Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Quinton Byfield was born August 19, 2002 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He is a left wing in the NHL.

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. In 2018–19, he put up 29 goals and 61 points in 64 games. 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. He was assigned to the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) roster to begin the 2020–21 season. On April 28, 2021, Byfield made his NHL debut and he recorded his first NHL point on May 5, 2021, in a 4–2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.