▁games . ▁El ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁C ave ▁was ▁listed ▁ 1 5 7 th ▁overall ▁by ▁I SS ▁Hockey , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁passed ▁over . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁his ▁final ▁junior ▁season , ▁placing ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁points ▁with ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁ 7 2 ▁games , ▁C ave ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁to ▁a ▁three - year , ▁entry ▁level ▁contract ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁C ave ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁Bru ins , ▁the ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Bru ins . ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁of ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Bru ins ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 , ▁C ave ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁recall ▁to ▁the ▁N HL ▁on ▁an ▁emer gency ▁basis ▁by ▁the ▁Bru ins ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut , ▁playing ▁alongside ▁line - mate ▁and ▁former ▁Bron cos ▁junior ▁team mate , ▁J ake ▁De Br usk , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁shoot out ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁J ets . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Prov idence ▁following ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Following ▁another ▁call - up ▁by ▁the