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http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/01/27...all-star-bonus

If this keeps up, Johnny Hockey may soon be trademarking the name Johnny Cash.
Fresh off his first all-star game appearance as a raw rookie, 21-year-old Johnny Gaudreau returned to the Dome Tuesday with a smile and some great memories. He also reportedly returned home with a $212,500 bonus for skating with the stars.
But don’t ask Gaudreau, as that stuff doesn’t worry him too much.
“Um, I believe so, ya,” was Gaudreau’s response when asked if being a late addition to Sunday’s game qualified him for the windfall.
“I haven’t talked to my agent since they told me I was playing in the game. I haven’t asked. My agent called me yesterday so I don’t know.”

Fact is, while the all-star game nod did qualify him for the meaty bonus, the Sun has learned he is essentially a cinch to cash in on all of the US$850,000 entry-level bonuses he’s eligible for.
To do so, he has to satisfy three categories, which include modest benchmarks in goals, assists, plus/minus, minutes played as well as earning an all-star nod.
Third in team scoring with 13 goals and 22 assists, Gaudreau will easily be cashing more big bonus cheques if he continues anywhere near his current production.
Of course, that’s on top of his $925,000 salary and the $92,500 signing bonus he receives all three years of his deal.

Nothing seems to faze Gaudreau, who has taken his fame and newfound fortune in stride, as he has with everything that’s been thrown at his five-foot-nine, 150-lb. frame this year.
That said, he did admit to being blown away a few times in Columbus.
“Just walking in the locker-room the first day for the skills competition and seeing all the jerseys there — almost every jersey has got a ‘C’ or an ‘A’ on it,” said a wide-eyed Gaudreau when asked about his ‘Aha!’ moment at the festivities.
“If I would have read the names on the back of the jerseys, I would have been in shock.”

“I kind of felt out of place a little bit because I’m such a younger guy but there were two or three other rookies in the room, so I got to hang out with them a little bit,” said Gaudreau, who sat between Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford and Boston Bruins star Patrice Bergeron.
“I chatted with Bergeron quite a bit since I used to live in Boston — it was cool meeting him because living in Boston I was kind of a Boston fan and had cheered for him.”

“The whole thing was a blast,” said Gaudreau, who will go down as the player added to fill Sidney Crosby’s spot.
“Growing up, I was watching that game and a lot of the players who are still playing in it, so I was fortunate to play with a whole bunch of guys I’ve been looking up to for a lot of years.
“It was a pretty cool experience.”