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.