Frederic Cloutier

Frédéric Cloutier
Born	(1981-05-14) May 14, 1981 (age 44) 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

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.

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

• 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

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database