Following his impressive winter that included a gold medal with his fellow U.S. countrymen in the World Junior Championships and his productive sophomore campaign at Boston University, McAvoy opted to forego his final two years with the Terriers to begin his professional hockey career.
At first, he signed a PTO and was slated to play the rest of the 2016-17 season in Providence. But injuries to Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug during the last two games of the regular season forced Don Sweeney’s hand as the Bruins promoted McAvoy and signed him to an entry-level contract.
Even with just six playoff games under his belt, McAvoy’s first year of his entry-level deal had to be burned.