Nick Boynton
Nicklas Carl " Nick" Boynton ( born January 14, 1979 in Nobleton, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played until the end of the season 2010/11 for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.
Career
Boynton played during his junior time at the Ottawa 67 's in the OHL. There he fell on by consistently strong performance so that the Washington Capitals chose him at the NHL Entry Draft in 1997 in the first round as the ninth player. However, he could not agree with the Capitals on a treaty and remained in Ottawa at the 67ern. With this team he won the 1999 and the Memorial Cup and was voted the best player of the final tournament.
NHL Entry Draft 1999 he was back in stock and this time it was the Boston Bruins, the again in the first round, the rights secured to 21st place in him. With the Bruins he agreed quickly, but it was in the first two years almost exclusively in the AHL farm team at the Providence Bruins in use. It was only in his third season 2000/ 01 he made his breakthrough in the NHL. Initially, he focused heavily on his defensive duties. Despite the lack of yield point, this work was recognized among other things, a call to the NHL All- Rookie Team.
In the following years, Boynton developed further and was nominated as 2004 for the NHL All-Star Game. When the NHL went on strike, he played in England at the Nottingham Panthers.
Before the start of season 2006/ 07 he was given in exchange for Paul Mara to the Phoenix Coyotes. There he continued his solid defense work. The next change came in the summer of 2008, when he was sent together with Keith Ballard in exchange for Olli Jokinen to the Florida Panthers.
In the 2009/10 season Boynton won with the Chicago Blackhawks the Stanley Cup. In February 2011, he was set up by the Blackhawks on the Waiverliste and selected by the Philadelphia Flyers.