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.

These fall into the category of friendly fire delivered in the friendly confines of the locker room.

Team Sweden, Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Boston Bruins star defenseman McAvoy is dealing with an upper-body injury. This was after he was scratched for the contest. View the original article to see embedded media.