Randy Boyd (ice hockey)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Randy Boyd

| image = Randy Boyd.webp

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1962|01|23}}

| birth_place = Coniston, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|1|19|1962|1|23}}

| death_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 200

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| played_for = Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Black Hawks
New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks

| draft = 51st overall

| draft_year = 1980

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

| career_start = 1981

| career_end = 1993

}}

Randall Keith Joseph Boyd (January 23, 1962 – January 19, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 257 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Boyd was born in Coniston, Ontario, on January 23, 1962. From 1979 to 1982, he played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's.{{Cite web |title=Randy Boyd Hockey Stats and Profile |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=532 |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=Hockeydb.com}}

Career

During his career, Boyd played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Black Hawks, New York Islanders, and Vancouver Canucks between 1981 and 1988. After leaving the NHL, Boyd played professional hockey in Vienna for two years. He played with the Milwaukee Admirals from 1991 to 1993 and ended his career with the Wichita Thunder.{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2022 |title=Former Penguins Defenseman Randy Boyd Passes Away |url=https://www.penguinpoop.com/2022/former-penguins-defenseman-randy-boyd-passes-away/ |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=Pittsburgh Penguins - PenguinPoop Blog |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Boyd was a resident of Marietta, Georgia, and died on January 19, 2022, four days shy of his 60th birthday.{{cite news |title=67's Mourn the Passing of Randy Boyd |url=https://ottawa67s.com/article/67s-mourn-passing-randy-boyd |access-date=January 21, 2022 |publisher=Ottawa 67's |date=January 20, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Randall "Randy" Keith Joseph Boyd |url=https://lougheedfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/4840194/Boyd-Randall-Randy/index.php |access-date=January 31, 2022 |publisher=Lougheed Funeral Homes}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| North Bay Trappers \| OPJAHL \| 42	10	35	45	121 \| —	—	—	—	—
1979–80 \| Ottawa 67's \| OMJHL \| 65	3	21	24	148 \| 11	0	2	2	13
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1980–81 \| Ottawa 67's \| OHL \| 64	11	43	54	225 \| 7	2	3	5	35
1981–82 \| Ottawa 67's \| OHL \| 26	9	29	38	51 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1981–82 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 23	0	2	2	49 \| 3	0	0	0	11
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1982–83 \| Baltimore Skipjacks \| AHL \| 21	5	10	15	43 \| —	—	—	—	—
1982–83 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 56	4	14	18	71 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| Baltimore Skipjacks \| AHL \| 20	6	13	19	21 \| —	—	—	—	—
1983–84 \| Springfield Indians \| AHL \| 27	2	11	13	48 \| 4	0	2	2	34
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 5	0	1	1	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
1983–84 \| Chicago Black Hawks \| NHL \| 23	0	4	4	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1984–85 \| Chicago Black Hawks \| NHL \| 3	0	0	0	6 \| 3	0	1	1	7
1984–85 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| IHL \| 68	18	55	73	162 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 55	2	12	14	79 \| 3	0	0	0	2
1986–87 \| Springfield Indians \| AHL \| 48	9	30	39	96 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 30	7	17	24	37 \| 4	0	1	1	6
1987–88 \| Vancouver Canucks \| NHL \| 60	7	16	23	64 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89 \| Vancouver Canucks \| NHL \| 2	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| IHL \| 73	24	55	79	218 \| 9	0	6	6	26
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Wiener EV \| AUT \| 16	4	16	20	75 \| —	—	—	—	—
1990–91 \| Wiener EV \| AUT \| 31	6	14	20	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| IHL \| 42	7	9	16	80 \| 2	0	1	1	2
1992–93 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| IHL \| 8	1	4	5	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Wichita Thunder \| CHL \| 22	10	26	36	92 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL Totals ! 257 !! 20 !! 67 !! 87 !! 328 ! 13 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 !! 26
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|AHL Totals !116 !22 !64 !86 !208 !4 !0 !2 !2 !34
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|IHL Totals !191 !50 !123 !173 !468 !11 !0 !7 !7 !28