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
Born (1981-05-14) May 14, 1981 (age 43)
Saint-Honoré, Quebec, Canada
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Islanders sign Sound Tigers' Cloutier". OurSportsCentral.com. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2006-01-07.
  2. ^ "Mark Messier nominates Team Canada selections" (in French). tagesanzeiger.ch. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
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