| Dustin Boyd | |
| |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
| KHL Team F. Teams |
Barys Nur-Sultan WHL Moose Jaw Warriors NHL Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Montréal Canadiens AHL Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Quad City Flames Hamilton Bulldogs KHL Dynamo Moskva |
| Teams | Kazakhstan |
| World Championships | 2016, 2017 IA, 2019 IA |
| Nationality | Kazakh-Canadian |
| Born | July 16, 1986, Winnipeg, Canada |
| NHL Draft | 98th overall, 2004 Calgary Flames |
| Pro Career | 2001 – present |
Dustin Boyd (born on July 16, 1986 in Winnipeg, Canada) is a Kazakh-Canadian professional ice hockey center under contract with Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL.
Playing career
In 2002 - 2006, Boyd played for Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL. Boyd was selected 98th overall in the third round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He made his NHL debut for the Flames on November 1, 2006, in a 3–2 away loss to the Detroit Red Wings. He played two games for the Flames before being sent to Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights of the AHL.
He scored his first NHL goal on January 6, 2007, on Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars. It was the game-winning goal. On Remembrance Day, November 11, 2008, Boyd received his first First Star of the Game in scoring two goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-3 win.
In 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons with Flames, Boyd also played few games with Quad City Flames of the AHL.
In the 2009–10 season, his fourth with the Flames, he was traded to the Nashville Predators for a fourth round draft pick at the trade deadline on March 3, 2010.[1]
On June 29, 2010, he was traded by the Predators, along with teammate Dan Ellis, to the Montréal Canadiens in exchange for Sergei Kostitsyn.[2] Two days later he then signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Canadiens on July 1, 2010.[3] On November 8, 2010, he was placed on waivers by the Canadiens.[4] He cleared waivers and was sent down to their AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He remained under contract with Montréal and had since been called up and sent down once more.
On May 31, 2011, Boyd left the NHL and signed a one-year contract with Kazakh based KHL team, Barys Astana.[5] In the 2017-18 and at the beginning of the 2018-19 played Boyd for Dynamo Moskva of the KHL, but moved back to Astana in 2018.
He was also a member of the Canadian gold-medal-winning team in the 2006 World Hockey Championship.
In 2015, Boyd gained the Kazakh citizenship and played for Kazakhstan at the 2016 World Championship and at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships Division IA.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 63 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 66 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 64 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | AHL | 66 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 71 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 60 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 47 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 210 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Predators deal for Boyd. NHL (2010-03-03). Retrieved on 2010-03-28.
- ↑ "Canadiens Ship Kostitsyn To Predators For Ellis, Boyd", TSN, 29 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-30
- ↑ Canadiens ink Dustin Boyd. Montreal Canadiens (2010-07-01). Retrieved on 2010-07-02.
- ↑ "A tough decision". Montreal Canadiens (2010-11-08). Retrieved on 2010-11-08.
- ↑ "Astana recruit Montreal duo" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se (2011-05-31). Retrieved on 2011-06-01.