Travis Boyd

Current and former Capitals to participate in popular Minnesota Summer League

Over the summer, many NHL players participate in organized summer leagues to get one final tune-up before training camp. One of these leagues is called Da Beauty League. Formed in 2015, the league has six teams featuring NHL players and prospects including Dustin Byfuglien, Jake Guentzel, Anders Lee and the van Reimsdyk brothers.

The Capitals also have some familiar names participating this summer including Taylor Chorney, Shane Gersich, Travis Boyd, Aaron Ness, Matt Hendricks, and Nate Schmidt.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago

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Capitals re-sign Hershey Bears all-star Travis Boyd to one-year, two-way contract

On Wednesday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced they had re-signed prospect Travis Boyd to a one-year, two-way contract. The 23-year-old center will make the league minimum of $650,000 at the NHL level and $115,000 if he’s down in Hershey.

In his second full season in the pros after four years at the University of Minnesota, Boyd led the Hershey Bears in points, tallying a career-high 63 in 76 games. Boyd, who was named to the 2017 AHL All-Star game, was honored with a spot on the Second All-Star Team for the league. He has 118 points in 154 career AHL games after being drafted in the sixth-round, 177th overall, in the 2011 Entry Draft.

Boyd was also voted team MVP.

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By Chris Gordon 3 years ago

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Travis Boyd scores OTGWG in Game Two to tie Bears’ series 1-1

After falling 3-1 to the Providence Bruins on Saturday night, the Hershey Bears seem to have found their groove again. The team won in overtime tonight after a thrilling game-winning goal from Travis Boyd, tying the Atlantic Division Finals series 1-1.

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By Madeline Dement 3 years ago

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Travis Boyd named to 2016-17 AHL Second All-Star Team

The AHL announced today that Hershey Bears forward Travis Boyd has been named to the Second All-Star Team for the 2016-17 season. The selections were made by coaches, players, and media from all 30 teams.

Boyd, a 2011 sixth-round pick, leads all Bears in points (62) and is third in the AHL in scoring. Boyd has been consistently good in his two full seasons with the Bears, scoring 16 goals and 46 assists this season. Last season, Boyd had 21 goals and 32 assists in 76 games, notching 53 points.

Boyd was also named to the AHL All-Star Game and earned his first NHL call up in February.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago

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According to Travis Boyd, Nate Schmidt is a snorer

A visual approximation of Nate Schmidt happily snoring.

We finally have evidence that Nate Schmidt is not perfect.

Tuesday, Schmidt’s longtime friend and former roommate, Travis Boyd, shared this information with The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Prospect Travis Boyd receives first promotion to Washington

Tuesday morning the Capitals announced that they have called up forward Travis Boyd from AHL affiliate Hershey Bears. This is Boyd’s very first NHL call-up in his second season playing with the Bears.

In 53 games with Hershey this year, Boyd has registered 43 points (11 goals and 32 assists), good enough for second on the team in points. He recently represented the team in the AHL All-Star Game along with teammate Chris Bourque.

At the end of Development Camp last summer, Barry Trotz promised Boyd an opportunity to make the Capitals out of Training Camp. Nearly six months later, Boyd has finally earned a look from the big-league team.

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By Rachel Cohen 3 years ago

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Travis Boyd scores tenth goal of the season in Bears’ 5-2 victory over the Phantoms

The Bears’ top four leading scorers (and Zach Sill) provided the goals in Hershey’s 5-2 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Monday. Reigning AHL player-of-the-week, Vitek Vanecek, made 23 saves in the win.

The Bears’ second leading scorer, Chris Bourque, got the Bears’ first goal, his 499th career point for Hershey. Travis Boyd, the team’s leading scorer, would put the Bears up less than a minute later. Next, Paul Carey would extend his point streak to 19 games on a deflection. Christian Thomas and Zach Sill finished the game off for the Bears with goals in the third.

Boyd now has 29 points in 29 games. The goal also marks his second straight double digit goal season in the AHL.

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By Spenser Smallwood 3 years ago

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Travis Boyd and Stan Galiev score in Bears 3-2 shootout loss

The Hershey Bears fell to third place in the Atlantic Division with their 3-2 shootout loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Caps prospect Travis Boyd started the Bears scoring in the first period. The goal would be Boyd’s eighth of the year and occurred on the power play. Paul Carey’s assist on the goal pushed his point streak to 16 games.

Three minutes later, the Bears would end their scoring for the night on a Stan Galiev goal in his first game back from injury. Galiev has been out since November 12 with an upper-body injury. Boyd received an assist on Galiev’s marker for his team leading 25th point of the year.

Vitek Vanecek was outstanding in the shootout loss stopping 32 of the 34 shots against.

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By Spenser Smallwood 3 years ago

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Travis Boyd gets point in sixth straight game as Bears lose to Phantoms

The Hershey Bears were unable to push their win streak past four games Saturday night against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, losing in overtime 3-2.

With five minutes left in the game, Travis Boyd scored on a pinpoint wrister to force an extra frame. The game would mark the third straight game that Boyd has scored a goal and the sixth straight in which he has recorded at least one point. He has recorded at least one point in two thirds of games this year for the Bears (14 of 21)

Chris Bourque scored the only other goal for the Bears in the game. Vitek Vanecek stopped 25 shots in the overtime loss.

Sunday’s game against Syracuse will be Teddy Bear Toss Night.

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By Spenser Smallwood 4 years ago

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Travis Boyd scores game-winning goal in Bears 4-3 win

Friday night, the Hershey Bears held on for a 4-3 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on the backs of Christian Thomas and Travis Boyd.

After two second-period tallies, Thomas took sole position of the team lead in goals (11) over newly-graduated Jakub Vrana. On a first period assist and the game-winning goal in the third, Boyd moved into first on the team in points with 19.

Top prospect defenseman Madison Bowey also scored in his first game back following a four-game absence with a lower-body injury. Joe Cannata stopped 23 shots in the Bears’ fourth straight win.

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By Spenser Smallwood 4 years ago

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