After Long Road to the NHL, Travis Boyd Ready to Keep Pushing Forward

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsOne of the last to emerge from the ice at Medstar Capitals Iceplex, Travis Boyd settles into his stall, leaning back and taking in the room around him, one that he’s said he’s mesmerized to be in each and every day.

As he speaks, he sports a smile that never falters, as if he’s a kid in a candy store who can pick out anything he wants. He converses casually and in a way that’s unequivocally “cool” as he finds the right words to describe how he’s living out the aspirations that he set for himself years ago.

“I think from where I was when I got drafted, there was obviously a long ways I needed to come to get to this point and just keep working at it and kept trying…