Richard Coutu

Richard Coutu
Born (1951-05-03) May 3, 1951
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
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

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