BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, January 7, that the club has placed defenseman Adam McQuaid on injured reserve with an upper body injury and has recalled forward David Pastrnak from the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League). Pastrnak will join the Bruins for Thursday's 11 am practice at Ristuccia Arena.

McQuaid has appeared in 38 games for the Bruins this season with one goal and five assists for six points with a plus-six rating. Over the course of six-plus NHL seasons – all with the Bruins – McQuaid has played in 321 regular-season games, totaling 10 goals and 39 assists for 49 points with a career plus-57 rating.

McQuaid has also appeared in 54 NHL playoff games with the Bruins in which he has posted two goals and six assists with a combined plus-13 rating. He was a member of the Bruins' 2011 Stanley Cup-winning team.

The 6’4”, 212-pound defenseman was acquired via trade from Columbus on May 16, 2007.

Pastrnak has appeared in 10 games with Boston this season, registering two goals and two assists for four points with eight penalty minutes. In total, the 19-year-old has skated in 56 games in a Bruins uniform, totaling 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points with a plus-nine rating. At the conclusion of his rookie season in 2015, Pastrnak was named the winner of NESN’s Seventh Player Award, presented to the Bruin who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the 2014-15 season.

This season, Pastrnak has played in two games with Providence, tallying one point.

In December, Pastrnak was loaned to the Czech Republic’s World Juniors team. During the tournament, he skated in four games, registering one goal and three assists for four points with a plus-one rating. His sole goal stood as the Czech Republic’s game-winning goal in a win over Slovakia on December 28.

The 6’0”, 167-pound native of Havirov, Czech Republic was drafted by the Bruins in the first round (25th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.