Travis Boyd

Travis Boyd (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Boyd was selected in the 6th round, 177th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Boyd played four collegiate seasons of NCAA Division I hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Big Ten Conference. With the Gophers, Boyd won a Big Ten Championship in the 2014–15 season, and was named to the Big Ten second All-Star team for that same season. At the age of 17, he became the youngest player drafted in the 2011 NHL entry draft when he was selected 177th overall by the Washington Capitals.

On March 31, 2015, the Washington Capitals signed Boyd to a two-year, entry-level contract, beginning in the 2015–16 season. Boyd signed a tryout agreement for the Capitals' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears, for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. He played two games for the Bears, registering a goal and an assist. Boyd re-signed with the Capitals on July 5, 2017. He made his NHL debut on December 4, 2017, due to injuries to the Capitals regular line up. He recorded his first career NHL point against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 18, 2018. He won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals on June 7, 2018. He finished the season with 8 games, registering the one point and played in one playoff game.

On July 1, the Capitals re-signed Boyd to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $800,000. Despite suffering an injury in the preseason, Boyd began the 2018–19 season in the NHL. Boyd scored his first NHL goal on December 9 in a 4–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on a pass from team captain Alex Ovechkin. He played in 24 games recording 10 points during the regular season. However, his poor play during the playoffs saw him scratched after game 2 versus the New York Islanders. At the end of the season, the Capitals did not extend a qualifying offer to Boyd and he became an unrestricted free agent.

As a free agent, Boyd signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 10, 2020. During the pandemic-shorted 2020–21 season Boyd scored 3 goals and registered 8 points in 20 games with the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs attempted to transfer Boyd to the taxi squad near the trade deadline, forcing them to put him on waivers. On March 22, 2021, Boyd was claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks. He played in 19 games with the Canucks scoring 2 goals.

On August 3, 2021, Boyd signed as a free agent to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Arizona Coyotes. Boyd was considered a depth forward on his previous teams During the pandemic-shortened 2021–22 season, Boyd scored 10 goals and 34 points in 46 games. On March 5, 2022, Boyd signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract to stay with the Coyotes.

After three seasons with the Coyotes, Boyd left as a free agent following the transfer of their personnel to the Utah Hockey Club. He was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024. In the season, Boyd was primarily assigned to the AHL, making 62 appearances and registering 53 points with the Iowa Wild. He was scoreless in 3 games through recall with Minnesota.

As a free agent, Boyd left the Wild after a lone season and was signed to a one-year, $775,000, contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, 2025.

Personal life Boyd and his wife Kelsey have one daughter together.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Hopkins High School HSMN 26 26 25 51 22 — — — — — 2009–10 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 35 8 10 18 18 — — — — — 2009–10 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 52 10 14 24 22 — — — — — 2009–10 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 24 5 13 18 10 — — — — — 2010–11 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 60 13 25 38 16 — — — — — 2011–12 University of Minnesota WCHA 35 1 8 9 4 — — — — — 2012–13 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 3 11 14 8 — — — — — 2013–14 University of Minnesota B1G 41 9 23 32 18 — — — — — 2014–15 University of Minnesota B1G 32 19 22 41 10 — — — — — 2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 76 21 32 53 24 21 2 7 9 4 2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 76 16 47 63 16 12 1 7 8 2 2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 61 15 32 47 12 — — — — — 2017–18 Washington Capitals NHL 8 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 53 5 15 20 6 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Washington Capitals NHL 24 3 7 10 2 4 1 0 1 0 2019–20 Hershey Bears AHL 4 4 2 6 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 3 5 8 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 19 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Arizona Coyotes NHL 74 17 18 35 34 — — — — — 2022–23 Arizona Coyotes NHL 82 15 19 34 26 — — — — — 2023–24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 16 2 6 8 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Iowa Wild AHL 63 22 31 53 20 — — — — — 2024–25 Minnesota Wild NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Toronto Marlies AHL 34 10 19 29 6 — — — — — NHL totals 299 47 71 118 74 6 1 0 1 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 United States U17 6 1 2 3 0 2011 United States WJC18 6 2 4 6 2 Junior totals 12 3 6 9 2

Awards and honours Award Year College WCHA All-Academic Team 2013 B1G Second All-Star Team 2015 AHL Second All-Star Team 2017 Calder Cup champion 2026 NHL Stanley Cup champion 2018