2018-19 Team: Vancouver Giants (#44) Date of Birth: June 13, 2001 Place of Birth: Cranbrook, BC, Canada Ht: 6’ 1” Wt: 192 lbs Shoots: Left Position: D NHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible
Those who wondered if Byram would be an effective point producer have been silenced this season. He started the 2018-19 campaign off with a gold medal at the Hlinka Gretzky U18 Cup, collecting four points in five games. This season with the WHL’s Vancouver Giants, the alternate captain has put together a solid draft-eligible campaign. He’s among the top defenders in the league in points and is second among Giants skaters.
Byram won a Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup gold medal in 2016-17, the same year he was named CSSHL Top Defenseman. In 2017-18, he played for Team Canada in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he was named to the All-Star Team and won a silver medal. The 2018-19 season saw him win a gold medal in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Starting out as an Ottawa Senators contributor for The Hockey Writers, Josh is now an editor and at-large contributor, focusing on prospects, the NHL Draft, hockey history, and breaking news stories.
