Josh Byrne

Josh Byrne
	Chaos LC
Pro career	2017–
Career highlights
	MLL: Rookie of the Year (2017); PLL: 1x Champion (2021); 3x All-Star (2019, 2021, 2023); 1x All-Pro (2020); NLL: 1x Champion (2023);
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's field lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Men's lacrosse sixes
World Games

Josh Byrne (born April 15, 1994) is a

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

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

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

NLL Cup in 2023

.

In the field game, Byrne was drafted 19th overall by the

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

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

NLL

Josh Byrne		Regular Season									Playoffs
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

Josh Byrne		Regular Season											Playoffs
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

Josh Byrne		Regular Season											Playoffs
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

^ "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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[1] "Sullivan: Josh Byrne, Bandits look to win NLL title for their city". News 4 Buffalo. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[PLL-2] "Josh Byrne PLL profile". Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[Levi-3] Levi, Adam (May 24, 2023). "Beyond the Box - Josh Byrne Lives With a New York State of Mind". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[4] McNaughton, Ian (February 7, 2022). "WLA Draft Picks 2012-2021". Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[Goods-5] 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.

[6] "2017 MLL Draft". Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[7] 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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