Darryl Boyce
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Darryl Boyce is a Canadian
ice hockey
player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
organization of the National Hockey League
.
of the OPJHL in 2000–01, before moving on to Major Junior with the St. Michael's Majors
of the Ontario Hockey League
.
With the Majors, from 2001–02 until 2004–05, Boyce skated in 262 OHL games, scoring 145 regular-season and 22 playoff points (the latter in 51 total playoff games)
Undrafted, Boyce enrolled with the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds and in his first season in 2005–06, was named UNB male rookie of the year with 32 points in 28 games. In his two seasons with the Reds he won a CIS National Championship and during the 2007 playoff and nationals Boyce became recognized for his black and red Mohawk haircut (as well as war paint - Boyce had 2 lines under each eye, similar to what football players might wear).
Boyce began his professional career in the 2007–08
season, originally signing a contract with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League
. After starting the season with 22 points in 32 games with the Marlies, Boyce was signed by parent club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a two-year entry level contract on January 1, 2008.
Boyce was recalled to the Leafs to play his first NHL game on January 24, 2008, against the Washington Capitals
, but only played 5 shifts as he left the game during his fifth shift with a separated shoulder. He played a total of 3 minutes and 20 seconds. He underwent successful surgery but missed the remainder of the season.
Darryl did not play his second NHL game until December 30, 2010, scoring his first NHL point, an assist, with the Leafs, against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Toronto. Two days later on January 1, 2011, Boyce scored his first NHL goal in Ottawa against Mike Brodeur
of the Senators.
On July 14, 2011, Boyce signed a one-year contract with the Maple Leafs.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
organization of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Playing career
Boyce's playing career got a kick start when he helped the Summerside Turk's Red Wings win an Island Junior Hockey League championship as an underage player in 1999-2000. Though much younger than his teammates at the time, he learned the ropes quickly and was an important part of their success. Before helping the Red Wings he helped guide the Summerside Kinsmen Midget AAA team to an Island Championship with his solid two way play and elite leader status. He also represented Team Atlantic at the World U17 that seaon in New Glasgow NS. He then moved on to play junior hockey for the Parry Sound ShamrocksParry Sound Shamrocks
The Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
of the OPJHL in 2000–01, before moving on to Major Junior with the St. Michael's Majors
St. Michael's Majors
St. Michael's Majors may refer to:*Mississauga St. Michael's Majors - an Ontario Hockey League team that moved to Mississauga from Toronto in 2007.*Toronto St. Michael's Majors - an OHA/OHL team that had been in Toronto for 100 years....
of the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
.
With the Majors, from 2001–02 until 2004–05, Boyce skated in 262 OHL games, scoring 145 regular-season and 22 playoff points (the latter in 51 total playoff games)
Undrafted, Boyce enrolled with the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds and in his first season in 2005–06, was named UNB male rookie of the year with 32 points in 28 games. In his two seasons with the Reds he won a CIS National Championship and during the 2007 playoff and nationals Boyce became recognized for his black and red Mohawk haircut (as well as war paint - Boyce had 2 lines under each eye, similar to what football players might wear).
Boyce began his professional career in the 2007–08
2007-08 NHL season
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation of the National Hockey League . It began on September 29, 2007, with the regular season ending April 6, 2008...
season, originally signing a contract with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. After starting the season with 22 points in 32 games with the Marlies, Boyce was signed by parent club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a two-year entry level contract on January 1, 2008.
Boyce was recalled to the Leafs to play his first NHL game on January 24, 2008, against the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
, but only played 5 shifts as he left the game during his fifth shift with a separated shoulder. He played a total of 3 minutes and 20 seconds. He underwent successful surgery but missed the remainder of the season.
Darryl did not play his second NHL game until December 30, 2010, scoring his first NHL point, an assist, with the Leafs, against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Toronto. Two days later on January 1, 2011, Boyce scored his first NHL goal in Ottawa against Mike Brodeur
Mike Brodeur
Mike Brodeur is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Brodeur is currently a free agent. Brodeur played most recently with the Binghamton Senators organization...
of the Senators.
On July 14, 2011, Boyce signed a one-year contract with the Maple Leafs.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Parry Sound Shamrocks Parry Sound Shamrocks The Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:... |
OPJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto St. Michael's Majors The Toronto St. Michael's Majors, was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906, and adopted the name "Majors" in 1934, and was commonly referred to as St. Mike's... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
67 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 46 | ||
| 2002–03 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 64 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 119 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 2003–04 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 64 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 110 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 2004–05 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 67 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 152 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | ||
| 2005–06 | University of New Brunswick University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in... |
AUS Atlantic University Sport Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and... |
28 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of New Brunswick | AUS | 25 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 AHL season The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:... |
Toronto Marlies Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies is a Canadian professional ice hockey team currently playing in the American Hockey League . The top affiliate of the National Hockey League 's Toronto Maple Leafs, the Marlies play at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
41 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Toronto Marlies | AHL | 73 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 131 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Toronto Marlies | AHL | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 AHL season The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011... |
Toronto Marlies | AHL | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 47 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||