Quinton Byfield

Quinton Byfield (born August 19, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) 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]

Quinton Byfield
Born (2002-08-19) August 19, 2002
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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
Ontario Reign (AHL)
NHL Draft 2nd overall, 2020
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2021–present

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
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2020 Czech Republic
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
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 109618214382 835816

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada Black U17 5th 521312
2019 Canada HG18 53254
2020 Canada WJC 70114
2021 Canada WJC 72574
Junior totals 24791624

Awards and honours
Award Year Ref
OHL
Emms Family Award 2018–19
CHL
CHL Rookie of the Year 2018–19

References
  1. Button, Craig (November 9, 2018). "Lafreniere a cut above the class of 2020". TSN.ca. TSN. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. Kournianos, Steve. "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". Sporting News. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. Wheeler, Scott. "Meet Quinton Byfield, hockey's latest and least likely..." The Athletic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. Kerr, Ben. "2020 NHL Draft – An Early Look and Rankings". Last Word on Hockey. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. Morreale, Mike. "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  6. "LA Kings sing Quinton Byfield to three-year, entry-level contract". Los Angeles Kings. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  7. "Byfield scores, but Canada settles for silver at Hlinka". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tobias Björnfot		 Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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