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| Richard Coutu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 3, 1951 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
WHA Chicago Cougars Cincinnati Stingers | ||
| NHL draft |
117th overall, 1971 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1976 | ||
Richard Coutu (born May 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the fifteenth round (117th overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, making him the final pick that year.
Between 1974 and 1976, Coutu played 24 games (9–13–1, 4.11 GAA) in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Cougars for two seasons and Cincinnati Stingers for one season.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1969–70 | Rosemont National | QMJHL | 35 | – | – | – | – | 160 | 1 | 4.62 | .898 | |||||||||||
| 1970–71 | Rosemont National | QMJHL | 55 | – | – | – | – | 295 | 1 | 5.36 | .883 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1971–72 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1972–73 | Bridgeport Home Oilers | Can-Am | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | Long Island Cougars | NAHL | 27 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1556 | 90 | 2 | 3.47 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1207 | 75 | 0 | 3.73 | .881 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | Long Island Cougars | NAHL | 49 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2835 | 153 | 4 | 3.24 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .861 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 17 | 0 | 6.85 | .790 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1975–76 | Hampton Gulls | SHL | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1676 | 105 | 3 | 3.76 | .899 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 11 | 0 | 3.46 | .916 | |||
| WHA totals | 24 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1416 | 97 | 0 | 4.11 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
References
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[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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