If Team USA is going to defeat Canada again in Thursday’s anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off championship game, it will have to do it without one of its most impactful blueliners.
Less than 12 hours after The Boston Globe’s Jim McBride reported that Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was admitted to Mass. General Hospital on Monday night to treat an upper-body injury, the Bruins confirmed McAvoy’s hospitalization in a statement — adding that he has been ruled out of Thursday’s game.
“Charlie was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday to undergo testing related to an upper-body injury sustained during the 4 Nations Face-Off and is currently being evaluated by Boston Bruins Head Team Physician Dr.