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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jacques Cloutier
Selected in third round
No. 55 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born January
3, 1960
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Goaltender
Height: 5-7 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Noranda, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Noranda, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1976-77 |
Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL |
24 | n/a |
5.03 | 0 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL |
71 | 46-17-7 |
3.48 | 4 |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL |
72 | 58-8-6 |
3.14 | 4 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Plante Trophy (GAA Leader): 1978-79 (Trois-Rivieres) (3.14)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Trois-Rivieres)
QMJHL Records: Most wins by a goaltender in one season (58 in 1978-79),
most games played by a goaltender in one season (72 in 1978-79, shares record)
QMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1977-78 (T-R) (4), 1978-79 (T-R) (3, tie)
QMJHL Wins Leader: 1977-78 (T-R) (46), 1978-79 (T-R) (58)
QMJHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1979 (Trois-Rivieres) (2.77)
Memorial Cup Losses Leader: 1978 (Trois-Rivieres) (3 losses)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 21 overall prospect and No. 1 goalie prospect (among underage juniors)
for the 1979 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 19, 1981 (Buffalo at Quebec)
Numbers: 29,
1 (Buffalo); 31 (Chicago); 32 (Quebec)
Stanley
Cup: 1996, 2001 (as assistant coach)
Playing Status: Retired July 26, 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1981-1994 |
BUF, CHI, QUE | 255 |
82-102-24 | 3.64 |
3 | n/a |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1989-1990 |
Buffalo, Chicago | 8 |
1-5 | 2.62 | 1 |
.902 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Quebec organizational
goaltending coach in July 1994, relocated with franchise to Colorado prior to
1995-96 season, and remained in that position until Jan. 24, 1996. ... Named
Colorado assistant coach on Jan. 24, 1996, and remained in that position
through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Won his first NHL start, making 25 saves in Buffalo's
8-2 win vs. Hartford on Dec. 20, 1981. ... Missed remainder of 1981-82 season
with broken collarbone, suffered when he was hit by a slap shot
during an informal shoot-around following Buffalo's Feb. 3, 1982, practice.
... Became first Buffalo goalie to record a shot on goal when he achieved feat
during 1984-85 season. ... Shut out Boston in his first NHL playoff game on
April 5, 1989. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with pulled groin, suffered during Chicago's Dec. 11, 1989, practice, and with strained left
knee, suffered during Chicago's March 25, 1990, game vs. Detroit.
... Missed part of 1990 playoffs with sprained left knee. ... Missed part of
1992-93 season with sprained left ankle, suffered during Quebec's
Dec. 16, 1992, game at Montreal. ... Missed parts of 1993-94 season with
pulled neck muscle, suffered in Quebec's Dec. 19, 1993, game vs.
San Jose, and with stomach virus, contracted on March 21, 1994. ... Was
coaching in Quebec organization when parent team relocated to Colorado on June
21, 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL);
Rochester (AHL)
World Championships: 1986 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1983 (Rochester)
QMJHL Hall of Fame: Inducted
2004
Rochester Americans Hall of Fame: Inducted 2000
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1979-80 (Trois-Rivieres)
Rochester Records: Most losses in one season (27 in 1980-81), most
losses in one playoff year (9 in 1983-84)
QMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1979-80 (Trois-Rivieres) (2 shutouts)
AHL Goalie GP Leader: 1980-81 (Roch.) (61), 1983-84 (Roch.) (51)
AHL
Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (Rochester) (3,478 minutes), 1983-84 (Rochester)
(2,841 minutes)
AHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1983 (Rochester) (12 wins)
AHL Playoffs
Goalie GP Leader: 1984 (Rochester) (18 games)
AHL Playoffs Minutes
Leader: 1984 (Rochester) (1,145 minutes)
1982-83: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
Coaching Career: Served as Rochester (AHL) assistant coach while out
with injury in 1984-85. ... Named Cornwall (AHL) assistant coach on
July 27, 1994, and remained in that position until Jan. 24, 1996.
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with torn knee
ligaments, an injury suffered while playing for Rochester (AHL) in late
November 1984. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Buffalo traded Cloutier to Chicago in
exchange for future considerations (Steve Ludzik and 1990 sixth-round pick --
Derek Edgerly) on September 28, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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