Josh Byrne
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| Born | April 15, 1994 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward (box), Attack (field) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Hofstra (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 1st overall, 2017 Buffalo Bandits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL team | Buffalo Bandits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLL draft | 19th overall, 2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | Chesapeake Bayhawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLL team | Chaos LC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2017– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Byrne (born April 15, 1994) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and Chaos Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. He has won a championship with each team, with the Chaos in 2021, and with the Bandits in 2023.
Early life[edit]
Born in New Westminster, British Columbia to an Irish father and Trinidadian mother,[1] Byrne attended New Westminster Secondary School[2] and played junior lacrosse for his hometown New Westminster Salmonbellies of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League. Byrne played collegiately at ASA College and Nassau Community College. From 2016 to 2017, he played at Hofstra University, where he scored 71 goals and tallied 111 points in 29 games.[3]
Professional career[edit]
Byrne was taken first overall in the 2016 Western Lacrosse Association draft by the Burnaby Lakers. In 16 career regular season games with Burnaby, he tallied 12 goals and 33 assists.[4]
Byrne was drafted first overall in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits.[5] With the Bandits, Byrne reached the NLL Cup Finals in 2019 and 2022, and won the NLL Cup in 2023.
In the field game, Byrne was drafted 19th overall by the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the 2017 Major League Lacrosse draft.[6] He played for Chesapeake in 2017 and 2018. Upon the foundation of the Premier Lacrosse League in 2019, Byrne joined Chaos Lacrosse Club, where he helped his team to PLL Championship game appearances in 2020 and 2022, and the league championship in 2021.
Personal life[edit]
Byrne hosts a podcast, The Dhane and Josh Show, with Bandits and Chaos teammate Dhane Smith.[3] Both Byrne and Smith, who are Black Canadians, have supported the Black Lives Matter movement.[7]
Statistics[edit]
NLL[edit]
| Josh Byrne | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2018 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 72 | 9 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 0.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 4.67 | 3.67 | 0.22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2.50 | 3.75 | 0.50 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 52 | 7 | 5.00 | 4.73 | 0.64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 37 | 62 | 99 | 74 | 12 | 5.50 | 4.11 | 0.67 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 6.33 | 4.33 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bandits | 15 | 43 | 50 | 93 | 66 | 12 | 6.20 | 4.40 | 0.80 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 8.25 | 4.50 | 1.50 |
| 71 | 148 | 204 | 352 | 297 | 42 | 4.96 | 4.18 | 0.59 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 59 | 8 | 5.79 | 4.21 | 0.57 | ||
| Career Total: | 85 | 180 | 253 | 433 | 356 | 50 | 5.09 | 4.19 | 0.59 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
MLL[edit]
| Josh Byrne | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
| 2017 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 9 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 9 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 61 | 0 | 15 | 76 | 157 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total: | 19 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 79 | 164 | 29 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
PLL[edit]
| Josh Byrne | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
| 2019 | Chaos | 8 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Chaos | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Chaos | 9 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 67 | 19 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chaos | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chaos | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 77 | 0 | 38 | 115 | 249 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total: | 46 | 95 | 0 | 49 | 144 | 314 | 69 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
References[edit]
- ^ "Sullivan: Josh Byrne, Bandits look to win NLL title for their city". News 4 Buffalo. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Josh Byrne PLL profile". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b Levi, Adam (May 24, 2023). "Beyond the Box - Josh Byrne Lives With a New York State of Mind". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ McNaughton, Ian (February 7, 2022). "WLA Draft Picks 2012-2021". Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Goods, Jack (September 19, 2017). "Bandits pick elite lefty Josh Byrne with No. 1 pick in NLL Draft". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ "2017 MLL Draft". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Jenner, Maki (August 6, 2020). "We Belong Here: Smith, Byrne Serving as Role Models for Next Generation". Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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