Introduction
Travis Boyd (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).Boyd was selected in the 6th round, 177th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Boyd played four collegiate seasons of NCAA Division I hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Big Ten Conference. With the Gophers, Boyd won a Big Ten Championship in the 2014–15 season, and was named to the Big Ten second All-Star team for that same season. At the age of 17, he became the youngest player drafted in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft when he was selected 177th overall by the Washington Capitals.
On March 31, 2015, the Washington Capitals signed Boyd to a two-year, entry-level contract, beginning in the 2015–16 season. Boyd signed a tryout agreement for the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. He played two games for the Bears, registering a goal and an assist. Boyd re-signed with the Capitals on July 5, 2017. He made his NHL debut on December 4, 2017, due to injuries to the Capitals regular line up. He recorded his first career NHL point against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 18, 2018. He won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals on June 7, 2018. On July 1, the Capitals re-signed Boyd to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $800,000.
Despite suffering an injury in the preseason, Boyd began the 2018–19 season in the NHL. Boyd scored his first NHL goal on December 9 in a 4–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on a pass from team captain Alex Ovechkin.
As a free agent, Boyd signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 10, 2020. On March 22, 2021, Boyd was claimed off waivers from Toronto by the Vancouver Canucks.
On August 3, 2021, Boyd signed as a free agent to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Arizona Coyotes.
Personal life
Boyd and his wife Kelsey have one daughter together.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Hopkins High School | HSMN | 26 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | USHL | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 52 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | USHL | 24 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 60 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 41 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 32 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 53 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 124 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | U17 | 
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | United States | WJC18 |
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2013 | |
| B1G Second All-Star Team | 2015 | |
| AHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Washington Capitals) | 2018 | |