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Cutter Gauthier, 19, stands at 6’2 and weighs 189 pounds. Not only is this a solid build for not only a pro hockey player, but it gives the Flyers much needed size down the middle in the future. At first glance, he’s a versatile player that can play both Wing and Center. He has played mainly Center for the Boston College Eagles this season.
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Gauthier was born in Sweden. His father was a goalie in the Swedish Elite League, so it’s kind of shocking he has become a Power Forward. The first name Cutter came from a Swedish cookbook, yup a cook book as Cutter exclaimed after he was drafted by the orange and black. For his efforts, he is killed it for the Boston College Men’s Hockey Team this season, as he has netted 16 goals and 21 assists in 31 games played, en route to a Hockey East All-Rookie Award.
He registered three assists last night against UMass, to which conference championships started this week. Gauthier is just a confident hockey player as he drives the play up the ice. He also is good with breakouts for the Eagles.
A young 19-year-old in Gauthier just continues to score. He tallied another goal this past weekend as Gauthier hasn’t lost a stride since returning to the team from the WJC Tournament. He played on the Wing for the WJC Tournament, while he plays the Center position for Boston College.
Believe it or not, Gauthier was the guy the Flyers wanted from day one, they loved his shot, size, and his skating abilities for being a more sizeable prospect in the pipeline. They love what he can eventually become given his versatility, especially with his candidness to shoot the puck. The Flyers are now targeting shoot-first players, and it’s become evident with the past two drafts. For instance, Tyson Foerster’s best ability is his shot, while Samu Tuomaala, although struggling in the Liiga League, is a first shot mentality player. The Flyers are really trying to find a sniper(s) to wreak havoc on their opponents in the future.
A young Gauthier’s confidence is obviously extremely high right now with how successful he has been at the NCAA level thus far. He mentioned time and time again after getting drafted the amount of work he will put in to eventually don a Flyers sweater. Hopefully, the Eagles keep winning, but following the season all eyes will be on Gauthier to see if he will sign an ELC with the Flyers.
