The Washington Capitals unceremoniously dumped Travis Boyd to the Hershey Bears last week. After signing two new players for the fourth line over the summer, the Capitals no longer had room on the active roster for Minnesota native who spent the entire season in the NHL last year.
So how did Boyd respond to the demotion?
After scoring four goals and tallying six points in two games, Boyd was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 13, 2019.
With six points in two contests, @TheHersheyBears forward Travis Boyd has been named the @CCMHockey / AHL Player of the Week.
Details: https://t.co/2f2lc0SvY3 pic.twitter.com/bfIw7xXkKf
— AHL (@TheAHL) October 14, 2019
Boyd leads the AHL in points, tied with several other AHL players including Nathan Walker.
Screenshot via TheAHL.com
Boyd’s four goals included this one-time slap shot goal during the last second of overtime on Saturday.
Good morning. We won last night over those annoying @LVPhantoms. And it was awesome #HBH
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) October 13, 2019
He also scored this brilliant wraparound on Sunday.
We out here shaking and baking all over those Pens #HBH pic.twitter.com/xQlyYCbJu3
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) October 13, 2019
According to the AHL, Boyd will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Bears game.
But Boyd is a great example to anyone out there who has felt overlooked by their employer. He didn’t play the victim. He didn’t pout. He went out on the ice and showed why he deserves better. That says something about the man and I hope he keeps it up.
Congrats to @Tboyd93, who has earned CCM/@TheAHL Player of the Week honors! With that, he's also been selected as our @psecu Player of the Week after a six-point weekend! #HBH pic.twitter.com/DT8vzrO64P
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) October 14, 2019
More from the AHL:
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The American Hockey League announced today that Hershey Bears forward Travis Boyd has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 13, 2019.
Boyd recorded back-to-back three-point efforts over the weekend, scoring four goals and assisting on two others in a pair of Hershey victories.
Assigned to Hershey at the start of the week, Boyd made his season debut on Saturday night as the Bears visited Lehigh Valley. After notching an assist in the first period, Boyd scored the game-tying goal with 8:03 remaining in regulation and put home the winner with one second to play in overtime to give Hershey a 4-3 win. Then on Sunday, Boyd scored two more goals and registered another assist as the Bears defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5-1.
Boyd, a fifth-year pro from Hopkins, Minn., is tied for the AHL lead in both goals (four) and points (six) on the young season. Washington’s sixth-round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, Boyd spent most of the 2018-19 campaign in the NHL, collecting five goals and 15 assists in 53 contests with the Capitals. Boyd, an AHL All-Star in 2017, has totaled 57 goals and 115 assists for 172 points in 219 career AHL games, all with Hershey, and also has 21 points (5g, 16a) in 61 career NHL contests.
In recognition of being named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week, Boyd will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Bears home game.
