Jacques Cloutier

Jacques Cloutier (born January 3, 1960 in Noranda, Quebec) is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender, and former assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche.

Selected in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Cloutier also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Quebec Nordiques. Upon his retirement in 1994, he became goaltending coach of the Nordiques, a position he held when the franchise moved to Colorado. In 1996, he became assistant coach winning the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001. He was let go by the Avalanche on June 3, 2009. Cloutier wore #31 during his NHL career.