- Nick Boynton
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Nick Boynton 
Born January 14, 1979
Nobleton, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) Position Defence Shoots Right NHL team
Former teams'Free agent'
Boston Bruins
Nottingham Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
Florida Panthers
Anaheim Ducks
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia FlyersNHL Draft 9th overall, 1997
Washington Capitals
21st overall, 1999
Boston BruinsPlaying career 1999–present Nicholas Carl Boynton (born January 14, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
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Playing career
Boynton grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Nobleton, Ontario with the NobleKing Knights before moving to AAA with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of the OMHA. He played bantam AAA with the Kings before signing as a 15-year old with the Caledon Canadians Jr.A. club of the Metro Junior Hockey League in 1994–95.
Boynton played for the Boston Bruins prior to joining the Phoenix Coyotes. He was drafted in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by Boston (He was originally drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft). Shortly before his first training camp, he was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes but the disease has not affected his ability to play hockey.[1]
His best season was 2003–04 when he had 30 points. During the NHL lockout season of 2004–05, Boynton played for the Nottingham Panthers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League, memorably scoring the equalising goal in the British Championship Grand Final. On June 26, 2006, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for fellow defenceman Paul Mara.
After two seasons with the Coyotes Boynton was traded at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft along with Keith Ballard and a second round pick to the Florida Panthers for Olli Jokinen on June 20, 2008.[2] In the 2008-09 season, Boynton regained his scoring touch and posted 21 points in 68 games for the Panthers. During the season on February 27, 2009, Boynton was sent home from a Panthers road trip and missed three games for disciplinary reasons, later revealed to be after an argument with coach Peter DeBoer.[3]
On July 9, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks for the 2009-10 season.[4] After playing in 42 games with the Ducks. Boynton was placed on waivers on February 1, 2010.[5] He was then assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.[6]
On March 2, 2010, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, he was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[7] Boynton was later recalled to the Blackhawks and made his debut in a 4-2 loss to the Ducks on March 17, 2010. On June 9, 2010, he won his first Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks.[8]
On February 26, 2011, Boynton was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers.
Personal life
Nick is a single father with two daughters; Emmerson and Bryar. He spends the off-season with them at his home in Phoenix.[9]
Awards and achievements
- 1996 — OHL All-Rookie Team
- 1999 — Memorial Cup All-Star Team
- 1999 — Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup MVP)
- 2002 — NHL All-Rookie Team
- 2002 — Played in NHL YoungStars Game
- 2004 — Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 2010 — Stanley Cup
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Ottawa 67's OHL 64 10 14 24 90 4 0 3 3 10 1996–97 Ottawa 67's OHL 63 13 51 64 143 24 4 24 28 38 1997–98 Ottawa 67's OHL 40 7 31 38 94 13 0 4 4 24 1998–99 Ottawa 67's OHL 51 11 48 59 83 9 1 9 10 18 1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 53 5 14 19 66 12 1 0 1 6 1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Providence Bruins AHL 78 6 27 33 105 17 0 2 2 35 2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 80 4 14 18 107 6 1 2 3 8 2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 78 7 17 24 99 5 0 1 1 4 2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 81 6 24 30 98 7 0 2 2 2 2004–05 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 9 1 3 4 4 6 1 2 3 22 2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 54 5 7 12 93 — — — — — 2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59 2 9 11 138 — — — — — 2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 3 9 12 125 — — — — — 2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 68 5 16 21 91 — — — — — 2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 42 1 6 7 59 — — — — — 2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 9 0 4 4 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 6 0 1 1 18 — — — — — 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 1 1 12 3 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 41 1 7 8 36 — — — — — 2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10 0 0 0 4 — — — — — NHL totals 605 34 110 144 862 21 1 5 6 16 References
- ^ Meltzer, Bill (2002-03-20). "Diabetes no barrier for Boynton". NHL. http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=282739. Retrieved 2008-11-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Cats acquire two D, pick". Florida Panthers. 2008-06-20. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442017. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ "Panthers send Boynton home from road trip". sportingnews. 2009-02-27. http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/article/2009-02-27/panthers-send-d-boynton-home-road-trip. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ "Anaheim signs veteran defender Nick Boynton". Anaheim Ducks. 2009-07-09.
- ^ "Nick Boynton on waivers". thescore.com. 2010-02-01. http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/01/nick-boynton-on-waivers/. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ "Ducks assign Boynton to Moose". Manitoba Moose. 2010-02-03. http://www.moosehockey.com/moosenews/407/1549. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ "Blackhawks acquire Nick Boynton from Anaheim". NHL. 2010-03-02. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519687. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ "Boynton just wants to fit in". Daily Herald. 2010-03-18. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=366873&src=149. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ Kuc, Chris (2011-02-07). "Blackhawks' Boynton not retiring type — yet". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02-07/sports/ct-spt-0207-blackhawks--20110206_1_nick-boynton-stanley-cup-nick-leddy.
External links
- Nick Boynton's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Nick Boynton at Hockey-Reference.com
- Nick Boynton's NHL player profile
- Nick Boynton at TSN.ca
Preceded by
Jaroslav SvejkovskýWashington Capitals first round draft pick
1997Succeeded by
Kris BeechPreceded by
Sergei SamsonovBoston Bruins first round draft pick
1999Succeeded by
Lars JonssonCategories:- 1979 births
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of English descent
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Florida Panthers players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Memorial Cup winners
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Nottingham Panthers players
- Ottawa 67's alumni
- People from King, Ontario
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Providence Bruins players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Washington Capitals draft picks
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