Bruins Place McAvoy, Zacha on IR; Recall Brown, Wotherspoon

BOSTON – Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, December 14, the following roster transactions:

The team has placed defenseman Charlie McAvoy and forward Pavel Zacha on injured reserve; recalled forward Patrick Brown from Providence; recalled defenseman Parker Wotherspoon from Providence on an emergency basis.

McAvoy, 25, has appeared in 21 games with Boston this season, recording three goals and 14 assists for 17 points. The 6-foot-1, 209-pound blueliner has skated in 401 career NHL games with Boston, totaling 44 goals and 203 assists for 247 points. The Long Beach, New York native was originally selected by Boston in the first round (14^th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Zacha, 26, has appeared in 26 games with Boston this season, recording eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points. The 6-foot-4, 207-pound forward has skated in 494 career NHL games with Boston and New Jersey, totaling 98 goals and 157 assists for 255 points. The Brno, Czechia native was originally selected by New Jersey in the first round (6^th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Brown, 31, has appeared in eight games with Boston this season, recording one assist. The 6-foot-1, 218-pound forward has also appeared in six games with Providence this season, totaling one goal and one assist for two points. Brown has skated in 146 career NHL games with Boston, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Vegas and Carolina, recording 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points. The Bloomfield Hills, Michigan native was originally signed by Carolina as a free agent in 2014.

Wotherspoon, 26, has appeared in three games with Boston this season, recording one assist. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound blueliner has also appeared in 19 games with Providence this season, totaling one goal and four assists for five points. Wotherspoon has skated in 15 career NHL games with Boston and the New York Islanders, recording two assists. The Surrey, British Columbia native was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the fourth round (112^th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.