Darryl Boyce | |||
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Born |
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
July 7, 1984 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
DEL team Former teams |
ERC Ingolstadt Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets JYP Jyväskylä |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Darryl Boyce (born July 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for ERC Ingolstadt in Germany. He has previously played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL.
Boyce's playing career got a kick start when he helped the Summerside Turk's Red Wings win an Island Junior Hockey League championship as an underage player in 1999-2000. Though much younger than his teammates at the time, he learned the ropes quickly and was an important part of their success. Before helping the Red Wings he helped guide the Summerside Kinsmen Midget AAA team to an Island Championship with his solid two way play and elite leader status. He also represented Team Atlantic at the World U17 that season in New Glasgow NS. He then moved on to play junior hockey for the Parry Sound Shamrocks of the OPJHL in 2000–01, before moving on to Major Junior with the St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League.
With the Majors, from 2001–02 until 2004–05, Boyce skated in 262 OHL games, scoring 145 regular-season and 22 playoff points (the latter in 51 total playoff games)
Undrafted, Boyce enrolled with the University of New Brunswick where he played for the Varsity Reds. In his first season (2005–06), he was named UNB male rookie of the year with 32 points in 28 games. In his two seasons with the V-Reds he won a University Cup. (CIS men's hockey national championship)
Boyce began his professional career in the 2007–08 season, originally signing a contract with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. After starting the season with 22 points in 32 games with the Marlies, Boyce was signed by parent club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a two-year entry level contract on January 1, 2008.