Frédéric Cloutier (born May 14, 1981) is a Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for HC Merano of the Alps Hockey League.
Frédéric Cloutier | |||
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Born |
Saint-Honoré, Quebec, Canada | May 14, 1981||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
AlpsHL team Former teams |
HC Merano Houston Aeros Bridgeport Sound Tigers Milwaukee Admirals SV Ritten Graz 99ers Starbulls Rosenheim Bietigheim Steelers KooKoo Asiago Hockey HC Bolzano Unterland | ||
National team | Italy | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2001–present |
Undrafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) team, Cloutier played for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He signed with their NHL affiliate, the New York Islanders on January 5, 2006, and spent the rest of the season with them.[1]
He played for Canada at the Spengler Cup in Switzerland.[2]
Married to an Italian woman, Cloutier obtained Italian citizenship and began playing internationally for Italy in 2016.
Awards and honours
edit- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - QMJHL Best GAA (2.50) (2000–01)
- QMJHL First Team All-Star (2000–01)
- ECHL Most Valuable Player (2001–02)
- ECHL Rookie of the Year (2001–02)
- Coppa Italia 2010
- Supercoppa Italiana 2009, 2010
- Alps Hockey League 2017-2018
- Mestis Runner-up (2014–15)
References
edit- ^ "Islanders sign Sound Tigers' Cloutier". OurSportsCentral.com. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2006-01-07.
- ^ "Mark Messier nominates Team Canada selections" (in French). tagesanzeiger.ch. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Frederic Cloutier.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database