Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei whitianga - I takaro a Byfuglien i te hockey rangatahi nui mo te Brandon Wheat Kings me Prince George Cougars o te Western Hockey League (WHL). I tohua a Byfuglien e te Chicago Blackhawks i te tau 2003
He aha? I te timatanga he kaitautoko i te timatanga o te waa 2007-08, i nekehia ia ki tetahi tuunga parirau matau kia nui ake ai te tinana o te kapa i te taha o te kupenga.