Nick Boynton
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg/15 st 5 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Phoenix Coyotes Boston Bruins |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 14, 1979 , Nobleton, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 21st overall, 1999 Boston Bruins |
| Pro career | 1999 – present |
Nicholas Boynton (b. January 14, 1979, in Nobleton, Ontario) known as "Boynts" is a professional ice hockey defenceman in the NHL, playing for the Phoenix Coyotes.
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[edit] Playing career
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.
[edit] Awards & 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- NHL YoungStar
- 2004- NHL All-star
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Caledon Canadians | MetJHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Caledon Canadians | MetJHL | 44 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 437 | 27 | 80 | 107 | 660 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Meltzer, Bill "Diabetes no barrier for Boynton" at NHL.com
- Nick Boynton at TSN.ca
- Nick Boynton's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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| NAME | Boynton, Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nick, Boynts |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nobleton, Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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