Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Byfuglien akatamba hockey yejunior yeBrandon Wheat Kings nePrince George Cougars yeWestern Hockey League (WHL). Byfuglien akasarudzwa neChicago Blackhawks muna 2003
. Pakutanga aidzivirira pakutanga kwemwaka wa2007-08, akaendeswa kunzvimbo yekurudyi kuti ape timu muviri wakakura padyo nemambure.