Bruins siblings

BOSTON -- Kayla McAvoy knows she might get a little grief from her colleagues when she returns to New York after heading out on the road with the Boston Bruins.

Kayla, defenseman Charlie McAvoy's older sister, is an intern with the New York Rangers in their strength and conditioning department while she attends Queens College in New York City as a graduate student studying exercise science.
"I think I'll get more chirps when I get home and they see all the pictures, me wearing Bruins gear," she said. "That'll be fun. That'll be really fun when I get back."
The Bruins are taking their siblings along for their upcoming road trip, with games against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET; BSSW, NESN, ESPN+, SN NOW) and against the Nashville Predators on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; BSSO, NESN, ESPN+, SN NOW).
"We're all really looking forward to it," said Brad Marchand, who brought his brother, Jeff. "It's a very special time. A lot of teams do parents trips, but this is a little unique. A great opportunity for them to see the behind the scenes, see what we go through day to day. It's been a lot of fun already and I look forward to the week."

Kayla, whose ultimate dream is to become a strength coach for professional hockey players, started the trip with the Bruins on Monday at Warrior Ice Arena for the team's practice before their flight.
"It's crazy exciting," Kayla said. "It's kind of a throwback. It reminds me of coming along for the ride for all those weekend tournament trips, but it's a lot bigger stakes now."
Charlie cut in.
"Better digs now," he said.

The pair have two younger siblings, twin sisters, but Kayla said she won the chance to come on the trip by seniority. She is two years older than Charlie.
"As a kid, I feel like I probably complained about it a lot," Kayla said. "But looking back, it definitely brought us a lot closer as siblings and as a family. So it was worth it for where he's at now, for sure."
Brad Marchand even gave his brother some credit for some of his hockey skills.
"He's the one who taught me the five-hole move, actually," Brad said. "It was summer hockey. One time we were playing and he kept doing it. I had never even thought of it before. So he showed me the technique. Now I've got it down."
For the brothers and sisters, it was a chance to spend some time with their hockey-playing siblings, to see them play a pair of games and meet their teammates. It also was a chance to get a few jokes in at their expense.
Asked for some insight into his brother, Jeff Marchand quipped, "He's big into poetry. Loves poetry, Shakespeare, reading, writing. He's in poetry clubs."
It took only a second for both brothers to burst out laughing.
"When we were kids growing up, Brad had a rule: Nobody was allowed to touch me except for him," Jeff said. "So when we were playing hockey we always played on the same teams. If I got hit by anybody, he was the first person out there and he would run them through the boards. He would always protect me. Then we'd get home and he'd beat me up himself."
But he was thrilled to be there for the trip and for his brother.
"They've got a special group here this year," Jeff said. "So looking forward to being a part of this, this week."