Zoe Boyd Explained

Zoe Boyd
Birth Date:9 August 2000
Birth Place:Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
League:PWHL
Team:Ottawa Charge
Sex:f
Career Start:2018

Zoe Boyd (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Quinnipiac.

Playing career

College

Boyd began her collegiate career for Quinnipiac during the 2018–19 season. During her freshman year, she recorded two goals and ten assists in 36 games. She ranked second on the team in defensive scoring with 12 points. During the 2019–20 season in her sophomore year, she recorded a three goals and nine assists in 37 games. She missed the 2020–21 season due to injury.[1]

During the 2021–22 season in her senior year, she recorded one goal and 12 assists in 35 games. Following the season she was named to the Al-ECAC Third Team. On September 15, 2022, Boyd was named co-captain for the 2022–23 season.[2] As a graduate student, she recorded three goals and 11 assists in 27 games.[1] [3]

Professional

On May 22, 2023, Boyd signed a one-year contract with the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).[4] [5] The PHF ceased operations on June 29, 2023, as a result she never played a game for the Pride.[6]

On September 18, 2023, Boyd was drafted in the ninth round, 53rd overall, by PWHL Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. On October 31, 2023, she signed a two-year contract with Montreal.[7] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded three assists in 16 games. On March 20, 2024, she suffered a fractured left wrist in a game against PWHL New York, ending her season.[8] On June 10, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Ottawa.[9]

International play

Boyd represented Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she served as alternate captain and recorded one goal and one assist in six games and won a bronze medal.[1] [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2018–19Quinnipiac UniversityECAC362101210
2019–20Quinnipiac UniversityECAC3739128
2021–22Quinnipiac UniversityECAC35112136
2022–23Quinnipiac UniversityECAC27311144
2023–24PWHL OttawaPWHL160332
PWHL totals160332

International

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoe Boyd . gobobcats.com . December 3, 2024.
  2. Web site: Women's Ice Hockey Announces Leadership Group Ahead of New Campaign . gobobcats.com . September 15, 2022 . December 3, 2024.
  3. Web site: Eventful season for celebrated Bobcats captain Zoe Boyd . womenshockeylife.com . Mark . Staffieri . May 12, 2023 . December 3, 2024.
  4. Web site: Zoe Boyd Signs Professional Contract with the Boston Pride . gobobcats.com . May 22, 2023 . December 3, 2024.
  5. Web site: Boston Signs Zoe Boyd To Bolster Blueline . . Ian . Kennedy . May 22, 2023 . December 3, 2024.
  6. Web site: What we know about the PHF shutdown, and more on the new pro women's hockey league . . Hailey . Salvian . June 30, 2023 . December 3, 2024 . subscription.
  7. Web site: One-Year Pact Between Boyd and Ottawa . . Ian . Kennedy . October 31, 2023 . December 3, 2024.
  8. Web site: Zoe Boyd: No Place I’D Rather Be. thepwhl.com . April 4, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
  9. Web site: PWHL Ottawa re-signs Zoe Boyd to one-year contract . . June 10, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
  10. Web site: Leadership team named for Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team . . January 6, 2018 . December 3, 2024.