Background
He was born in Worthing, England, United Kingdom and moved to Comox, British Columbia with his mother at the age of two months old.
He was born in Worthing, England, United Kingdom and moved to Comox, British Columbia 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. Dafoe was drafted 35th overall in the 2nd round of the 1989 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals and made his National Hockey League debut in the 1992-1993 season. Dafoe also played for the Capitals in the 1993-1994 and 1994-1995 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. 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 2004-2005 National Hockey League lockout.
Outside of the National Hockey League, 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.
He and Kolzig also had a "friendly" fight later in their National Hockey League 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 lieutenant The fight between the goalies was primarily comedic, with both Dafoe and Kolzig laughing as they landed punches.