Brian Boyle Brian Paul Boyle ( born December 18 , 1984 ) is a professional ice hockey Centre currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He attended St . Sebastian ' s School in Needham , Massachusetts for high school before moving on to Boston College . Playing career . Los Angeles Kings . Boyle was drafted in the first round , 26th overall , by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . He played four seasons at Boston College before making his professional debut with the Kings ' American Hockey League affiliate , the Manchester Monarchs , in 2007 . In the 2007 – 08 season , Boyle made his National Hockey League debut with the Kings against the New Jersey Devils on February 2 , 2008 . He scored his first NHL goal that same night against Martin Brodeur in a 6 - 3 defeat . He scored four goals in his first seven NHL games , three in his first four . At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft , on June 27 , Boyle was traded by the Kings to the New York Rangers for a 3rd round pick in 2009 . New York Rangers . During the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs , Boyle suffered a concussion after being hit by Ottawa Senators ' forward Chris Neil . Boyle subsequently missed three games . Earlier in the same series , Ottawa defenseman Matt Carkner received a one - game suspension for repeatedly punching Boyle in the face . The attack came in response to an unprovoked incident in Game 1 of the series in which Boyle punched Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson in the face . Tampa Bay Lightning . On July 1 , 2014 , Boyle left the Rangers after five seasons and signed a three - year , $ 6 million contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning He changed his sweater number from number 22 , which he wore with both the Kings and Rangers , to number 11 out of respect to his best friend and former college hockey player who died that summer . On December 12 , 2015 , Boyle skated in his 500th career NHL game in a 1 – 2 Lightning loss to the visiting Washington Capitals On May 24 , 2016 , Boyle recorded his first career two goal game in the playoffs . On May 26 , 2016 , Boyle played in his 100th career NHL playoff game . Toronto Maple Leafs . Burdened by imminent salary cap space issues and sitting outside of a playoff spot , the Lightning traded Boyle two days before the NHL Trade Deadline on February 27 , 2017 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Byron Froese and a conditional 2017 2nd - round draft pick . Boyle , who was on pace for his best season offensively with Tampa Bay , was in the final season of his three - year contract . Boyle ' s size , penalty killing abilities and faceoff skills were all major factors in leading the Maple Leafs to target the centre . Boyle ' s playoff experience was also highly coveted ( he had played the most playoff games of any player since 2011 ) by the team made up by a plethora of inexperienced rookies on the cusp of making the post - season . He switched to number 24 in Toronto as number 11 ( which he wore in Tampa Bay ) was taken by Zach Hyman . Personal life . Boyle ' s younger brother Timothy was drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators . Boyle married Lauren Bedford in 2014 . Together they have a son named Declan Gabriel Boyle .