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Johnny Gaudreau, Steven Whitney Named All-Americans

Two Boston College men's ice hockey players - sophomore Johnny Gaudreau and senior Steven Whitney - have earned American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-America East first-team honors, the organization announced on Friday.

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On a night filled with more Hobey Baker disappointment, a pair of Eagles took home some individual accolades.

Boston College sophomore Johnny Gaudreau and senior Steven Whitney earned American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-America East first-team honors, the organization announced on Friday.

Gaudreau, powered by Skittles and Mountain Dew, was a Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick finalist, the Hockey East Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Hockey East first-team selection as a sophomore. He recorded a team-high 51 points - 21 goals and 30 assists - in 35 games, leading the nation with a 1.46 points per game average. The Carneys Point, New Jersey native was a fourth round (104th overall) selection of the Calgary Flames in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Whitney notched 45 points - 26 goals and 19 assists - in 38 games as a senior. The Walter Brown Award winner ranked second in the nation in goal scoring. He led the league in assists, power play goals (8) and plus-minus (+23). The Reading, Mass. native signed a free-agent contract with the Anaheim Ducks on April 4 and has already potted two goals in as many games for the AHL's Norfolk Admirals.

BC finished the 2012-13 season with a 22-12-4 record, including a 15-9-3 conference mark. The Eagles won at least 20 games for the 14th time in 16 years.

The complete 2013 Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans team below:

East First Team

G Eric Hartzell, Senior, Quinnipiac
D Nick Ballen, Senior, Rennselaer
D Chad Ruhwedel, Junior, Massachusetts-Lowell
D Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sophomore, New Hampshire
F Kyle Flanagan, Senior, St. Lawrence
F Johnny Gaudreau, Sophomore, Boston College
F Steven Whitney, Senior, Boston Colelge

East Second Team

G Jon Gillies, Freshman, Providence
D Shayne Gotsisbehere, Sophomore, Union
D George Hughes, Senior, St. Lawrence
F Greg Carey, Junior, St. Lawrence
F Mike Collins, Junior, Merrimack
F Andrew Miller, Senior, Yale

West First Team

G Brady Hjelle, Senior, Ohio State
D Nick Jensen, Junior, St. Cloud State
D Jacob Trouba, Freshman, Michigan
F Austin Czarnik, Sophomore, Miami
F Danny Kristo, Senior, North Dakota
F Drew LeBlanc, Senior, St. Cloud State

West Second Team

G Juho Olkinuora, Sophomore, Denver
D Dan DeKeyser, Junior, Western Michigan
D Nate Schmidt, Junior, Minnesota
F Corban Knight, Senior, North Dakota
F Anders Lee, Junior, Notre Dame
F Ryan Walters, Junior, Nebraska-Omaha