# Zoe Boyd > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zoe_Boyd > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zoe_Boyd.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Boyd > Source revision: 1357349061 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | name = Zoe Boyd | image = Zoe Boyd 2026.jpg | alt = | caption = Boyd with the [Boston Fleet](/source/Boston_Fleet) in 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|9}} | birth_place = [Caledon East, Ontario](/source/Caledon_East%2C_Ontario), Canada | position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman) | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = | league = [PWHL](/source/Professional_Women's_Hockey_League) | team = [Boston Fleet](/source/Boston_Fleet) | former_teams = [Ottawa Charge](/source/Ottawa_Charge) | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2018 | medaltemplates = }} '''Zoe Boyd''' (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defence player](/source/defence_player) for the [Boston Fleet](/source/Boston_Fleet) of the [Professional Women's Hockey League](/source/Professional_Women's_Hockey_League) (PWHL). She previously played for the [Ottawa Charge](/source/Ottawa_Charge) of the PWHL. She played [college ice hockey](/source/college_ice_hockey) at [Quinnipiac](/source/Quinnipiac_Bobcats_women's_ice_hockey). ==Early life== Boyd and her childhood best friend, [Kristin Della Rovere](/source/Kristin_Della_Rovere), grew up together in [Caledon, Ontario](/source/Caledon%2C_Ontario). They played junior hockey together for the Caledon Hawks, Brampton Canadettes and North Halton Twisters.{{cite web |url=https://www.inthehills.ca/2024/11/making-it-to-the-big-league/ |title=Making it to the Big League |website=inthehills.ca |first=Anthony |last=Jenkins |date=November 25, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2025}} Boyd and Della Rovere served as captain and assistant captains of the Caledon Hawks' boys hockey team.{{cite web |url=https://caledoncitizen.com/hockey-success-started-in-caledon-for-two-childhood-friends-now-pwhl-rookies-in-ottawa/ |title=Hockey success started in Caledon for two childhood friends, now PWHL rookies in Ottawa |work=Caledon Citizen |first=Jim |last=Stewart |date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2025}} ==Playing career== ===College=== Boyd began her [collegiate](/source/College_ice_hockey) career for [Quinnipiac](/source/Quinnipiac_Bobcats_women's_ice_hockey) during the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_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](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season) in her sophomore year, she recorded a three goals and nine assists in 37 games. She missed the [2020–21 season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season) due to injury.{{cite web |url=https://gobobcats.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/zoe-boyd/12391 |title=Zoe Boyd |website=gobobcats.com |access-date=December 3, 2024}} During the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_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](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season).{{cite web |url=https://gobobcats.com/news/2022/9/15/womens-ice-hockey-announces-leadership-group-ahead-of-2022-23-season |title=Women's Ice Hockey Announces Leadership Group Ahead of New Campaign |website=gobobcats.com |date=September 15, 2022 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} As a graduate student, she recorded three goals and 11 assists in 27 games.{{cite web |url=https://womenshockeylife.com/eventful-season-for-celebrated-bobcats-captain-zoe-boyd/ |title=Eventful season for celebrated Bobcats captain Zoe Boyd |website=womenshockeylife.com |first=Mark |last=Staffieri |date=May 12, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} ===Professional=== On May 22, 2023, Boyd signed a one-year contract with the [Boston Pride](/source/Boston_Pride) of the [Premier Hockey Federation](/source/Premier_Hockey_Federation) (PHF).{{cite web |url=https://gobobcats.com/news/2023/5/22/womens-ice-hockey-zoe-boyd-signs-professional-contract-with-the-boston-pride |title=Zoe Boyd Signs Professional Contract with the Boston Pride |website=gobobcats.com |date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/boston-signs-zoe-boyd-to-bolster-blueline |title=Boston Signs Zoe Boyd To Bolster Blueline |work=[The Hockey News](/source/The_Hockey_News) |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} The PHF ceased operations on June 29, 2023, as a result she never played a game for the Pride.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4655207/2023/06/30/premier-hockey-federation-why-mark-walter/ |title=What we know about the PHF shutdown, and more on the new pro women's hockey league |work=[The Athletic](/source/The_Athletic) |first=Hailey |last=Salvian |date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} On September 18, 2023, Boyd was drafted in the ninth round, 53rd overall, by [PWHL Ottawa](/source/PWHL_Ottawa) in the [2023 PWHL Draft](/source/2023_PWHL_Draft). On October 31, 2023, she signed a two-year contract with Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/one-year-pact-between-zoe-boyd-and-pwhl-ottawa |title=One-Year Pact Between Boyd and Ottawa |work=[The Hockey News](/source/The_Hockey_News) |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} During the [2023–24 season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_PWHL_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](/source/PWHL_New_York), ending her season.{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2024/april/04/zoe-boyd-no-place-id-rather-be |title=Zoe Boyd: No Place I'D Rather Be|website=thepwhl.com |date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} On June 10, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/pwhl-ottawa-re-signs-zoe-boyd-to-one-year-contract/ |title=PWHL Ottawa re-signs Zoe Boyd to one-year contract |website=[Sportsnet](/source/Sportsnet) |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} During the [2024–25 season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_PWHL_season), she recorded three assists in 23 games. On June 20, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the [Boston Fleet](/source/Boston_Fleet).{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/june/20/fleet-sign-zoe-boyd-rylind-mackinnon-and-abbey-levy |title=Fleet sign Zoe Boyd, Rylind MacKinnon and Abbey Levy |website=thepwhl.com |date=June 20, 2025 |access-date=June 20, 2025}} ==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalCountry|{{ihw18|Canada}}}} {{MedalSport|[Ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World U18 Championships](/source/IIHF_World_Women's_U18_Championship)}} {{MedalBronze|[2018 Russia](/source/2018_IIHF_World_Women's_U18_Championship)|}} {{MedalBottom}} Boyd represented [Canada](/source/Canada_women's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team) at the [2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship](/source/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.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2017-18-nwu18t-captains-named-for-u18-worlds |title=Leadership team named for Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team |website=[Hockey Canada](/source/Hockey_Canada) |date=January 6, 2018 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} ==Personal life== Boyd's mother, Tammy Thomson, was involved in a catastrophic car accident when Zoe was five years old, suffering a traumatic brain injury and full paralysis in the right side of her body. She was in a coma for four months, and lost her memory.{{cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/pwhl/news/2818900 |title=How friends and family kept Zoe Boyd on track through tragedy |website=thescore.com |first=Jolene |last=Latimer |date=January 13, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} On December 31, 2024, Tammy attended one of her daughter's games for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/pwhl/boyd-overwhelmed-by-love-support |title=Ottawa Charge defender Zoe Boyd 'overwhelmed' by love and support from PWHL community |newspaper=[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen) |first=Don |last=Brennan |date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 13, 2025}} Zoe runs a podcast called “No Straight Answers with Zoe Boyd” where she interviews queer professionals about primarily LGBTQ+ content.{{cite web |url=https://www.outsports.com/2025/12/22/24124176/zoe-boyd-pwhl-player-podcast-womens-hockey-lgbtq-gay-influence/|title=For out PWHL star Zoe Boyd, hockey and family are sources of strength |website=outsports.com|first=Charlie|last=Smith|date=December 22, 2025|access-date=May 22, 2026}} ==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="98" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP ! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) ! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) ! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) ! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season) | [Quinnipiac University](/source/Quinnipiac_Bobcats_women's_ice_hockey) | [ECAC](/source/ECAC_Hockey) | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season) | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 37 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season) | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 35 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_NCAA_Division_I_women's_ice_hockey_season) | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 27 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_PWHL_season) | [PWHL Ottawa](/source/PWHL_Ottawa) | [PWHL](/source/Professional_Women's_Hockey_League) | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_PWHL_season) | [Ottawa Charge](/source/Ottawa_Charge) | PWHL | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- |[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_PWHL_season) |[Boston Fleet](/source/Boston_Fleet) |PWHL |12 |0 |1 |1 |4 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |PWHL totals ! 51 ! 0 ! 7 ! 7 ! 31 ! 8 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 4 |} ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | [2018](/source/2018_IIHF_World_Women's_U18_Championship) | [Canada](/source/Canada_women's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team) | [U18](/source/IIHF_World_Women's_U18_Championships) | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 6 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 4 |} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats|elite=406453}} * [https://gobobcats.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/zoe-boyd/12391 Quinnipiac Bobcats bio] {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Zoe}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian women's ice hockey defencemen Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Sportswomen from Ontario Category:Ottawa Charge players Category:Sportspeople from Caledon, Ontario Category:Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey players Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen Category:LGBTQ ice hockey players Category:Boston Fleet players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Zoe Boyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Boyd) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Boyd?action=history)). 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