sylvain richard cloutier (born february 13, 1974 in mont-laurier, quebec) is a former canadian professional ice hockey. he currently is a player coach of the hull stingrays of the elite ice hockey league. he was drafted with the 70th overall pick by the detroit red wings in the 1992 nhl entry draft. he played 7 games in the nhl with the chicago blackhawks but never scored a point. he became the player coach of the hull stingrays of the eihl in 2009. he is siblings with former nhl goaltender dan cloutier.