Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks Senior Vice-President and General Manger Dave Nonis announced that after further consultation with team doctors today, goaltender Dan Cloutier will undergo knee surgery to repair a damaged Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
Cloutier injured the knee in the first period of the Canucks game at Anaheim on Sunday, November 20th.
Cloutier will have the procedure don on Thursday, December 15th and is expected to be out of the Canucks lineup for up to four months.
Cloutier will make a statement following the surgery.
Dave Nonis gives his statement on Dan Cloutier