David Cotton Named Eagle of the Year

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – David Cotton was named the male winner of the 2020 Eagle of the Year Award on Friday, earning the highest honor bestowed upon a Boston College student-athlete. The Nathaniel J. Hasenfus '22 Eagle of the Year Award is given annually to the male and female student-athletes who are outstanding citizens, leaders, scholars and athletes.

Cotton is the 12th men's hockey player to receive the honor and the first since Thatcher Demko in 2016. Women's basketball forward Emma Guy was the female Eagle of the Year recipient.

Cotton closed his NCAA career with 57 goals and 70 assists for 127 points, moving past Ed Rauseo '84 into the top-50 all-time scorers in program history. The forward also became the 54th player in program history to score at least 50 goals.

The Parker, Texas native established a new career-high in scoring during the 2019-20 season with 39 points on 15 goals and 24 assists while captaining the team. Cotton finished the year ranked 12th nationally in points per game and was named a Hockey East Third Team All-Star. He also ranked third in Hockey East with a team-leading 13 multi-point games.

Corrton was recognized as a Second Team All-American and Hockey East First Team All-Star as a junior while leading the league with 23 goals. He missed just two of the team's 150 total games during his four years on the Heights.

Following his senior season, Cotton signed a two-year contract with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, who selected him in the sixth round of the 2015 NHL Draft.

MEN'S HOCKEY EAGLE OF THE YEAR WINNERS

1990	Greg Brown
1991	David Emma
2000	Mike Mottau
2001	Brian Gionta
2004	Ben Eaves
2009	Brock Bradford
2010	Ben Smith
2012	Tommy Cross
2013	Pat Mullane
2014	Johnny Gaudreau
2016	Thatcher Demko
2020	David Cotton

Players Mentioned

David Cotton

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