Full name is Dany Cloutier J.V.
Spends his off seasons between his hometown of Mont-Laurier, PQ, and Vancouver, BC
Played soccer and baseball as well as hockey when he was growing up
Was a fan of the Montréal Canadiens as a youngster
Dan's boyhood idol was Patrick Roy (and also Ron Hextall)
Started playing hockey when he was eight
Has wanted to be in the NHL "since the first time I put on skates"
When his playing career is over he wants to travel the world
Favourite actors are Tom Green and Mel Gibson
Braveheart is his favourite movie
Lists "The Osbournes" as his favourite TV show
Lists his most memorable hockey moments as winning the 1993 Memorial Cup with Sault Ste. Marie, winning the 1995 Gold Medal in the World Junior Championships with Canada and playing in Wayne Gretzky's final NHL game in April, 1999
"Dan is listed as "single", but has a girlfriend (Nikki Alexander) who he says he has been going out with for "a long, long time"
When asked what the best day in his life was, he said: "Last season when my mom was not feeling well and she had her surgery. I went back home and they had removed all the cancer and she was cancer free.
Says his most memorable halloween costume was dressing up as Kermit the Frog because when he was younger kids used to call him that.
When he was with the rangers, Dan had a guest spot on the Spin City episode "Deaf Man Walking"
Says he used to want to be a fireman or a policeman when he "grew up"
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