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Hailing from what many dub the ‘State of Hockey’ (which began as a marketing campaign by the Minnesota Wild), Capitals Forward Travis Boyd has his roots firmly planted in Minnesota, playing high school hockey for Hopkins High School in Minnetonka. Several opportunities to represent US Junior Teams at U17 and U18 levels came his way including a 60 game and 38 point stint in 2010-11 with the US National U18 Team.
Boyd then found himself winging his way back home to join NCAA collegiate team the Minnesota Golden Gophers, part of the University of Minnesota, for whom he would play 4 seasons from 2011-2015.