Dustin Boyd

Dustin James Boyd (born July 16, 1986) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey player. He was most recently under contract with Barys Nur-Sultan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career After playing two seasons with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League, 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 returned to Omaha.

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 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.

On June 29, 2010, he was traded by the Predators, along with teammate Dan Ellis, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Sergei Kostitsyn. Two days later he then signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Canadiens on July 1, 2010. On November 8, 2010, he was placed on waivers by the Canadiens. He cleared waivers and was sent down to their AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He remained under contract with Montreal and was 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. Over the course of the next six seasons with Barys, Boyd became a cult player for the club alongside fellow imports Brandon Bochenski and Nigel Dawes.

Upon the retirement of Bochenski following the 2016–17 season, Boyd opted to leave Barys as a free agent but continue in the KHL in securing a two-year deal with Dynamo Moscow on July 19, 2017.

During the final year of his contract with Dynamo in the 2018–19 season, Boyd was scoreless in 5 appearances before leaving the club and returning to Barys Astana for the remainder of the campaign on September 27, 2018.

International play

Boyd was also a member of the Canadian gold-medal-winning team in the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

On March 24, 2016, the IIHF announced it had approved a request to allow Boyd, Brandon Bochenski and Nigel Dawes to play for Kazakhstan at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Personal life Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Boyd graduated from Westwood Collegiate in 2004.

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 2011–12 Barys Astana KHL 53 18 15 33 16 6 3 2 5 0 2012–13 Barys Astana KHL 51 15 16 31 10 7 1 5 6 2 2013–14 Barys Astana KHL 49 18 20 38 41 10 2 3 5 4 2014–15 Barys Astana KHL 58 19 34 53 24 7 2 3 5 0 2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 51 20 21 41 45 — — — — — 2016–17 Barys Astana KHL 30 8 6 14 6 10 5 1 6 10 2017–18 Dynamo Moscow KHL 48 8 11 19 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Dynamo Moscow KHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 51 6 9 15 26 12 2 2 4 4 2019–20 Barys Nur–Sultan KHL 51 12 8 20 12 5 1 1 2 2 NHL totals 210 31 31 62 39 9 1 0 1 0 KHL totals 447 124 140 264 198 57 16 17 33 22

International

Awards and honours Award YearWHL East First All-Star Team 2006