Johnny Gaudreau John Michael Gaudreau ( born August 13 , 1993 ) is an American ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He played with the Division I ' s Boston College Eagles from 2011 to 2014 . He was selected by the Flames in the 4th round ( 104th overall ) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . He was the 2014 winner of the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in the NCAA . Early life . Gaudreau attended Gloucester Catholic High School in Gloucester City , New Jersey . Playing career . USHL . Gaudreau played the 2010 – 11 season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League where he played in the 2011 USHL All - Star Game and helped his team win the Clark Cup as the USHL Champions . Gaudreau ' s outstanding play during the season was rewarded with him being selected to the USHL All - Rookie Team and to the All - USHL Second Team . He was also recognized as the USHL Rookie of the Year . He was selected 104th overall in the 4th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames . Listed at 5 ' 6 ” , Gaudreau was one of the shortest players taken at the 2011 draft . NCAA . After attending the Flames training camp , Gaudreau started his career in the NCAA with the Division I Boston College Eagles team in the Hockey East conference . He originally signed a Letter of Intent to play with Hockey East rival Northeastern University but opted for Boston College when Northeastern Hockey coach Greg Cronin resigned in June 2011 , to take a position with the Toronto Maple Leafs . As a Freshman at BC , Gaudreau went on to score 21 goals and 23 assists ( 44 points ) in 44 games , leading all freshmen in scoring . Gaudreau played an integral part in Boston College ' s win in team ' s National Championship , scoring a highlight reel goal late in the third period in their 4 – 1 win in the final over Ferris State . Gaudreau was awarded the Bill Flynn Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Hockey East Championship Tournament . Gaudreau also helped Boston College win the traditional Beanpot Tournament for the third year in a row and was named " Beanpot MVP " after the tournament . In his Sophomore campaign , Gaudreau emerged as the star of the team and improved upon his already impressive stats , achieving a 21 - 30 - 51 scoring line in 35 games , leading the nation in points per game , at 1 . 46 . He led the Eagles to a fourth consecutive Beanpot championship after helping to win a gold medal for Team USA at the 2013 World Juniors . Despite losing to archrival BU in the Hockey East tournament semi - finals and bowing out of the NCAA tournament in the first round against Union , he was awarded Hockey East Player of the Year and was named an ACHA First Team All - American for his tremendous offensive output . And , on April 3 , 2013 Gaudreau was named one of the three finalists for the 2013 Hobey Baker Award , along with Eric Hartzell and Drew LeBlanc , however , St . Cloud State ' s Drew LeBlanc won the award . Gaudreau decided to remain at Boston College for his Junior year , despite rumors of him joining his NHL team , the Flames . One of the main reasons he stayed , he claims , was in order to play with his younger brother Matt , who joined the team in the fall . His decision to remain was fortunate for Boston College , as he dominated the NCAA in every aspect by leading every major scoring category , scoring 36 goals and 44 assists for 80 points in 40 games , a 2 . 00 point per game pace , the highest production by any player in the country since 2003 . After a 5 - 4 loss to Holy Cross in November , Gaudreau was paired up with Bill Arnold and Kevin Hayes , becoming college ' s most dangerous and exciting line , scoring 46 goals and 68 assists for 114 points as a trio . In addition , Gaudreau tied Paul Kariya ' s record for the Hockey East Single Season Scoring Streak at 31 games recording 29 goals and 61 points during the spree . For his tremendous season , he was named the league ' s Player of the Year for the second straight season , as well as the league ' s scoring champion with 36 points in 20 games , and was named a unanimous First - Team All - Star . He was also named a Hobey Baker top 10 finalist on March 20 and a top 3 " Hobey Hat Trick ' finalist for the second straight year on April 2 . Although the team suffered a disheartening loss to the Union Dutchmen in the Frozen Four , on April 11 , Gaudreau was named the 2014 recipient of the Hobey Baker Award for being the best player in the NCAA . NHL . On the same day of the Hobey Baker award ceremony , Aprll 11 , Gaudreau and Eagles ' teammate Bill Arnold signed entry - level contracts with the Calgary Flames of the NHL , who drafted Arnold in 2010 and Gaudreau a year later in 2011 . Both made their NHL debut in the Flames final game of the 2013 - 14 NHL season , against the Vancouver Canucks . Gaudreau scored the Flames only goal on his first shot of his first professional game . International play . In 2013 , Gaudreau was selected to represent the United States in the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . He led the team with seven goals and tied for the team lead with nine points , as Team USA won the gold medal . He was also named to the tournament All Star team . In 2014 , Gaudreau was named to the United States National Hockey Team that played in the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk , Belarus . Gaudreau scored his first international goal as a professional in a pre - tournament game against Germany . He scored the second goal in a 3 – 1 victory . He also scored in the first official game of the tournament , the third goal in a 5 – 1 victory over host , Belarus . Although the US bowed out of the tournament in a quarterfinals loss to the Czech Republic , Gaudreau finished the tournament 10th in scoring , with 2 goals and 8 assists for 10 points , including a four point performance in a 5 – 4 win over Germany . Family . His younger brother , Matthew , played eight games with the Boston College Eagles as a freshman during the 2013 - 14 season .