Quinton Byfield
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| Quinton Byfield | |||
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| Born | August 19, 2002 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Los Angeles Kings Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
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| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 2020 Los Angeles Kings |
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| Playing career | TBD–present | ||
Quinton Byfield (born August 19, 2002) is a Canadian junior ice hockey centre currently playing for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Byfield was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the highest drafted mixed race player in NHL history.[1][2] He is of Jamaican descent from his father, Clinton.[3]
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Playing career
Byfield was the first overall pick in the 2018 OHL Draft and won both OHL Rookie of the Year and CHL Rookie of the Year.[4] In 2018–19, he put up 29 goals and 61 points in 64 games.[5]
After his second overall selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Byfield was signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year, entry-level contract on October 16, 2020.[6]
International play
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Canada |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2020 Czech Republic | |
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2021 Canada | |
Byfield won a silver medal at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[7] Byfield won a Gold Medal with Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships held in the Czech Republic, posting 1 assist in 7 games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 64 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 45 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 109 | 61 | 82 | 143 | 82 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2018 | Canada Black | U17 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2019 | Canada | HG18 |  |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WJC | |
7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | Ref |
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| OHL | ||
| Emms Family Award | 2018–19 | |
| CHL | ||
| CHL Rookie of the Year | 2018–19 | |
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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| Preceded by | Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 2020 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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