McAvoy reads U.S. starting lineup before 4 Nations Face-Off championship game

Injured defenseman hypes up teammates before matchup against Canada

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      McAvoy reads USA starters while mic'd up

      By Anna Kulesa
      @akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

      Charlie McAvoy flew over to TD Garden to fire up his teammates.

      The injured United States defenseman read his team’s starting lineup before the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Canada on Thursday.

      U.S. head coach Mike Sullivan told his team they had a “special guest” to announce the team’s starters for the game.

      McAvoy earned a loud round of applause from his teammates as he walked into the locker room sporting a sling.

      The defenseman suffered an upper body injury during the USA's first game of the tournament against Finland. He was hospitalized and treated for an infection in his right shoulder on Wednesday.

      Earlier on Thursday, McAvoy posted that he was released from the hospital and “free as a bird,” a nod to the team's goal song "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

      After the lineup read, McAvoy’s teammates got up to give him hugs.

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