Frédéric Cloutier (born May 14, 1981) is a
Canadian-born Italian professional
ice hockey goaltender who plays for
HC Merano
HC Merano is an ice hockey team in Merano, Italy. They play in the Serie B, the second level of ice hockey in Italy.
History
Merano was founded in 1968. They won the Serie A twice, in 1986 and 1999. Since 2004 the club is playing in the 2nd highe ...
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
The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...
on January 5, 2006, and spent the rest of the season with them.
He played for
Canada at the
Spengler Cup in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
Married to an Italian woman, Cloutier obtained
Italian citizenship and began playing internationally for
Italy in 2016.
Awards and honours
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Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy
The Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the goaltender in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the best goals-against average. It is named for Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante.
Winners
References
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QMJHL Best GAA (2.50) (
2000–01)
*QMJHL First Team All-Star (2000–01)
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ECHL Most Valuable Player (
2001–02)
*ECHL Rookie of the Year (2001–02)
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Coppa Italia 2010
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Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...
2009, 2010
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Alps Hockey League 2017-2018
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Mestis Runner-up (
2014–15)
References
External links
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1981 births
Acadie–Bathurst Titan players
Asiago Hockey 1935 players
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Graz 99ers players
Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Italian ice hockey players
KooKoo players
Living people
Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players
Milwaukee Admirals players
Pensacola Ice Pilots players
Rockford IceHogs (UHL) players
Shawinigan Cataractes players
Starbulls Rosenheim players
Ritten Sport players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
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