Background
Boynton grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Nobleton, Ontario with the NobleKing Knights before moving to American Automobile Association with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of the OMHA.
Boynton grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Nobleton, Ontario with the NobleKing Knights before moving to American Automobile Association with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of the OMHA.
Boynton is now the Radio Analyst for the Arizona Coyotes He played bantam American Automobile Association with the Kings before signing as a 15-year-old with the Caledon Canadians Junior.A. club of the Metro Junior Hockey League in 1994-1995. He was a standout for four seasons with the OHL"s Ottawa 67"s, finishing his junior career in 1998-1999 with 59 points in 51 games. Boynton was originally drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1997 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
After failing to come to terms on a contract with the Capitals, Boynton was eligible to return to the draft, and he was subsequently selected in the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins.
Boynton played for the Bruins until 2005-2006. His best season was 2003-2004 when he registered 30 points.
During the National Hockey League lockout season of 2004-2005, Boynton played for the Nottingham Panthers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League, memorably scoring the equalizing goal in the British Championship Grand Final. On June 26, 2006, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for fellow defenceman Paul Mara.
After two seasons with the Coyotes Boynton was traded at the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft along with Keith Ballard and a second round pick to the Florida Panthers for Olli Jokinen on June 20, 2008.
In the 2008-2009 season, Boynton regained his scoring touch and posted 21 points in 68 games for the Panthers. During the season on February 27, 2009, Boynton was sent home from a Panthers road trip and missed three games for disciplinary reasons, later revealed to be after an argument with coach Peter DeBoer. On July 9, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks for the 2009-2010 season.
After playing in 42 games with the Ducks.
Boynton was placed on waivers on February 1, 2010. He was then assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. On March 2, 2010, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, he was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.
Boynton was later recalled to the Blackhawks and made his debut in a 4-2 loss to the Ducks on March 17, 2010. On February 26, 2011, Boynton was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers, with whom he played ten games to conclude the 2010-2011 season.
He retired after the season.
1996 — OHL All-Rookie Team.