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Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy, Penguins coach and father-in-law Mike Sullivan cherishing time on US 4 Nations team

United States' coach Mike Sullivan speaks to his team during a 4 Nations Face-Off hockey practice in Brossard, Quebec, on Monday. Associated Press

MONTREAL — 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. McAvoy plays defense for the Boston Bruins, Sullivan coaches the Pittsburgh Penguins and their careers had not overlapped until now, when they're on the same team with the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

“I have a son now, for his dad to play for his grandpa, those are things that I would have never dreamed of,” McAvoy said. “This is just where hockey’s taken us, where our jobs have taken us, so it’s extremely special.”

Sullivan, the U.S. team's head coach, called it an incredible privilege and thinks he and McAvoy will gain a greater appreciation of this looking back on it.

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