The Vancouver Canucks have hired former goalie Dan Cloutier as their new goaltending coach, the team announced Tuesday.
#Canucks name Cloutier goalie coach; Melanson now goalie coach, player dev.
RELEASE → https://t.co/ocOTFpUVpepic.twitter.com/EW1how2B2E
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) June 14, 2016
According to the release, former goaltending coach Roland “Rollie” Melanson will now work with the Canucks goaltending prospects in the AHL, CHL, and NCAA. He was the Canucks goaltending coach for the last six seasons, working with Roberto Luongo, Cory Schneider, Eddie Lack, Jacob Markstrom, and Ryan Miller. In April, Melanson announced he would not return for a seventh season in that capacity.
Cloutier has spent the previous four seasons as a goaltending consultant for the Canucks, working with their prospects. He played 208 games with the Canucks between 2000 and 2006, posting 109 wins with a .906SV% and 2.42 GAA.
Of course, we all remember Cloutier for one specific moment of his career: