ' s arena in preparation for a road trip , but was left in Manchester in favour of the team ' s other goaltenders . To Cloutier ' s surprise , he was recalled by Los Angeles on February 7 , 2008 , while Kings backup Jean - Sebastien Aubin was sent down in his place . After clearing re - entry waivers , he joined the Kings ' roster to backup LaBarbera . Three days later , Cloutier started in goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets ; he recorded his first NHL win in over a year , backstopping the Kings to a 3 – 2 shootout victory . After LaBarbera became sidelined with a groin injury , Cloutier began earning additional playing time with the Kings . On March 10 , he played against the Canucks for the first time since benig traded . He stopped 38 shots in a 2 – 1 overtime loss against his former teammates . Later that month , he suffered a groin injury and missed three games . Remaining with the Kings for the remainder of the 2007 – 08 season as backup to Ersberg , he recorded 2 wins in 9 games with a 3 . 44 GAA and . 887 save percentage . In the subsequent off - season , Cloutier ' s remaining year on his contract was bought out by the Kings on June 21 , 2008 . As team ' s cannot buyout the contract of an injured player , Cloutier claimed he was not healthy and contested the move . However , the NHL ruled in favour of the Kings ; the buyout stood and Cloutier became an unrestricted free agent . Consequently , he received $ 2 million over the next two years from the Kings . Without an NHL job , Cloutier took up an assistant coaching position in the Central Hockey League ( CHL ) with his younger brother Sylvain Cloutier , who had just been hired as head coach of the Corpus Christi IceRays . Return to hockey and retirement ( 2009 – 10 ) . After remaining inactive for a season , Cloutier was offered a tryout with the Canucks for the team ' s 2009 training camp . Soon thereafter , he accepted another tryout offer from the Detroit Red Wings on September 4 , 2009 , sensing he had a better chance to secure a contract with the latter team . He was expected to compete with Jimmy Howard for the Wings ' backup position . On September 21 , Cloutier made his first and only pre - season appearance with the Red Wings , splitting a game with Wings prospect Daniel Larsson ; he stopped all eight shots he faced in a 4 - 2 loss against the New York Rangers . While Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said Cloutier " looked sharp " in his first NHL action since April 5 , 2008 , he also alluded to the media that the amount of goaltenders competing for spots within the Red Wings organization was a factor against the likelihood of him signing Cloutier . Three days later , he was officially released from the Red Wings . Cloutier subsequently received several offers to play in Europe until signing a tryout contract with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL in December 2009 . He reportedly had received offers from two other North American teams , but chose Rockford as the best choice for his family . Cloutier made his IceHogs debut on December 6 against the Manitoba Moose , marking his return to professional hockey after 18 months . He played 26 minutes before receiving a match penalty for punching Moose player Guillaume Desbiens after the opposing forward collided with him in his crease . The following day , Cloutier was additionally suspended by the AHL for one game . After serving his ban , he recorded his first win the IceDogs against the Texas Stars on December 12 . Cloutier began receiving interest from NHL teams , but his hip began acting up once again . By the end of the month , Cloutier and the IceHogs mutual agreed to terminate his tryout contract . He recorded one win and one loss in three games with the IceDogs , along with a 2 . 47 GAA and . 893 save percentage . In a later interview , published on the Canucks ' website in August 2010 , Cloutier declared he was most likely retiring due to chronic injury troubles . International play . During Cloutier ' s OHL career , he competed in the 1995 World Junior Championships . He went undefeated in three games with a 2 . 67 GAA to help Canada win a gold medal as the host country in Red Deer , Alberta . Cloutier missed a second opportunity to play for the Canadian national junior team the following year due to a shoulder injury suffered during OHL play . On May 4 , 2001 , he was added to the Canadian men ' s team ' s roster for the 2001 World Championships . One of four goaltenders on the roster , alongside Roberto Luongo , Jean - Sebastien Giguere and Fred Brathwaite , he did not appear in any games . Canada finished the tournament in fifth place . Coaching career . Following his release from the Los Angeles Kings in 2008 , Cloutier joined his brother , Sylvain Cloutier ' s coaching staff on the Central Hockey League ( CHL ) ' s Corpus Christi IceRays as a de facto assistant coach . He served in that capacity for the 2008 – 09 season until his failed attempt at an NHL return in 2009 . In July 2010 , Cloutier signed a one - year contract to become a part - time goaltending coach with the OHL ' s Barrie Colts . Personal life . Cloutier was born to Ivan and Susan Cloutier in Mont - Laurier , Quebec . He moved with his family at a young age to Sault Ste . Marie , Ontario , as a result of his father ' s work as a logger . Having grown up in both French and English communities , Cloutier is bilingual . Playing minor hockey in Sault Ste . Marie , he was at one time on the same bantam team as another future NHL goaltender , Marty Turco . Like many Quebec - born goaltenders of his time , Cloutier patterned the butterfly elements of his playing style after Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy . Cloutier and his wife Nikki , have a daughter named Kali , born in December 2007 , and a son named Kane , born in June 2010 . Cloutier ' s older brother , Sylvain was also a hockey player and was captain of the Guelph Storm of the OHL . After a professional career in England , he became the head coach for the minor professional Corpus Christi IceRays of the CHL in 2008 – 09 . In November 2005 , following Cloutier ' s season - ending ACL injury , a rumour began circling in the media that he was being investigated for a hit - and - run accident that killed two people outside a Gastown nightclub . Cloutier never commented on the record , while his agent later refuted the rumour , saying it was " Absolutely untrue " and that Cloutier " was livid with that story . "