Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy
Born (1997-12-21) December 21, 1997
Long Beach, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shoots Left
NCAA team Boston University
Playing career 2015–present

Charles McAvoy (born December 21, 1997) is an American ice hockey defenseman, currently playing college hockey for Boston University in the NCAA's ECAC Hockey conference.

Playing career

In August 2013, McAvoy committed to play college hockey at Boston University.[1]

McAvoy played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League for two seasons.[2] He was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] He was also a member of the bronze medal-winning U-20 team at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]

McAvoy is considered one of the top defensemen available in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

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 — — — — —
USHL totals 57 7 22 29 89 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 1st 6 1 2 3 0
2015 United States WJC18 1st 7 0 4 4 2
2016 United States WJC 3rd 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 20 1 6 7 2

Personal life

McAvoy grew up in Long Beach, New York and 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.[5]

McAvoy grew up a New York Rangers fan, and says he was a big fan of defenseman Brian Leetch.[5] He also has named current Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh as a favorite, and says he tries to emulate Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Dillon, Kevin (August 13, 2013). "Offensive defenseman Charlie McAvoy commits to BU". The Boston Hockey Blog. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Morreale, Mike G. (December 3, 2015). "BU's McAvoy next Long Island product to draw notice". NHL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team Wins Gold Medal". USA Hockey. April 26, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Team USA at World Junior Hockey Championships". Newsday. January 4, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Barker, Barbara (November 26, 2015). "Long Beach's Charlie McAvoy, 18, expected to be high NHL draft pick next summer". Newsday. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cox, Jeff (October 16, 2015). "NHL Draft Spotlight: Boston University Freshman Charlie McAvoy". SBNation College Hockey. Retrieved February 13, 2016.

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