Byron Dafoe

Byron Jaromir Dafoe (born February 25, 1971, in Worthing, Sussex, England) is a Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender. He moved to Canada with his mother at the age of two months old. Between 1992 and 2004, he played for the Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers.
==Playing career==
Dafoe was drafted 35th overall in the 2nd round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals and made his NHL debut in the 1992-93 season. Dafoe also played for the Capitals in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. In 1995, Dafoe joined the Los Angeles Kings, with whom he stayed for two seasons before being traded to the Boston Bruins in 1997. 
In the following two season, Dafoe helped the Bruins back to the playoffs, winning a postseason series in 1999. He finished third in voting for the Vezina Trophy and was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team, edging out Curtis Joseph in the voting. Due to a contract dispute with Bruins General Manager Harry Sinden, he was a holdout for part of the 1999-2000 season and suffered injuries during it, so he never regained his previous form.
In 2002, he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers. Byron Dafoe retired from professional hockey following the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
Outside of the NHL, Dafoe has played for WHL sides Portland Winter Hawks (1986-1990) and Prince Albert Raiders (1990-1991), ECHL side Hampton Roads Admirals, AHL sides Baltimore Skipjacks (1991-1992 and 1992-1993), New Haven Nighthawks (1992) and Portland Pirates (1993-1994 and 1994-1995), and IHL side Phoenix Roadrunners.
During Dafoe's time with the Winter Hawks, he had an on-ice fistfight with Tri-City Americans goaltender Olaf Kölzig, someone with whom he would go on to have a friendly rivalry in the NHL -- so friendly that they served as each other's best man when they got married. He and Kolzig also had a "friendly" fight later in their NHL careers on November 28, 1998 when the Boston Bruins took on the Washington Capitals. During the game, a fight broke out that was so violent and all encompassing, the goalies (Dafoe and Kolzig) also got caught up in it. The fight between the goalies was primarily comedic, with both Dafoe and Kolzig laughing as they landed punches.
==Awards==
* Hap Holmes Memorial Award (shared with Olaf Kolzig) - 1993–94
* NHL Second All-Star Team - 1998–99
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA
1988–89 	Portland Winter Hawks 	WHL 	 	59 	29 	24 	3 	3279 	291 	1 	5.32 	 	18 	10 	8 	1091 	81 	1 	4.45
1989–90 	Portland Winter Hawks 	WHL 	 	40 	14 	21 	3 	2265 	193 	0 	5.11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Portland Winter Hawks 	WHL 	 	8 	1 	5 	1 	414 	41 	0 	5.94 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Prince Albert Raiders 	WHL 	 	32 	13 	12 	4 	1839 	124 	0 	4.04 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL 	 	10 	6 	4 	0 	562 	26 	0 	2.78 	 	18 	10 	8 	1091 	81 	1 	4.45
1991–92 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	 	33 	12 	16 	4 	1847 	119 	0 	3.86 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 	 	7 	3 	2 	1 	364 	22 	0 	3.63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0.00 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	 	48 	16 	20 	7 	2617 	191 	1 	4.38 	 	5 	2 	3 	241 	22 	0 	5.47
1993–94 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	5 	2 	2 	0 	230 	13 	0 	3.39 	 	2 	0 	2 	118 	5 	0 	2.54
1993–94 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	47 	24 	16 	4 	2661 	148 	1 	3.34 	 	1 	0 	0 	8 	1 	0 	7.50
1994–95 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	4 	1 	1 	1 	187 	11 	0 	3.53 	 	1 	0 	0 	20 	1 	0 	3.00
1994–95 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	6 	5 	0 	0 	330 	16 	0 	2.91 	 	7 	3 	4 	417 	29 	0 	4.17
1994–95 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 	 	49 	25 	16 	- 	2744 	169 	2 	3.70 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	47 	14 	24 	8 	2666 	172 	1 	3.87 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	40 	13 	17 	5 	2162 	112 	0 	3.11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	65 	30 	25 	9 	3693 	138 	6 	2.24 	 	6 	2 	4 	422 	14 	1 	1.99
1998–99 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	68 	32 	23 	11 	4001 	133 	10 	1.99 	 	12 	6 	6 	768 	26 	2 	2.03
1999–00 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	41 	13 	16 	10 	2307 	114 	3 	2.96 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	45 	22 	14 	7 	2536 	101 	2 	2.39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	64 	35 	26 	3 	3827 	141 	4 	2.21 	 	6 	2 	4 	358 	19 	0 	3.18
2002–03 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	17 	5 	11 	1 	895 	65 	0 	4.36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	18 	4 	11 	1 	973 	51 	0 	3.14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	415 	171 	170 	56 	23478 	1051 	26 	2.68 	 	27 	10 	16 	1686 	65 	3 	2.31
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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