BC forward Cutter Gauthier is named College Player of the Year by USA Hockey

Boston College men's hockey forward Cutter Gauthier was named the Jim Johannson College Player of the Year, USA Hockey announced Wednesday. The award, presented annually to the top American-born player in NCAA Division 1, was renamed in 2019 in honor of the late Johannson, who played at Wisconsin and spent two decades as an executive at USA Hockey. Gauthier is the fourth player from BC to win the award, joining Mike Mottau (2000), Nathan Gerbe (2008), and Johnny Gaudreau (2014).