Real Cloutier

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Real Cloutier (born July 30, 1956 in St. Émile, Québec) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.

Cloutier played in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1984. Before that, he played in the World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1979. While in the NHL, he played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Quebec Nordiques after they merged into the NHL from the WHA. He was one of the best players in the WHA, winning the Bill Hunter Trophy on two occasions.

He was the second player to score a Hat-trick in his NHL debut, joining Alex Smart in the exclusive group.

Now Cloutier is living in Quebec and has two sons, Dan and Kim.