2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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Quinton Byfield
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Position
Forward
Date of Birth
08-19-2002
HT/WT
6'4 / 221
Shoots
L
Hometown
Newmarket, Ont.
Club Team
Sudbury (OHL)
NHL Draft
LAK '20 (1, 2)
Teams
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp - Red
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp - Canada
2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup - Canada
2019 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp - Red
2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Canada Black
2018 National Under-17 Development Camp - Black

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp virtually in July 2020 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Canada Black at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Saint John and Quispamsis, N.B., finishing fifth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2018

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Sudbury’s first-round selection, first overall, in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Led Sudbury in scoring … Finalist for the Red Tilson Trophy as OHL most outstanding player … Named to the OHL Third All-Star Team … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Set a career high with five points on Dec. 6 vs. Flint (1G 4A) and Jan. 10 vs. North Bay (2G 3A) … 2018-19: Second in Sudbury scoring … Led Sudbury in rookie scoring … Third in OHL rookie scoring … Named CHL Rookie of the Year … Won the Emms Family Award as OHL rookie of the year … Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team … Minor Hockey: Lists Lance Crandles as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a bronze medal with OMHA Black at the 2018 OHL Gold Cup … Won the OMHA championship (Minor Midget AAA) with the York-Simcoe Express in 2018 … Named ETA Player of the Year (Minor Midget AAA) in 2017-18 … Led the ETA in goals, assists and points in 2017-18 … Won the OMHA championship (Bantam AAA) with York-Simcoe in 2017 … Won the OMHA championship (Minor Bantam AAA) with York-Simcoe in 2016 … Captained York-Simcoe from 2012-18

PERSONAL

Son of Clinton and Nicole … Has one sister, Chloe … Favourite NHL team growing up: Tampa Bay Lightning … Favourite player: William Nylander

Statistics

GP
P
G
A
PIM
3
2
1
1
6

Tournament Game Log

Date
P
G
A
PIM
Aug 10, 2019
1
1
0
0
Aug 09, 2019
0
0
0
0
Aug 07, 2019
2
2
0
2
Aug 06, 2019
1
0
1
2
Aug 05, 2019
1
0
1
0

Past Events

Event
GP
P
G
A
PIM
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
4
1
0
1
4
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship (Pre)
3
0
0
0
0
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
14
8
2
6
8
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
2
1
0
1
0
2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
5
5
3
2
4
2019 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp
3
2
1
1
0
2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2018 National Under-17 Development Camp
3
2
1
1
6
2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
5
3
2
1
12
Videos
Photos
2018 U17: SWE 4 – CAN-R 3 SO (Bronze Medal)
Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout to give Sweden bronze.
2018 U17: RUS 2 – FIN 1 (Gold Medal)
Gushchin and Kokhanin scored to give the Russians a fourth U17 gold.
2018 U17: RUS 6 – SWE 4 (Semifinal)
Ponomaryov had 2G 2A to help the Russians reach the gold medal game.
2018 U17: CZE 2 – USA 1 (7th Place)
Mysak had a goal and an assist to lead the Czechs to seventh place.