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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Quinton Byfield
| image = Quinton Byfield 12 16-2023.
| image_size =
| caption = Byfield
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|08|19}}
| birth_place = [[Newmarket, Ontario]], Canada
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| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 220
| position = [[
| shoots = Left
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
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| career_start = 2021
}}
'''Quinton Byfield''' (born August 19, 2002) is a
==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]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kerr |first1=Ben |title=2020 NHL Draft – An Early Look and Rankings |url=https://lastwordonhockey.com/2019/07/15/2020-nhl-draft-an-early-look-and-rankings/ |publisher=Last Word on Hockey |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> In 2018–19, he put up 29 goals and 61 points in 64 games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike |title=Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/alexis-lafreniere-headlines-2020-nhl-draft-prospects/c-308003352 |publisher=NHL |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Quinton Byfield.jpg|thumb|left|Byfield during warmups on Los Angeles Kings Pride night in 2022]]
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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-sign-quinton-byfield-to-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-319468006 | title = LA Kings sing Quinton Byfield to three-year, entry-level contract | publisher = [[Los Angeles Kings]] | date = October 16, 2020 | access-date = October 16, 2020}}</ref> He was assigned to the Kings' [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) roster to begin the [[2020–21 AHL season|2020–21 season]] where he played on a line with [[Akil Thomas]] and [[Devante Smith-Pelly]]. His line became the first all-Black line in professional ice hockey since [[Herb Carnegie]], [[Ossie Carnegie]], and [[Manny McIntyre]] in the 1940s. During their first game together, Thomas recorded a natural hat-trick and his line combined for six points in the eventual win.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Doug |title=Akil Thomas notches natural hat trick to lead hockey's 1st all-Black line since '40s |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/akil-thomas-byfield-smith-pelly-all-black-hockey-line-1.5959247 |website=cbc.ca |access-date=March 22, 2021 |date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> On April 28, 2021, Byfield made his [[National Hockey League|NHL]] debut in a 3–2 loss to the [[Anaheim Ducks]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Quinton Byfield Makes NHL Debut with LA Kings |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/quinton-byfield-makes-nhl-debut-with-la-kings/c-324136980 |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 30, 2022 |date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> He recorded his first NHL point on May 5, 2021, in a 4–2 win over the [[Arizona Coyotes]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Helene |title=Column: 1,000-point milestone reaffirms Kopitar as one of L.A.'s most accomplished athletes |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/story/2021-05-06/column-1-000-point-milestone-reaffirms-kopitar-as-one-of-l-a-s-most-accomplished-athletes |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 30, 2022 |date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
In October 2021, Byfield fractured his ankle,
==International play==
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{{MedalSport|[[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World
{{MedalGold|[[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2020 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2021 Canada]]|}}
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| [[2021–22 AHL season|2021–22]]
| Ontario Reign
| AHL
| 11 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 40 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 20
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2022–23 AHL season|2022–23]]
| Ontario Reign
| AHL
| 16 || 9 || 6 || 15 || 18
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 53 || 3 || 19 || 22 || 30
| 6 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
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| [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]]
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 80 || 20 || 35 || 55 || 42
| 5 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
!
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===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
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! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
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| Canada Black
| [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge|U17]]
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Hlinka Gretzky Cup|HG18]]
| 5 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 4
|-
| [[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2020]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[IIHF World
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| Canada
| WJC
| 7 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="
! 24 !! 7 !! 9 !! 16 !! 24
|}
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==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats
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[[Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players]]
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