Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Byfuglien ya taka leda a manyan 'yan wasan hockey na biyu na Brandon Wheat Kings da Prince George Cougars na Yammacin Hockey League (WHL). Byfuglien ya rubuta shi ne ta Chicago Blackhawks a
A shekara ta 2003. Asali mai karewa ne a farkon kakar 2007-08, an koma shi zuwa matsayin gefen dama don baiwa ƙungiyar babban jiki kusa da raga.