{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{distinguish|text=the American sports writer}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 200 | played_for = Dallas Stars <br>SC Herislau <br>Villacher SV <br>Düsseldorfer EG | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | draft = 88th overall | draft_year = 1991 | draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks | career_start = 1992 | career_end = 2003 }}
'''Zachary Jason Boyer''' (born October 25, 1971) is a Canadian former National Hockey League right winger. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2003, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.
==Playing career== In the final game of the 1992 Memorial Cup, Boyer scored the championship-winning goal for the Kamloops Blazers with 14 seconds remaining in the third period.<ref name="KTW">{{cite web |last1=Potestio |first1=Michael |title=Memorial Cup anniversary — Niedermayer found Boyer in 1992 |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/sports/memorial-cup-anniversary-niedermayer-found-boyer-in-1992-1.24081225 |publisher=Kamloops This Week |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207221934/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/sports/memorial-cup-anniversary-niedermayer-found-boyer-in-1992-1.24081225 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The assist came from a young Scott Niedermayer, now a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref name="KTW" />
Drafted by the Blackhawks, Boyer spent two seasons with the Dallas Stars with time split with the IHL Blazers, Indianapolis Ice, Michigan K-Wings, Orlando Solar Bears and Houston Aeros. He played for seven different teams in his hockey career. Boyer played in Europe (SC Herisau, EC Villacher SV, Düsseldorfer EG), but ended his playing career with the Colorado Gold Kings and Orlando Seals.
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1985–86 | Edmonton Shamrocks | AMHL | 35 || 40 || 64 || 104 || 40 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Edmonton Pats | AMHL | 35 || 30 || 41 || 71 || 60 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1987–88 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 55 || 16 || 31 || 47 || 258 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988–89 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 36 || 15 || 17 || 32 || 60 | 16 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 10 |- | 1989–90 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 71 || 24 || 47 || 71 || 63 | 17 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989–90 | Kamloops Blazers | M-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 3 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0 |- | 1990–91 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 64 || 45 || 60 || 105 || 58 | 12 || 6 || 10 || 16 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991–92 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 70 || 40 || 69 || 109 || 90 | 17 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 16 |- | 1991–92 | Kamloops Blazers | M-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 5 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 59 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 26 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1993–94 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 54 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 67 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 1994–95 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 22 || 9 || 7 || 16 || 22 | 15 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 67 || 24 || 27 || 51 || 58 | 10 || 11 || 6 || 17 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 80 || 25 || 49 || 74 || 63 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | 1997–98 | SC Herisau | NLA | 19 || 7 || 16 || 23 || 77 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | Villacher SV | AUT | 6 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1997–98 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 15 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 8 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–9 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 61 || 16 || 23 || 39 || 40 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2000–01 | Colorado Gold Kings | WCHL | 66 || 37 || 53 || 90 || 62 | 8 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 16 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Colorado Gold Kings | WCHL | 72 || 25 || 66 || 91 || 48 | 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0 |- | 2002–03 | Orlando Seals | ACHL | 25 || 19 || 34 || 53 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 343 !! 94 !! 132 !! 226 !! 276 ! 29 !! 14 !! 16 !! 30 !! 10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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