Charles McAvoy Sr. did not want his son to take over the family plumbing business. He made sure that, for Charlie McAvoy , becoming a professional hockey player would be more than just a pipe dream. “My dad, he always told me he had bigger dreams for me, that he wanted more for me than just to take over McAvoy Plumbing and Heating,” said Charlie, now a defenseman for the Boston Bruins who is set to compete in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with the U.S. men’s hockey team . “He gave me