Nick Boynton

Nicholas Carl Boynton (born January 14, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. Boynton is now the color analyst for the Arizona Coyotes radio broadcasts.
==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. He was a standout for four seasons with the OHL's Ottawa 67's, finishing his junior career in 1998-99 with 59 points in 51 games.
Boynton was originally drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. After failing to come to terms on a contract with the Capitals, Boynton was eligible to return to the draft, and he was subsequently selected in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. Boynton played for the Bruins until 2005-06.
His best season was 2003–04 when he registered 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 equalizing 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. 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.
On July 9, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks for the 2009-10 season. After playing in 42 games with the Ducks. Boynton was placed on waivers on February 1, 2010. He was then assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
On March 2, 2010, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, he was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. 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.
On February 26, 2011, Boynton was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers, with whom he played ten games to conclude the 2010-11 season. He retired after the season.
==Personal Life==
Boynton married for the first time on August 3, 2012 to former Chicago media personality Jen Patterson. Boynton and his wife had their first child together In June 2013, Harland Grace. They then had a son, Russell John, in December 2014. Boynton also has two daughters, Emmerson & Bryar, from a previous relationship.
Shortly before his first NHL training camp, Boynton was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, but the condition did not affect his ability to play hockey.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	605 	34 	110 	144 	862 	 	21 	1 	5 	6 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and Honours==
Award 	Year	
CHL 	CHL 	CHL
OHL All-Rookie Team 	1996	
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 	1999	
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy 	1999	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
YoungStars Game 	2002	
All-Rookie Team 	2002	
All-Star Game 	2004	
Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks)	2010	
==References==
==External Links==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Anaheim Ducks players
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