The United States didn91裸聊视频檛 have to sacrifice much when looking for a replacement for injured defenseman Charlie McAvoy in the 4 Nations Face-Off final: Reigning Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes was ready to step in.
U.S. coach Mike Sullivan said Tuesday that Hughes was on his way to Boston to be available when the Americans play Canada in the championship game.
Hughes has missed the Canucks91裸聊视频� last four games and was a last minute scratch from the international tournament, which marks the return of the world91裸聊视频檚 best hockey players to the international stage after they missed the last two Winter Olympics.
Hughes, 25, was a first-round draft choice who joined the Canucks after two years at Michigan, where he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a sophomore. He had career highs of 17 goals and 75 assists for Vancouver last season, when he was the runaway winner of the award that for the NHL91裸聊视频檚 top defenseman and finished seventh in voting for the Hart Trophy that goes to the league MVP.
According to the 4 Nations rules, the Americans can only add him to the roster if they drop below six 91裸聊视频渁ble-bodied91裸聊视频� defenseman; that would mean one more U.S. defenseman would have to be ruled out. The rules allow them to apply for emergency relief on an 91裸聊视频渁s-needed91裸聊视频� basis, an application that would be considered by tournament chairs Bill Daly and Rob Zepp.
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A 27-year-old Boston University product and top Bruins defenseman who has twice finished in the top five of the Norris Trophy voting, McAvoy had been a key contributor to the American team whose Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby were credited with setting a tone in the round robin matchup between the North Americans. Thursday91裸聊视频檚 championship will be at the TD Garden, the Bruins91裸聊视频� home ice.
The Bruins announced on Tuesday that he was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday night with an unspecified upper body injury.
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