Claude Daniel Houde (born November 8, 1947 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 59 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts. He played senior hockey for the Granby Bisons from 1968 to 1970. The New York Rangers signed him as a free agent and assigned him to the Syracuse Blazers. He played in the Rangers' minor pro system until 1974, when he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Brian Lavender. Houde then played for the Virginia Wings.