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H O M E T O W N Salem, N.J. R I N K RAT 5' 9" P O S I T I O N Forward PLAYER PROFILE Birthday: Aug. 13, 1993 Follow Johnny Gaudreau at @johngaudreau03 S O C I A L S I D E Johnny Gaudreau 50 // AUGUST 2022 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM Boston College C O L L E G E "You're always going to have people on you about your size, so do what you can to be in on the joke. The next piece of advice, keep your head up. Always. You're not built to take heavy shots, so you have to be twice as careful out there. And, as long as you're smaller, your best skill needs to be your effort." At Boston College, fans referred to Gaudreau as "Johnny Hockey." Supposedly, the nickname was a fun spinoff of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, who the media dubbed "Johnny Football." T E A M k Columbus Blue Jackets H O N O R S & A C C O L A D E S USHL All-Rookie Team (2011) USHL Second All-Star Team (2011) USHL Rookie of the Year (2011) Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2012) Hockey East First All-Star Team (2013, 2014) Hockey East Player of the Year (2013, 2014) NCAA East First Team All-American (2013, 2014) Hobey Baker Memorial Award (Top U.S. Collegiate Player) (2014) NHL All-Rookie Team (2015) Played in NHL All-Star Game (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Lady Byng Trophy Winner (2016-17) NHL First Team All-Star (2022) A D V I C E F O R S M A L L E R P L AY E R S J U S T C A L L H I M J O H N N Y H O C K E Y PHOTOS BY Getty Images @johngaudreau03 U.S. Men's National Teams (2014, 2017, 2018 - bronze, 2019), U.S. National Junior Team (2013 - gold) and U.S. Under-18 Select Team (2010 - second) 165 lbs USA TEAM J U N I O R T E A M k Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) N H L D R A F T S TAT U S : k Selected in the fourth round (No. 104 overall) of the 2011 Draft L U C K Y 1 3 When Johnny Gaudreau and Cam Atkinson played on the 2018 U.S. Men's National Team, both wanted to wear No. 13, the same number each wore at Boston College. Gaudreau committed to play for the U.S. squad first so he was given the number. "The number is pretty special for both of us. We went to Boston College. He's probably the reason I wore No. 13. It's a pretty special number for us. I would have let us both wear 13 if we could have. It's just the way it goes, I guess." 13 13 N U M B E R