Earlier in the day, Elliotte Friedman revealed that Finland, Sweden, USA, and Canada were set to announce their captains for the upcoming Four Nations tournament.
Friedan revealed the times the teams were expected to announce their captains, take a look:
4 Nations Captains Announced today
Finland 9 am (ET) Sweden 10 am USA 1 pm Canada 2 pm
It's now past the deadline for Team USA to announce their captains, and they did not let fans down.
To no surprise Auston Matthews was announced the captain of Team USA. They also revealed that Matthew Tkachuk and Charlie McAvoy were going to be the assistant captains of Team USA.
Team USA 🇺🇸 #4Nations
Captain: Auston Matthews Asst. Capt: Matthew Tkachuk Asst. Capt: Charlie McAvoy
Charlie McAvoy has been having a down year this year, in 45 games he has just five goals, 15 assists for 20 points this year, but Bruins fans are hopeful that this tournament will help McAvoy get his game back, and return to his usual form.
Do you think Charlie McAvoy deserves to wear the A for Team USA?