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U.S. coach Mike Sullivan said Tuesday that Hughes was on his way to Boston to be available when the Americans play Canada in the championship game.

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Hughes, 25, was a first-round draft choice who joined the Canucks after two years at Michigan, where he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a sophomore. He had career highs of 17 goals and 75 assists for Vancouver last season, when he was the runaway winner of the award that for the NHL香蕉视频直播檚 top defenseman and finished seventh in voting for the Hart Trophy that goes to the league MVP.

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A 27-year-old Boston University product and top Bruins defenseman who has twice finished in the top five of the Norris Trophy voting, McAvoy had been a key contributor to the American team whose Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby were credited with setting a tone in the round robin matchup between the North Americans. Thursday香蕉视频直播檚 championship will be at the TD Garden, the Bruins香蕉视频直播� home ice.

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