Boston Bruins fans can enjoy watching Charlie McAvoy for basically the next decade.
Emily Kaplan of ESPN reported on Friday that McAvoy agreed to a massive eight-year, $76 million contract extension that will keep him in Boston through the 2029-30 season. The Bruins later confirmed the deal, which makes the 23-year-old one of the highest-paid defensemen in the NHL—not to mention the recipient of the most lucrative contract in team history.
The deal is done.@CMcAvoy44 is a Boston Bruin for eight more years!
Details: https://t.co/HFwTKp76Kd pic.twitter.com/5oJmNlLj7B
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 15, 2021
McAvoy's teammates sure seemed excited about the news.
The boys seem to be excited.@CMcAvoy44 | #BehindTheB pic.twitter.com/egIkFJAFlQ
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 15, 2021
Boston general manager Don Sweeney spoke glowingly of McAvoy's impact on the Bruins earlier this week.
“We think highly of him both as a player and as a person,” he said of McAvoy, per ESPN. “He's growing into a leadership role, he's been included in that leadership group, and hopefully that's an indication that Charlie's grown into the person, both as a leader as a player, that we all hoped he would be.”
A product of Boston University, McAvoy was the No. 14 overall pick of the 2016 draft. A fixture for the Bruins since he was a rookie, McAvoy posted a career season in 2020-21, leading them in ice time while registering 25 assists in just 51 games played.
Boston opens the 2021-22 regular season at home on Saturday against the Dallas Stars.
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