I've thought for a while now that Johnny Gaudreau is living out the college hockey version of the Butterfly Effect, not once, but twice ... Originally committed to N'eastern, he sets out to find himself a new school following the coaching change on St. Botolph Street; amongst his several suitors are the Wildcats, needing only to get his late-summer application approved by UNH Admissions to bring him excitedly into the fold. But no, the Admissions Director refuses to even review his paperwork, casting a dejected Gaudreau into the I-can't-believe-this-guy-just-fell-into-my-lap arms of coach Jerwy, and the rest - as they say - is history :-( Accolades galore by the Fanboys at the Heights; a highlight reel staple of a goal that is sure to be the lasting image of BC's 2012 National Championship; incessant Hobey buzz for as long as he remains an Eagle; on the cusp of leading Team USA to the 2013 World Junior Championship; the promise of a decent shot at an NHL career, bolstered in a way he'd never have received at any other school by the proven success of his predecessor Maroon/Gold smurfs; yes - it's great to be Johnny Gaudreau these days. But what if Cronin had elected to stay at N'Eastern, or if the Ivy-Dreaming UNH Admissions Director hadn't been so obstinate? When Eckels steps on a butterfly in Ray Bradbury's short story 'A Sound of Thunder' his - and mankind's - future is inexorably altered. So, too, for Johnny Gaudreau and all of Eagles fandom, to the ever-lasting chagrin of 'Cat fans everywhere ...