Byron Dafoe
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Byron Jaromir Dafoe (born February 25, 1971, in Worthing in Sussex, England) is a Canadian [1] former National Hockey League goaltender. Between 1992 and 2004, he played for the Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers.
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[edit] 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 2002, he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers. Byron Dafoe retired from professional hockey following the 2004-05 NHL lockout. He was 34 years of age.
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.
Along with fellow NHLers Kölzig and Scott Mellanby, Dafoe is a founder of Athletes Against Autism.
[edit] Awards
- Hap Holmes Memorial Award (shared with Olaf Kolzig) - 1993-94
- NHL Second All-Star Team - 1998-99
[edit] Career statistics
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| 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 | 415 | 171 | 170 | 56 | 23478 | 1051 | 26 | 2.68 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1686 | 65 | 3 | 2.31 | ||||
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