Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension, general manager Don Sweeney announced Friday.
The 23-year-old was due to be a restricted free agent after the season. McAvoy is in the final year of a three-year bridge deal that paid him $4.9 million annually and is now getting the biggest deal in Bruins franchise history.
The $9.5 million average annual value on McAvoy's deal is in line with several defensemen around the NHL who received massive contracts during the offseason, including the Colorado Avalanche's Cale Makar (six years, $9 million AAV), the Dallas Stars' Miro Heiskanen (eight years, $8.