Career
Selected in the 1979 National Hockey League 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. He was let go by the Avalanche on June 3, 2009.
Cloutier wore #31 during his National Hockey League career.
In 2000, he was inducted into the Amerks Hall of Fame.