Height: 6′5″
Weight: 225 lb
Born: 8/19/2002 (Age: 21)
Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario
Shoots: L
Draft: 2020, LAK (2nd overall), 1st round, 2nd pick
Byfield made NHL history on Oct. 6, 2020, when the Los Angeles Kings selected him with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. The center from Newmarket, Ontario, became the highest-selected Black player in the history of the NHL Draft, a distinction previously held by forward Evander Kane (Atlanta Thrashers, 2009) and defenseman Seth Jones (Nashville Predators, 2013); each was selected No. 4 in his draft year.
