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Charlie McAvoy
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Born (1997-12-21)December 21, 1997,
Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team Boston Bruins
Ntl. team Flag of the United States United States of America
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2016
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2017–present

Charles Patrick McAvoy Jr. (born December 21, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 14th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Bruins.

Playing career[]

McAvoy played in the 2010 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Rangers minor ice hockey team.[1] In August 2013, McAvoy committed to play college hockey at Boston University.[2]

McAvoy played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League for two seasons.[3] During the 2015–16 NCAA men's ice hockey season, BU coach David Quinn paired McAvoy with star BU defenseman and future fellow NHL player Matt Grzelcyk, already selected as a third round 2012 NHL Entry Draft pick by the Boston Bruins.[4] McAvoy was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5] He was also a member of the bronze medal-winning U-20 team at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[6]

Leading up to the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, McAvoy was highly regarded by scouts and was considered one of the top four defensemen available.[7]

McAvoy was a member of the USA team that won gold in the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was awarded Player of the Game honors in the gold-medal game.[8]

As of March 29, 2017, McAvoy ended his college hockey career by signing for an amateur try-out with the Providence Bruins, the Boston team's AHL development organization.[9] On April 10, McAvoy signed an entry-level NHL contract.[10]

McAvoy's first game was on April 12, 2017, a 2–1 victory over the Ottawa Senators, in the playoffs. Despite having no prior NHL experience, he logged the second most ice time on the team.[11] At a time when four of their top six defenders were injured, McAvoy notched three assists in six games. Following the Bruins' loss to the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the playoffs, by mid-June 2017 Bruins legend and Hall of Fame defenseman Bobby Orr spoke highly of McAvoy's level of talent and work ethic towards succeeding in NHL-level play.[12]

McAvoy made his NHL regular season debut on October 5, 2017, the Bruins season opener against the Nashville Predators. McAvoy got his first regular season points in the game, a goal and an assist in a 4–3 win.[13]

On December 18, 2017, McAvoy scored a Gordie Howe hat trick, which is an unofficial stat where a player gets a goal, an assist, and a fight in one game, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Bruins went on to win the game, 7–2.[14]

Shortly after New Years' 2018, McAvoy was operated on for symptoms of what was diagnosed as supraventricular tachycardia, evidenced by an episode of heart arrhythmia following the Bruins' November 26, 2017 home game against the Edmonton Oilers. He was expected to take two weeks to fully recover from the ablative procedure used to treat the condition.[15] By January 29, McAvoy had resumed practicing at the Warrior Ice Arena, only one week (January 22) after completing the atrial ablation procedure.[16] By February 1, McAvoy had resumed full participation with his teammates in Bruins team practice sessions at the Warrior facility.[17] McAvoy returned to NHL play on February 3, 2018, skating some 18:51 of ice time during a 4-1 Bruins home ice win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[18]

During the first game of a six-game homestand at the TD Garden, on February 27, 2018 McAvoy scored the winning overtime goal against the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4–3 home ice win,[19] as the youngest Bruins defenseman to ever achieve the feat.[20] On March 31, 2018, prior to a game against the Florida Panthers, McAvoy was the recipient of the 2017/18 NESN 7th Player Award.[21] Following the Bruins defeat in the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, McAvoy was named to the senior United States roster to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[22] At the conclusion of the 2017–18 NHL season McAvoy made the NHL All-Rookie Team[23] while finishing 5th overall in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year.[24]

The following season, after playing in seven games, McAvoy was taken out of the Bruins lineup due to suffering a concussion on October 18 in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.[25] He was officially placed on the Bruins injured reserve on October 30,[26] and was activated off injured reserve on December 6, after missing 20 games.[27] In his second game back, McAvoy left a game between the Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs early after a late hit from Leafs forward Zach Hyman, but did not suffer any apparent injury. Hyman later received a two-game suspension for the hit.[28] May 7, 2019, McAvoy was suspended one playoff game for an illegal check to the head of Columbus Blue Jackets Right Winger Josh Anderson during game 6 of the second round of the 2019 NHL Playoffs. As a result of the suspension he missed game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes.[29]

Personal life[]

Born to Charles and Jennifer McAvoy, McAvoy grew up in Long Beach, New York, with older sister Kayla and younger sisters Holly and Heather. He attended Long Beach High School for one year before moving to Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, when he joined the USA Hockey developmental team.[30]

McAvoy grew up a New York Rangers fan and says he was a big fan of defenseman Brian Leetch,[30] who had concluded his own NHL career by playing for the Bruins in 2006. He also has named former Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh as a favorite, and says he tries to emulate Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty [31] and Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie.[32]

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States of America
Men's ice hockey
IIHF World Championships
Bronze 2018 Denmark
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold 2017 Canada
Bronze 2016 Finland
IIHF U18 Championships
Gold 2015 Switzerland
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Gold 2014 Nova Scotia

McAvoy has won a gold medal at every junior level. He won at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (January), 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. McAvoy led all defenseman in scoring at the 2018 IIHF World Championship, with 9 points despite only playing 6 games because the Boston Bruins were still in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. He won the bronze medal at the tournament.[33]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 U.S. National Development Team USHL 34 4 6 10 56
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 23 3 16 19 33
2015–16 Boston University HE 37 3 22 25 56
2016–17 Boston University HE 38 5 21 26 51
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 4 0 2 2 4
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 3 3 2
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 63 7 25 32 53 12 1 4 5 6
2018–19 Boston Bruins NHL 54 7 21 28 45 23 2 6 8 16
2019–20 Boston Bruins NHL 67 5 27 32 41
NHL totals 184 19 73 92 139 41 3 13 16 24

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 Gold medal icon 6 1 2 3 0
2015 United States WJC18 Gold medal icon 7 0 4 4 2
2016 United States WJC Bronze medal icon 7 0 0 0 0
2017 United States WJC Gold medal icon 7 2 4 6 14
2017 United States WC 5th 8 0 1 1 6
2018 United States WC Bronze medal icon 6 3 6 9 4
Junior totals 27 3 10 13 16
Senior totals 14 3 7 10 10

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2016 [34]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2017
Hockey East First All-Star Team 2017
NHL
NHL All-Rookie Team 2018 [35]
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal 2014
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal 2015
IIHF World U20 Championship Bronze Medal 2016
IIHF World U20 Championship Gold Medal 2017
IIHF World U20 Championship Player of the Game in Gold Medal Game 2017
IIHF World U20 Championship All-Star Team 2017
IIHF World Championship Bronze Medal 2018
IIHF World Championship Most Points by Defenseman (9) 2018 [34]
Boston Bruins
Seventh Player Award 2018 [36]

References[]

  1. Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA (2018).
  2. Dillon, Kevin (August 13, 2013). Offensive defenseman Charlie McAvoy commits to BU. The Boston Hockey Blog. Retrieved on February 12, 2016.
  3. Morreale, Mike G. (December 3, 2015). BU's McAvoy next Long Island product to draw notice. NHL.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2016.
  4. Comm. Ave Connection: McAvoy Looks Up to Former BU Teammate Grzelcyk. Boston Bruins (July 12, 2016). “Boston University coach David Quinn paired McAvoy with Grzelcyk – the two-year team captain of the Terriers – to form one of the best blue line duos in college hockey. The two instantly connected, combining for 13 goals, 48 assists, and a plus-27 rating, while helping to pace BU to a spot in the NCAA Tournament. McAvoy's 25 points led all Terrier defensemen, while Grzelcyk's 23 points ranked second.”
  5. U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team Wins Gold Medal. USA Hockey (April 26, 2015). Retrieved on February 12, 2016.
  6. Team USA at World Junior Hockey Championships. Newsday (January 4, 2016). Retrieved on February 13, 2016.
  7. Dubois jumps to top of draft rankings.
  8. Boston Bruins prospect Charlie McAvoy shines in Team USA's win over Canada in World Junior title game. The Republican (January 6, 2017). Retrieved on January 8, 2017.
  9. Switaj, Caryn (March 29, 2017). McAvoy Joining Providence on ATO. National Hockey League. “Bruins prospect Charlie McAvoy will be joining the Providence Bruins on an Amateur Tryout Agreement. (Boston Bruins) General Manager Don Sweeney made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday morning at Warrior Ice Arena. "Charlie has decided that he'll be foregoing the rest of his college career," Sweeney told media. "He'll be signing an ATO very shortly and headed down to play games this weekend. He'll get practice time [on Thursday], and will probably practice Friday and likely be available for the weekend games." "He's ready, he's anxious, he's looking forward to playing games, so I suspect he'll be playing games this weekend," said Sweeney.”
  10. B's Ink Charlie McAvoy To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract. Boston Bruins (April 10, 2017). “Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, April 10, that the team has signed Boston University defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a three-year entry-level contract, beginning with the 2016-17 season.”
  11. O'Brien, James (2017-04-13). Charlie McAvoy debuts in huge role – and shines – for Bruins. “The Boston Bruins threw 19-year-old defenseman Charlie McAvoy right into the deep end … and that unusual debut went swimmingly. His first NHL appearance was Game 1 of the Bruins' first-round series against the Ottawa Senators, and it's not as though McAvoy was eased into the mix. Only Zdeno Chara logged more ice time (25:32 to McAvoy's 24:11) for Boston. He actually led all skaters in ice time through the first two periods.”
  12. Dolloff, Matt (June 14, 2017). Bobby Orr 'Impressed' With Charlie McAvoy Right Away. CBS Boston. “"I was impressed with Charlie right out of the chute," Orr said. "He didn't look like a player that was just playing his first game in the NHL...He's a wonderful young man, great family and he knows he's going to work this summer..."He doesn't think he has it made, he knows how tough it's going to be next season because he has to repeat and Charlie will be ready."”
  13. Russo, Eric (October 6, 2017). DeBrusk's Debut Was One to Remember. Boston Bruins. “Charlie McAvoy, who was playing in his first regular season NHL game, had the helper on Pastrnak's goal, before grabbing the first of his career to give Boston a 3-1 lead late in the second period.”
  14. McAvoy's Gordie Howe hat trick leads Bruins past Blue Jackets. Sportsnet (18 December 2017). Retrieved on 19 December 2017.
  15. Russo, Eric (January 23, 2018). Cassidy: McAvoy 'Doing Terrific' After Procedure. Boston Bruins. “A day after undergoing an ablation to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, Bruins rookie defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been released from Massachusetts General Hospital and is "doing very well…he's doing terrific," according to Boston coach Bruce Cassidy..."My concern, and our concern as an organization, is obviously his health going forward," added Cassidy. "Whatever time he needs to recover…his health is our No. 1 priority."...The 20-year-old is expected to miss two weeks following the successful procedure.”
  16. Russo, Eric (January 29, 2018). McAvoy Gets Back to Work Following Procedure. National Hockey League. “Following the ablation, the team announced that McAvoy's expected recovery time was two weeks. He is currently at the one-week mark and did some light skating for the first time on Monday before the Bruins' full team practice in Brighton..."I had basically a week of nothing," said McAvoy. "I was told to kind of just sit around and make sure that I'm not exerting myself in any way that is going to disrupt my first week of recovery…today, I'm back here back at the rink, and we'll be able to start doing some stuff."”
  17. Russo, Eric (February 1, 2018). McAvoy Takes Next Step in Recovery. National Hockey League. “Charlie McAvoy took another critical step in his recovery on Thursday, joining his teammates for an optional morning skate at Warrior Ice Arena. The rookie defenseman had been skating by himself for the last three days...According to coach Bruce Cassidy, McAvoy has been cleared for full practice participation and has not ruled out a Saturday return [against the Toronto Maple Leafs] for the blue liner, who underwent a heart ablation procedure last week.”
  18. Rask extends point streak to 20 in Bruins win against Maple Leafs - Team Stats - Charlie McAvoy. National Hockey League (February 3, 2018).
  19. McAvoy, Bruins top Hurricanes in overtime (February 27, 2018). Retrieved on March 13, 2018.
  20. Russo, Eric (February 28, 2018). Need to Know: Bruins vs. Penguins. National Hockey League. “Making History: With his overtime winner against the Hurricanes, McAvoy became the youngest Bruins defenseman in team history to notch such a goal, according to NHL Public Relations.”
  21. Charlie McAvoy Receives NESN's 7th Player Award (March 31, 2018).
  22. USA adds D McAvoy to WHC roster (May 10, 2018). Retrieved on May 11, 2018.
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  24. "NHL Public Relations on Twitter", Twitter. (en) 
  25. Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy: 'My brain is out of shape' (December 1, 2018). Retrieved on December 25, 2018.
  26. Bruins place Charlie McAvoy on injured reserve (October 30, 2018). Retrieved on December 25, 2018.
  27. Bruins activate McAvoy from IR, claim Smith off waivers from Stars (December 6, 2018). Retrieved on December 25, 2018.
  28. Maple Leafs' Zach Hyman suspended two games for late hit on Bruins' Charlie McAvoy.
  29. Staff, TSN ca (2019-05-07). Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy suspended one game for hit on Josh Anderson - TSN.ca.
  30. 30.0 30.1 Barker, Barbara (November 26, 2015). Long Beach's Charlie McAvoy, 18, expected to be high NHL draft pick next summer. Newsday. Retrieved on February 12, 2016.
  31. "Charlie McAvoy continues striving to be just like Drew Doughty", NBC Sports Boston, 2017-10-28. 
  32. Cox, Jeff (October 16, 2015). NHL Draft Spotlight: Boston University Freshman Charlie McAvoy. SBNation College Hockey. Retrieved on February 13, 2016.
  33. McAvoy Captures Bronze at World Championship (en-US).
  34. 34.0 34.1 Charlie McAvoy at eliteprospects.com (en).
  35. "SiriusXM NHL Network on Twitter", Twitter. (en) 
  36. Charlie McAvoy Receives NESN's 7th Player Award (en-US).

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Preceded by
Zachary Senyshyn
Boston Bruins first round draft pick
2016
Succeeded by
Trent Frederic
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