Quinton Byfield: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Quinton Byfield

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|08|19}}

| birth_place = [[Newmarket, Ontario]], Canada

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 220

| shoots = Left

| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]

| career_start = 2021

}}

 

==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>

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>

 

 

==International play==

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{{MedalSport|[[Ice hockey]]}}

{{MedalGold|[[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2020 Czech Republic]]|}}

{{MedalSilver|[[2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2021 Canada]]|}}

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! colspan="3"|NHL totals

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===International===

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

|-

| Canada Black

| [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge|U17]]

| 5 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 12

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[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]]

| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4

|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| Canada

| WJC

| 7 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 4

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! 24 !! 7 !! 9 !! 16 !! 24

|}

 

==External links==

 

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[[Category:Black Canadian ice hockey players]]

[[Category:Canadian ice hockey centres]]

[[Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks]]

[[Category:Los Angeles Kings players]]

[[Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players]]

[[Category:Sudbury Wolves players]]