Boston College junior Johnny Gaudreau was named the winner of the 2014 Hobey Baker Award as announced on Friday April 11, 2014 at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Gaudreau, who's listed at 5-foot-7, 150 pounds, topped the nation in goals (36), assists (44) and points (80). He averaged two points per game in BC's 40 games, and his 80 points the most by a Division I player since Colorado College's Peter Sejna had 82 points in 2002-03. He also led the nation with seven game-winning goals and finished plus-41.

Gaudreau, who decided to leave Boston College after three years, would be the third Eagles skater and fourth Jerry York-coached player to capture the coveted Hobey Baker Award, emblematic of the college’s game best Hockey player. Ex-Boston College players David Emma (1991) and defenseman Mike Mottau (2000) won the award. Hobey winners that played for York include Bowling Green’s George McPhee (1982) and Brian Holzinger (1995), and Mottau.

Despite his slight build, Gaudreau's magic hands and Hockey sense suggest he could play in the NHL and succeed at that level. Putting up 80 points in college Hockey is just unheard of these days. With a maximum of 44 games a player can play in one season and the presence of older and stronger players, that kind of production just doesn't come along very often. It just shows how unique a talent he is.

In 119 career college games over three years, Gaudreau put up 176 points. He won the national championship with Boston College as a freshman in 2012 and helped lead the team back to the Frozen Four this year.

One of Gaudreau’s crowning achievements this season came on March 15th versus Notre Dame. In that game, Gaudreau tied Paul Kariya’s Hockey East record of 31 consecutive games with at least one point.

Gaudreau was selected by Calgary in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry draft.