Darren Boyko (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Boyko is best known for a one-game stint in the NHL and the

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. He played one game in the

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for the

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and one game in

for Västra Frölunda HC in 1997. Boyko was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1977

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with a

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team from

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. Boyko spent two highly productive years playing for the University of Toronto before turning pro. In his first year with U of T, with Mike Keenan as his coach, Boyko put up 33-goals and 84 points in just 40 games then added another 17 points in just nine playoff games en route to a National Championship. The following year he again scored 84 points for the Varsity Blues. In '85-'86 he played four games for the Canadian National Team but spent the bulk of the year playing professionally in Finland. After three years with Helsinki, Boyko signed a deal with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. Boyko had structured his deal to allow him to return to Finland if he didn't crack the Jets roster. While he made the team out of camp, he remained on the sidelines as a healthy scratch for over a month before finally drawing into a game versus the Boston Bruins. After his one-game audition, he returned to Finland and played seven more seasons with HIFK Helsinki. In 2001, Boyko was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. In 2006, he became the second non-Finnish player, after Carl Brewer, to be inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Awards and achievements

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First All-Star Team (1981) *MJHL Scoring Champion (1981) *Honoured Member of the

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*Member #180 of the

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* 1964 births Living people Berlin Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Frölunda HC players HIFK (ice hockey) players Moncton Hawks players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg St. Boniface Saints (ice hockey) players Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players Undrafted National Hockey League players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Winnipeg Warriors (1980–1984) players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1960s-stub

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