All of those absences were deemed "precautionary" by Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan, as was the decision to keep Brady Tkachuk off the ice during the second and third periods M

Charlie McAvoy and Mike Sullivan have a strong connection off the ice that goes way beyond hockey. McAvoy is married to Sullivan’s daughter Kiley, who recently gave birth to the couple’s first child.

Other than Charlie McAvoy, who is out for the tournament, Team USA coach Mike Sullivan expected to have all his chess pieces available to deploy for the championship game of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.

While Mike Sullivan discussed the loss of Charlie McAvoy, his alternate captain, son-in-law and impact defenseman, the coach of the United States was asked whether an extra defenseman might be on his way to Boston ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship against Canada (8 p.

Charlie McAvoy and Mike Sullivan have a strong connection off the ice that goes way beyond hockey. McAvoy is married to Sullivan’s daughter Kiley, who recently gave birth to the couple’s first child.

With defenseman Charlie McAvoy out for the 4 Nations Face-off final against Canada on Thursday, head coach Mike Sullivan reassured everyone that a strong player was waiting in the wings and on the way.

A day after Team USA coach Mike Sullivan said that Quinn Hughes was headed to Boston to replace injured Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy at the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, the Canucks superstar defenseman remains in Western Canada.

Less than three weeks after giving Mike Sullivan a grandson, Charlie McAvoy is trying to help earn him an NHL 4 Nations Face-Off title.

Charlie McAvoy, the son-in-law of Penguins and U.S. coach Mike Sullivan, remains in the hospital with what's described as a “significant injury” to his right shoulder that developed an infection.