Johnny Boychuk

#55 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 21/22

Date of Birth: Jan 19, 1984
Age: 42
Place of Birth: Edmonton, AB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: Northeast Braves
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 103 kg / 227 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Johnny Boychuk Facts

Drafted: 2002 round 2 #61 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Agency: Premium

Brother: David Boychuk

Nephews (by marriage): Peter Quenneville, John Quenneville & David Quenneville

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Johnny Boychuk Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1998-1999	MLAC U15 AAA	AMBHL	36	8	20	28	59	-
1999-2000	MLAC U18 AAA	AMHL	35	6	17	23	59	-
1999-2000	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2000-2001	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	66	4	8	12	61	18	Playoffs	12	1	1	2	17	2
2000-2001	Canada Pacific U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	70	8	32	40	85	12	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	6	-2
2001-2002	Canada U18	WJC-18	5	1	0	1	8	9
2002-2003	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	40	8	18	26	58	5
2002-2003	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	27	5	17	22	32	20	Playoffs	13	2	6	8	29	1
2003-2004	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	62	13	20	33	71	9	Playoffs	10	1	9	10	9	8
2004-2005	Hershey Bears	AHL	80	3	12	15	69	13
2005-2006	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	74	6	26	32	73	-18
2006-2007	Albany River Rats	AHL	80	10	18	28	125	-8	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	4	2
2007-2008	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	1
2007-2008	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL	60	8	18	26	63	-6
2008-2009	Boston Bruins	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008-2009	Providence Bruins	AHL	78	20	46	66	61	19	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	19	-5
2009-2010	Boston Bruins	NHL	51	5	10	15	43	10	Playoffs	13	2	4	6	6	0
2009-2010	Providence Bruins	AHL	2	1	0	1	0	0
2010-2011	Boston Bruins	NHL	69	3	13	16	45	15	Playoffs	25	3	6	9	12	12
2011-2012	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	5	10	15	53	27	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	4	1
2012-2013	EC Salzburg Lockout	EBEL	15	2	6	8	2	11
2012-2013	Boston Bruins	NHL	44	1	5	6	12	5	Playoffs	22	6	1	7	10	4
2013-2014	Boston Bruins	NHL	75	5	18	23	45	31	Playoffs	12	1	1	2	2	3
2014-2015	New York Islanders	NHL	72	9	26	35	14	15	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	2	-1
2015-2016	New York Islanders	NHL	70	9	16	25	31	17	Playoffs	11	0	0	0	4	-7
2016-2017	New York Islanders	NHL	66	6	17	23	19	11
2017-2018	New York Islanders	NHL	58	6	12	18	30	-8
2018-2019	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	74	3	16	19	25	10	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	2
2019-2020	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	64	2	9	11	14	-11	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	1
2020-2021	New York Islanders	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-2022	New York Islanders	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-2022	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	0

Johnny Boychuk Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1996-1997	Edmonton Jr. Oilers	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-

Johnny Boychuk Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	6	374	48	120	168	0.45	391	0	2	21	4	6	10	0.48	23	-3
AMBHL (AEHL U15)	1	36	8	20	28	0.78	59	-	0
AMHL (AEHL U18)	1	35	6	17	23	0.66	59	-	0
EBEL (ICEHL)	1	15	2	6	8	0.53	2	11	0
NHL	15	725	54	152	206	0.28	331	123	9	104	13	17	30	0.29	40	15
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WHL	5	266	38	95	133	0.50	307	63	4	42	5	17	22	0.52	61	9
WJC-18	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	8	9	0

Johnny Boychuk Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2001-2002	CHL Top Prospects Game
2008-2009	AHL All-Star Game AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) AHL First All-Star Team AHL Most Assists by Defenseman (46) AHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (5) AHL Most Goals by Defenseman (20) AHL Most Points by Defenseman (66) AHL Player of the Month (March) AHL Player of the Week (Oct. 19)
2010-2011	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2012-2013	NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
11/04/2021	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Buffalo Sabres
11/25/2020	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Retired
03/12/2015	Extension	New York Islanders	New York Islanders
10/04/2014	Confirmed	Boston Bruins	New York Islanders
11/16/2012	Confirmed	Boston Bruins	EC Salzburg
02/14/2012	Extension	Boston Bruins	Boston Bruins
06/24/2010	Extension	Boston Bruins	Boston Bruins

Johnny Boychuk Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #18 by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Prospects Draft
Cult/Star player for Calgary Hitmen
Cult/Star player for Moose Jaw Warriors

Career transactions
- 2010-06-24 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2009-07-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2008-06-24 • Traded to the Boston Bruins by Colorado for Matt Hendricks
- 2007-06-13 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2003-03-14 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Colorado Avalanche

Other memorable dates
- 2008-01-08 • Made NHL debut (vs NY Islanders; played 7:16 as a RW)