Sylvain Richard Cloutier (born February 13, 1974) is a
Canadian
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former professional ice hockey
centre
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. He is the elder brother of
Dan Cloutier
Daniel Cloutier (born April 22, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In his 10-year National Hockey League (NHL) career, Cloutier played with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles K ...
.
Career
Cloutier played junior hockey for the
Guelph Storm
The Guelph Storm are a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.
History
The franchise started as the Toronto Marl ...
of the
Ontario Hockey League
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from 1991 to 1994, scoring 237 points and 106 goals while also serving as team captain. He was drafted 70th overall by the
Detroit Red Wings in the
1992 NHL Entry Draft
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The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Sergei Gonchar, who ret ...
and spent the next four seasons playing in the
American Hockey League
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for the
Adirondack Red Wings
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but never managed to make Detroit's main lineup. He would go on to play seven NHL games for the
Chicago Blackhawks
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in the
1998–99 NHL season
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, scoring no points.
Cloutier joined the
Coventry Blaze
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of the
United Kingdom
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's
Elite Ice Hockey League
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in 2006 and helped the team win the Elite League title. In 2008, he won his second Elite League title with the Blaze. He then became the head coach of the
Corpus Christi IceRays
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in the
Central Hockey League
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before being let go in February 2009. Afterwards, he returned to the Elite League and became player-coach for the
Hull Stingrays. Cloutier became a popular player for the Stingrays and as such his number 83 was retired by the
Hull Pirates
The Hull Seahawks are an ice hockey team based in Kingston upon Hull and their home ice is the Hull Arena. They compete in the NIHL National Division.
Formation
The Hull Pirates were formed when the Hull Stingrays went into liquidation in J ...
, the successor team for the Stingrays following their liquidation in 2015..
On July 18, 2015, Cloutier was hired as the head coach and general manager of the
Bradford Rattlers Junior 'A' Hockey Club in the
Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League (GMHL).
Career statistics
References
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1974 births
Adirondack Frostbite players
Adirondack IceHawks players
Adirondack Red Wings players
Albany River Rats players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Chicago Blackhawks players
Coventry Blaze players
Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Detroit Vipers players
Guelph Storm players
HC Ambrì-Piotta players
Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Hull Stingrays players
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Ice hockey player-coaches
Indianapolis Ice players
Living people
Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players
People from Mont-Laurier
Syracuse Crunch players
Toledo Storm players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
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