Quinton Byfield
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About
Jamaican-Canadian hockey star who became well-known while playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the team in 2021. He won a Gold Medal with Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
Before Fame
In 2018, he won both OHL Rookie of the Year and CHL Rookie of the Year.
Trivia
In January 2022, he scored his first NHL goal in a matchup against the New York Islanders. In April 2023, he scored his first NHL Playoff goal in a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Family Life
His father, Clinton Byfield, is Jamaican and his mother, Nicole Kasper, is Canadian.
Associated With
He won a silver medal at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, a tournament named after two legendary hockey players Ivan Hlinka and Wayne Gretzky.
