Bowen Byram

Byram was born on June 13, 2001, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada,{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=NHL draft: Avalanche selects defenseman Bowen Byram at No. 4 |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/06/21/bowen-byram-nhl-draft-colorado-avalanche/ |work=The Denver Post |date=June 21, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195209/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/06/21/bowen-byram-nhl-draft-colorado-avalanche/ |url-status=live }} to Stacey and Shawn Byram. His father was a professional ice hockey player who followed his brief stint in the National Hockey League (NHL) with 11 seasons in minor and European leagues.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Giants star Bowen Byram making NHL debut for Colorado Avalanche |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/giants-star-bowen-byram-making-nhl-debut-tonight-for-colorado-avalanche |work=The Province |date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195211/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/giants-star-bowen-byram-making-nhl-debut-tonight-for-colorado-avalanche |url-status=live }} Shawn Byram served as his son's hockey coach until Byram was 12, at which point he joined the Lethbridge Golden Hawks of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL). Michael Dyck, the Lethbridge coach, first noticed Byram during a minor ice hockey game when he was 10 years old.{{cite news |last=Willes |first=Ed |title=Giants' Bowen Byram has been taught well for now and what lies ahead |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/ed-willes-giants-bowen-byram-has-been-taught-well-for-now-and-what-lies-ahead |work=The Province |date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195216/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/ed-willes-giants-bowen-byram-has-been-taught-well-for-now-and-what-lies-ahead |url-status=live }} He spent two seasons with Lethbridge, and during the 2015–16 AMBHL season, Byram was the top-scoring defenceman in the league, with 22 goals and 37 assists in 34 games. The Golden Hawks won the AMBHL championships and finished in third place at the Western Canadian Bantam AAA Championship.{{cite news |last=Rocca |first=Taylor |title=Cranbrook native Bowen Byram selected third overall by Vancouver Giants at WHL Bantam Draft |url=https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/cranbrook-native-bowen-byram-selected-third-overall-by-vancouver-giants-at-whl-bantam-draft/ |work=Cranbrook Daily Townsman |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195210/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/cranbrook-native-bowen-byram-selected-third-overall-by-vancouver-giants-at-whl-bantam-draft/ |url-status=live }}

Following his successful stint in the AMBHL, Byram was selected third overall by the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) at the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft, and he signed with the team shortly afterwards. As he still had a year of minor midget hockey availability, he was only eligible to appear in five WHL games during the 2016–17 season,{{cite news |title=Giants Sign Bowen Byram |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/giants-sign-bowen-byram |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=June 17, 2016 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202103919/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/giants-sign-bowen-byram |url-status=live }} but he ultimately appeared in 11 junior ice hockey games that season, splitting time between Vancouver, Yale Hockey Academy in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Alberta Midget Hockey League (AMHL).{{cite news |last=Einhorn |first=Miranda |title=Bowen Byram a Dominant Defenseman in the WHL |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/2019-draft-prospect-profile-bowen-byram/c-307628736 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Colorado Avalanche |date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117205055/https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/2019-draft-prospect-profile-bowen-byram/c-307628736 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Bowen Byram |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/326522/bowen-byram |website=Elite Prospects |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117210557/https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/326522/bowen-byram |url-status=live }} With Yale, Byram recorded 29 points in 20 regular season games, as well as four points in three postseason appearances.{{cite news |last=McLeod |first=Brad |title=Bowen Byram eager to compete for roster spot with Vancouver Giants |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/bowen-byram-eager-to-compete-for-roster-spot-with-vancouver-giants/ |work=Aldergrove Star |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117205056/https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/bowen-byram-eager-to-compete-for-roster-spot-with-vancouver-giants/ |url-status=live }}

Playing his first full season with the Giants in 2017–18, Byram scored his first WHL goal on October 21, 2017, as part of a 5–2 victory over the Regina Pats.{{cite news |title=Giants Wrap Up Prairie Road Trip With A 5–2 Victory in Regina |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/giants-wrap-prairie-road-trip-5-2-victory-regina |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=October 21, 2017 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208125751/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/giants-wrap-prairie-road-trip-5-2-victory-regina |url-status=live }} By February, Byram was registering almost 23 minutes of ice time per game, and was considered not only a top prospect for the National Hockey League (NHL) but a future captain for the Giants.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Giants' super rookie Byram ready to be a leader, even without a letter |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/giants-super-rookie-byram-ready-to-be-a-leader-even-without-a-letter |work=The Province |date=February 14, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420062854/http://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/giants-super-rookie-byram-ready-to-be-a-leader-even-without-a-letter |url-status=live }} That month, he recorded three goals and six assists in a span of 12 games and was subsequently named the WHL Rookie of the Month.{{cite news |title=WHL Rookie of t he Month Bowen Byram, 16, a Giant on Vancouver's blue-line |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/whl-rookie-of-the-month-bowen-byram-16-a-giant-on-vancouvers-blue-line/ |work=Aldergrove Star |date=March 1, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123012312/https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/whl-rookie-of-the-month-bowen-byram-16-a-giant-on-vancouvers-blue-line/ |url-status=live }} With six goals and 27 points in 60 regular season games, Byram outscored former Giants star Jonathon Blum, considered one of the top players on the team, who only recorded 24 points during his 16-year-old season.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Veteran Giants teammate suggests Byram's talents are out of this world |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/veteran-giants-teammate-suggests-byrams-talents-are-out-of-this-world |work=The Province |date=April 1, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930000449/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/veteran-giants-teammate-suggests-byrams-talents-are-out-of-this-world |url-status=live }} Although the Giants lost their opening-round playoff series to the Victoria Royals, Byram added three postseason goals and four assists to his season totals.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Giants' Bowen Byram may be a lottery gem with next year's draft in Vancouver |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/giants-byram-may-be-a-lottery-gem-with-next-years-draft-in-vancouver |work=The Province |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116180759/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/giants-byram-may-be-a-lottery-gem-with-next-years-draft-in-vancouver |url-status=live }} At the end of the year, Byram was named the WHL Western Conference Rookie of the Year,{{cite news |title=Ronning, Byram, Tendeck All Recognized by the WHL |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/ronning-byram-tendeck-recognized-whl |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208081504/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/ronning-byram-tendeck-recognized-whl |url-status=live }} and he was the runner-up to Dylan Cozens of the Lethbridge Hurricanes for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy.{{cite news |title=WHL Announces 2017–18 Award Winners |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/whl-announces-2017-18-award-winners |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=May 2, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120193533/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/whl-announces-2017-18-award-winners |url-status=live }}

On November 22, 2018, only 23 games into the 2018–19 season, scored his seventh goal of the season, surpassing his previous season totals.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Byram shoots past last year's goal total to help Giants to victory |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/byram-shoots-past-last-years-goal-total-to-help-giants-to-victory |work=The Province |date=November 22, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123094311/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/byram-shoots-past-last-years-goal-total-to-help-giants-to-victory |url-status=live }} With nine goals and 25 points halfway through the season, Byram was selected to represent the Giants at the 2019 Sherwin-Williams Top Prospects Game.{{cite news |title=Bowen Byram To Play in the 2019 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-play-2019-sherwin-williams-chlnhl-top-prospects-game |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=December 13, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216122748/http://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-play-2019-sherwin-williams-chlnhl-top-prospects-game |url-status=live }} After a five-point game against the Kamloops Blazers on January 13, 2019, Byram, who set a franchise record for most single-game points by a defenceman, was named the WHL On the Run Player of the Week.{{cite news |title=Giants defenceman Bowen Byram named WHL On the Run Player of the Week |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/giants-defenceman-bowen-byram-named-whl-on-the-run-player-of-the-week/ |work=Aldergrove Star |date=January 15, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325212228/https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/giants-defenceman-bowen-byram-named-whl-on-the-run-player-of-the-week/ |url-status=live }} That March, Byram scored his sixth overtime goal of the season to help defeat the Tri-City Americans 4–3, setting a WHL record for most overtime goals in one year in the process.{{Cite news |title=Byram Sets Another Record in the Giants 4–3 Overtime Victory |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/byram-sets-another-record-giants-4-3-overtime-victory |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=March 10, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203194434/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/byram-sets-another-record-giants-4-3-overtime-victory |url-status=live }} With 26 goals and 45 assists in 67 regular season games, Byram set a Giants record for the most goals by any defenceman in a season and helped the team clinch the No. 1 seed in the WHL Western Conference playoffs.{{cite news |title=Bowen Byram Receives 2019 Sherwin-Williams CHL Top Prospect Award |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-receives-2019-sherwin-williams-chl-top-prospect-award |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202055658/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-receives-2019-sherwin-williams-chl-top-prospect-award |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Vancouver Giants amass second-best winning percentage in franchise history |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/vancouver-giants-amass-second-best-winning-percentage-in-franchise-history/ |work=Vancouver Sun |date=March 17, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123012315/https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/vancouver-giants-amass-second-best-winning-percentage-in-franchise-history/ |url-status=live }} Although Vancouver lost to the Prince Albert Raiders in the final playoff round,{{Cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Raiders 3, Giants 2 (OT): Giants fall short in WHL championship bid |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/raiders-3-giants-2-ot-giants-fall-short-in-whl-championship-bid |work=The Province |date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515080621/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/raiders-3-giants-2-ot-giants-fall-short-in-whl-championship-bid |url-status=live }} Byram led all WHL skaters with 26 points (eight goals and 18 assists) in 22 postseason games, and he was the first Vancouver Giant to ever receive the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award. He was also named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team.{{cite news |title=WHL announces 2018–19 Conference All-Star Teams |url=https://whl.ca/article/whl-announces-2018-19-conference-all-star-teams |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=March 20, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107165255/https://whl.ca/article/whl-announces-2018-19-conference-all-star-teams |url-status=live }} His performance with Vancouver that season led the NHL Central Scouting Bureau to rank Byram the second-best North American skater available in the upcoming 2019 NHL entry draft. Byram was the first defenceman taken in that year's draft, selected fourth overall by the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite news |title=Avalanche Selects Bowen Byram at No. 4 Overall at 2019 NHL Draft |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-selects-bowen-byram-with-fourth-selection-in-2019-draft/c-307959326 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Colorado Avalanche |date=June 21, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117225145/https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-selects-bowen-byram-with-fourth-selection-in-2019-draft/c-307959326 |url-status=live }} He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team on July 19, 2019.{{cite news |title=Byram signs three-year, entry-level contract with Avalanche |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bowen-byram-signs-entry-level-colorado-avalanche-contract/c-308303414 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719185512/https://www.nhl.com/news/bowen-byram-signs-entry-level-colorado-avalanche-contract/c-308303414 |url-status=live }}

Byram was invited to join the Avalanche for their 2019 training camp, but was returned to the Giants for the 2019–20 season.{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Avalanche sends first-round draft pick Bo Byram back to his junior team |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/09/26/avalanche-bo-byram-sent-to-vancouver/ |work=The Denver Post |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817144019/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/09/26/avalanche-bo-byram-sent-to-vancouver/ |url-status=live }} He had a slow start with Vancouver that season, netting only three goals in 27 games before leaving the team to join Canada at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in December.{{cite news |title=Bowen Byram Named to Canada's Roster for the 2020 World Juniors |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-named-canadas-roster-2020-world-juniors |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |page=December 12, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130191137/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-named-canadas-roster-2020-world-juniors |url-status=live }} His return from the World Juniors was followed by a surge in scoring, with seven goals and 17 assists through 12 games in the month of February, and Byram was named the WHL Player of the Month.{{cite news |title=Bowen Byram Named WHL McSweeney's Player of the Month for February |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-named-whl-mcsweeneys-player-month-february |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=March 2, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208010307/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-named-whl-mcsweeneys-player-month-february |url-status=live }} By the time that the WHL season was prematurely suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Byram had 14 goals, 52 points, and a +19 plus–minus through 50 games.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=WHL rivals Bowen Byram and Ty Smith helping each other push for NHL jobs |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/steve-ewen-whl-rivals-bowen-byram-and-ty-smith-helping-each-other-this-summer-push-for-nhl-jobs |work=The Province |date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016204046/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/steve-ewen-whl-rivals-bowen-byram-and-ty-smith-helping-each-other-this-summer-push-for-nhl-jobs |url-status=live }} He was named to the WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team and finished his junior hockey career with 46 goals and 150 points in 188 regular season games, as well as 33 points in an additional 29 postseason games.{{cite news |title=Bowen Byram Named a Second Team Western Conference All-Star |url=https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-named-second-team-western-conference-star |work=Vancouver Giants |publisher=Western Hockey League |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818013528/https://vancouvergiants.com/article/bowen-byram-named-second-team-western-conference-star |url-status=live }}

As he had participated abroad in the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Byram's NHL debut was delayed as he had to clear a seven-day quarantine and produce four negative COVID-19 tests before joining his teammates in Colorado.{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Quarantine will prevent Bo Byram from joining Avalanche this week |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/06/bo-byram-colorado-avalanche-nhl-debut-quarantine/ |work=The Denver Post |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411094712/https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/06/bo-byram-colorado-avalanche-nhl-debut-quarantine/ |url-status=live }} He made his NHL debut on January 21, 2021, playing for 11 minutes with one shot on goal and one minor penalty in a 4–2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite news |last=Crawley |first=Trevor |title=Cranbrook product Bowen Byram makes NHL debut with Avalanche |url=https://www.castlegarnews.com/sports/cranbrook-product-bowen-byram-makes-nhl-debut-with-avalanche/ |work=Castlegar News |date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304120306/https://www.castlegarnews.com/sports/cranbrook-product-bowen-byram-makes-nhl-debut-with-avalanche/ |url-status=live }} His first NHL point came the following day, an assist on a Mikko Rantanen goal in the third period of a 2–1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Dan |title=Vancouver Giants Bowen Byram records first NHL career point with Colorado Avalanche |url=https://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/video-vancouver-giants-bowen-byram-records-first-nhl-career-point-with-colorado-avalanche/ |work=Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News |date=January 23, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301011724/https://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/video-vancouver-giants-bowen-byram-records-first-nhl-career-point-with-colorado-avalanche/ |url-status=live }} At the end of February, however, Byram's rookie season was put on hold when he woke up with concussion symptoms; he did not know what caused the concussion, but he began feeling ill the day after a game against the Arizona Coyotes.{{cite news |last=Baugh |first=Peter |title=Dizzy, foggy and feeling 'like I was a corpse': Inside Bowen Byram's harrowing first year with the Avalanche |url=https://theathletic.com/2949474/2021/11/17/dizzy-foggy-and-feeling-like-i-was-a-corpse-inside-bowen-byrams-harrowing-first-year-with-the-avalanche/ |work=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118122403/https://theathletic.com/2949474/2021/11/17/dizzy-foggy-and-feeling-like-i-was-a-corpse-inside-bowen-byrams-harrowing-first-year-with-the-avalanche/ |url-status=live }} He returned on March 18 and played in four games, missing one with a lower-body injury, before taking a hit from Keegan Kolesar of the Vegas Golden Knights on March 25,{{cite news |last=Shefte |first=Kate |title=A timeline of Bowen Byram's halted rookie season with the Colorado Avalanche |url=https://gazette.com/sports/a-timeline-of-bowen-byrams-halted-rookie-season-with-the-colorado-avalanche/article_15212eca-a606-11eb-a4c0-5363d37f55fe.html |work=The Gazette |location=Colorado Springs, CO |date=April 25, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013053932/https://gazette.com/sports/a-timeline-of-bowen-byrams-halted-rookie-season-with-the-colorado-avalanche/article_15212eca-a606-11eb-a4c0-5363d37f55fe.html |url-status=live }} and he was placed in concussion protocols three days later.{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Avalanche rookie Bo Byram in concussion protocol as tensions mount with Golden Knights |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/03/28/avalanche-bo-byram-concussion-protocol-golden-knights/ |work=The Denver Post |date=March 28, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328203103/https://www.denverpost.com/2021/03/28/avalanche-bo-byram-concussion-protocol-golden-knights/ |url-status=live }} While still in concussion protocols, Byram contracted COVID-19, which exacerbated his symptoms, particularly vertigo, and even after he was medically cleared to play, coach Jared Bednar chose not to put Byram on the line-up. He was finally added back into the Avalanche on May 26, in time for the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Avalanche rookie Bo Byram back in fold after two-month bout with concussion |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/26/bo-byram-avalanche-rookie-concussion/ |work=The Denver Post |date=May 26, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621032331/https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/26/bo-byram-avalanche-rookie-concussion/ |url-status=live }} Bednar was reluctant to allow Byram to take the ice, however, and he did not appear in any part of the Golden Knights' six-game victory over the Avalanche.{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Add Avalanche rookie Bo Byram, 20, to Calder Trophy watch list |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/18/bo-byram-avalanche-calder-trophy-watch/ |work=The Denver Post |date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920000926/https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/18/bo-byram-avalanche-calder-trophy-watch/ |url-status=live }} He appeared in only 19 games as a rookie in the 2020–21 season, with two assists and a +1 rating.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |title=Ex-Giants star Bowen Byram skating with NHL Avalanche, could return to playoff lineup |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ex-giants-star-bowen-byram-skating-with-nhl-avalanche-could-return-to-playoff-lineup |work=The Province |date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531093725/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ex-giants-star-bowen-byram-skating-with-nhl-avalanche-could-return-to-playoff-lineup |url-status=live }}

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Byram scored his first NHL goal in the opening game of the 2021–22 season, scoring on Marc-André Fleury of the Chicago Blackhawks en route to a 4–2 win on October 13, 2021.{{cite news |last=Parmele |first=Callie |title=Byram Nets First NHL Goal in 2021–22 Season Opener |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/byram-scores-first-goal-in-2021-22-season-opener/c-326815828 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Colorado Avalanche |date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102105519/https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/byram-scores-first-goal-in-2021-22-season-opener/c-326815828 |url-status=live }} The following month, he sustained his third concussion of the 2021 calendar year after taking an elbow to the head from Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat.{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Vancouver-area native Bo Byram traveling with Avalanche: 'He's feeling a little bit better' |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/11/17/bo-byram-avalanche-injury-update/ |work=The Denver Post |date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117202221/https://www.denverpost.com/2021/11/17/bo-byram-avalanche-injury-update/ |url-status=live }} He returned briefly for two games at the end of November before going back on the injured reserve. Byram only returned in full on January 1, following a league-wide pause due to COVID-19 outbreaks among several NHL teams.{{Cite news |last=Shefte |first=Kate |title=Nearly healthy Avalanche set to return against Ducks after 16 days without games |url=https://denvergazette.com/sports/nearly-healthy-avalanche-set-to-return-against-ducks-after-16-days-without-games/article_d8bbdc9b-cb50-5ed0-9a34-cff2c971460d.html |work=The Denver Gazette |date=January 1, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110143827/https://denvergazette.com/sports/nearly-healthy-avalanche-set-to-return-against-ducks-after-16-days-without-games/article_d8bbdc9b-cb50-5ed0-9a34-cff2c971460d.html |url-status=live }} Less than two weeks later, Byram, who was still dealing with lingering concussion symptoms,{{cite news |title=Report: Avalanche's Byram told father, 'I can't play and feel like this' |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/report-avalanches-byram-told-father-cant-play-feel-like/ |work=Sportsnet |date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022}} took a personal leave from the Avalanche.{{Cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Avalanche rookie defenseman Bo Byram leaves team for personal reasons |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/01/11/bo-byram-leaves-avalanche-personal-reasons/ |work=The Denver Post |date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112191729/https://www.denverpost.com/2022/01/11/bo-byram-leaves-avalanche-personal-reasons/ |url-status=live }} On March 31, the Avalanche sent Byram to the Colorado Eagles, their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for conditioning.{{cite news |title=Avalanche loaning defenceman Bowen Byram to AHL for conditioning stint |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/avalanche-loaning-defenceman-bowen-byram-to-ahl-for-conditioning-stint/ |work=Sportsnet |date=March 31, 2022 |access-date=March 31, 2022}} To re-acclimate Byram when he returned to the NHL, the Avalanche paired him with several different defencemen in the last 11 games of the regular season. He added five assists in that time, finishing the year with five goals and 17 points in 30 games.{{cite news |last=Ferrari |first=Tony |title=Bowen Byram is Having a Breakthrough Playoff Run |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/bowen-byram-is-having-a-breakthrough-playoff-run |work=The Hockey News |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=May 30, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129013223/https://thehockeynews.com/news/bowen-byram-is-having-a-breakthrough-playoff-run |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Fredrickson |first=Kyle |title=Avalanche's Bo Byram, overcoming concussion issues, makes NHL playoff debut: 'I'm just proud of him' |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/04/avalanche-bo-byram-nhl-playoff-debut/ |work=The Denver Post |date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209143126/https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/04/avalanche-bo-byram-nhl-playoff-debut/ |url-status=live }} Playing beside veteran defenceman Erik Johnson,{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Mike |title=Bo Byram establishes himself as Avalanche's No. 3 defensman: 'When I'm just letting my instincts take over, that's when I'm playing my best' |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/29/bo-byram-avalanche-defenseman-playoffs/ |work=The Denver Post |date=May 29, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Byram was a break-out player for the Avalanche during the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, taking on a greater responsibility on defence when Sam Girard suffered a broken sternum during Colorado's second-round series against the St. Louis Blues.{{cite news |last1=Dayal |first1=Harman |last2=Baugh |first2=Peter |title=How Avalanche's Bowen Byram has emerged as a difference maker in the playoffs: Film study |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3362089/2022/06/13/bowen-byram-avalanche-playoffs-film-study/ |work=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |date=June 13, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} Byram recorded nine assists in 20 playoff games as the Colorado Avalanche were NHL champions, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals.{{cite news |last=Satriano |first=David |title=How Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche were built |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/how-stanley-cup-champion-colorado-avalanche-were-built-334524128 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024}}

Byram began the 2022–23 NHL season on the second defensive pairing before suffering a lower-body injury during the Avalanche's November trip to New York.{{cite news |last=Durando |first=Bennett |title=Avalanche injuries: Valeri Nichuskin to undergo ankle surgery, Bowen Byram week-to-week |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/08/avalanche-injuries-valeri-nichushkin-bowen-byram/ |work=The Denver Post |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited}} At the time of the injury, he had two goals and five points in ten games.{{cite news |title=NHL Buzz: Byram, Nichuskin return to lineup for Avalanche |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-buzz-news-and-notes-february-7-340793488 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024}} The injury was originally deemed week-to-week, but Byram ultimately missed 38 games with what he described as a "finicky" injury. He returned to the line-up on February 8, for Colorado's first game after the 2023 NHL All-Star Game break.{{cite news |last=Durando |first=Bennett |title=Avalanche's Bo Byram is back after missing three months: 'I was just happy it wasn't my head' |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/02/06/bo-byram-injury-return-avalanche/ |work=The Denver Post |date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Upon his return, Byram took a more active approach on offence, leading to 18 points in his first 28 games back, including a three-game goal streak at the end of March.{{cite news |last=Durando |first=Bennett |title=Bo Byram is unhindered in Avalanche's system and still just getting started: 'I've just been trying to shoot the puck more.' |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/05/bo-byram-playoffs-stats-avalanche-defensemen/ |work=The Denver Post |date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Playing in 42 regular season games, Byram recorded a career-high 10 goals and 24 points during the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |title=Byram signs 2-year contract with Avalanche |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bowen-byram-2-year-contract-with-avalanche-344918004 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024}} The Avalanche lost to the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs,{{cite news |last=Cotsonika |first=Nicholas J. |title=Avalanche eliminated, championship reign ends amid injuries, depth issues |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/why-colorado-is-eliminated-from-stanley-cup-playoffs-344056516 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024}} with Byram contributing three assists in seven postseason games.

On July 1, 2023, the Avalanche signed Byram, a restricted free agent, to a two-year, $7.7 million contract extension.{{cite news |title=Avalanche Re-Signs Bowen Byram |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-re-signs-bowen-byram-345169720 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Colorado Avalanche |date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Avalanche re-sign Bowen Byram to two-year, $7.7M contract |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/avalanche-re-sign-bowen-byram-to-two-year-7-7m-contract/ |work=Sportsnet |date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024}} Although his health improved in the 2023–24 NHL season, Byram's play struggled, with his scoring diminished and penalty minutes increasing. A natural left-side defenceman, he struggled with playing on Girard's right.{{cite news |last=Baugh |first=Peter |title=Bowen Byram's up-and-down start with the Avalanche has included one big positive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5123550/2023/12/09/bowen-byram-avalanche-injuries/ |work=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |date=December 9, 2023 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} Byram missed eight games in January with a lower-body injury, which he took as an opportunity to "sit back and watch for a bit" and reset his uneven season.{{cite news |last=Masisak |first=Corey |title=Artturi Lehkonen, Bowen Byram set to return as Avalanche lineup gets much-needed reinforcements |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/24/avalanche-lehkonen-byram-return/ |work=The Denver Post |date=January 24, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Paired at times with Girard, Cale Makar, Josh Manson, and Jack Johnson, Byram recorded eight goals and 20 points in 55 games that season with Colorado.{{cite news |last=Lysowski |first=Lance |title=Sabres' addition of Bowen Byram raises questions about future of defense |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/buffalo-sabres-colorado-avalanche-nhl-bowen-byram-casey-mittelstadt/article_3b3a4366-dbec-11ee-9ff1-ef389427ad73.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308025139/https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/buffalo-sabres-colorado-avalanche-nhl-bowen-byram-casey-mittelstadt/article_3b3a4366-dbec-11ee-9ff1-ef389427ad73.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=LaBarber |first=Jourdon |title=Sabres acquire Byram from Avalanche |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-acquire-defenseman-bowen-byram-from-colorado-avalanche-in-exchange-for-forward-casey-mittelstadt |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Buffalo Sabres |date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329183128/https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-acquire-defenseman-bowen-byram-from-colorado-avalanche-in-exchange-for-forward-casey-mittelstadt |url-status=live }}

On March 6, 2024, the Avalanche traded Byram to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for centre Casey Mittelstadt.{{cite news |last=Masisak |first=Corey |title=Avalanche trades Bo Byram to Sabres for center Casey Mittelstadt in big roster shakeup |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/06/avalanche-trade-bo-byram-casey-mittlestadt-sabres/ |work=The Denver Post |date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=limited}} Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams had spent considerable time looking for a young, top-rated defenceman, and when Colorado acquired Sean Walker from the Philadelphia Flyers, they were willing to move Byram.{{cite news |last=Lysowski |first=Lance |title=Sabres takeaways: Search for 'top-pair' defenseman led to blockbuster trade |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/buffalo-sabres-nhl-kevyn-adams-bowen-byram-casey-mittelstadt/article_d1747ece-dd99-11ee-86c1-7bd7cce8483f.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309050434/https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/buffalo-sabres-nhl-kevyn-adams-bowen-byram-casey-mittelstadt/article_d1747ece-dd99-11ee-86c1-7bd7cce8483f.html |url-status=live }} Byram made his Sabres debut on March 7, recording an assist in their 4–2 loss to the Nashville Predators.{{cite news |title=Forsberg's hat trick leads Predators over Sabres 4–2 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401560227 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320135344/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401560227 |url-status=live }} The trade reunited Byram with childhood friends Dylan Cozens and Peyton Krebs, and he referred to the new environment as "a breath of fresh air".{{cite news |last=Lysowski |first=Lance |title=Bowen Byram relishing opportunity with Sabres: 'It's definitely a breath of fresh air' |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/bowen-byram-buffalo-sabres-adjusting/article_82b6b102-e79a-11ee-a040-ab8edd7ed6b8.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=March 21, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} In 18 games with the Sabres, Byram recorded three goals and nine points, including a three-game point streak to end the year.{{cite news |last=Kardaman |first=Katelyn |title='He knows what it takes' {{!}} Byram brought skill and experience to Sabres' young defense corps |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-end-of-season-recap-2023-24-defenseman-bowen-byram-brought-skill-and-experience-to-sabres-young-defense-corps |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Buffalo Sabres |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024}}

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Byram first represented Canada internationally as a member of the national under-18 team at the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he scored one goal and four assists in six games with the Canada Red team, which ultimately came in second place to the undefeated United States team. After the tournament, Byram was one of five players named to that year's All-Star team.{{cite news |last=McLeod |first=Brad |title=Krebs, Byram win silver medal at World U-17 Hockey Challenge |url=https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/krebs-byram-win-silver-medal-at-world-u-17-hockey-challenge/ |work=Cranbrook Daily Townsman |date=November 14, 2017 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023123408/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/krebs-byram-win-silver-medal-at-world-u-17-hockey-challenge/ |url-status=live }} The following year, he was one of three players born in 2001 to join Canada for the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships in Russia.{{cite news |last=McLeod |first=Brad |title=Cranbrook's Bowen Byram representing Canada at U18 World Championships |url=https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/cranbrooks-bowen-byram-representing-canada-at-u18-world-championships/ |work=Cranbrook Daily Townsman |date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109015049/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/cranbrooks-bowen-byram-representing-canada-at-u18-world-championships/ |url-status=live }} After recording only one assist in Canada's fifth-place finish,{{cite news |last=Cobb |first=Ian |title=Bowen Byram signs with NHL's Avalanche |url=https://www.e-know.ca/regions/cranbrook/bowen-byram-signs-with-nhls-avalanche/ |work=East Kootenay News Online Weekly |date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920070753/https://www.e-know.ca/regions/cranbrook/bowen-byram-signs-with-nhls-avalanche/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Fitzpatrick |first=William |title=Avalanche's Bowen Byram Leading The Way for Team Canada |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/avalanche-byram-team-canada-leader-wjc/ |work=The Hockey Writers |date=December 31, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125205951/https://thehockeywriters.com/avalanche-byram-team-canada-leader-wjc/ |url-status=live }} Byram received his first gold medal with one goal and three assists in five games of the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.{{cite news |last=Crawley |first=Trevor |title=Krebs, Byram earn hockey gold with Team Canada |url=https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/krebs-byram-earn-hockey-gold-with-team-canada/ |work=Cranbrook Daily Townsman |date=August 14, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316142621/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/sports/krebs-byram-earn-hockey-gold-with-team-canada/ |url-status=live }}

Following his performance in these under-18 tournaments, Byram was named to the Canadian junior team for the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. where he recorded two assists in seven games and took home another gold medal.{{cite news |last=Crawley |first=Trevor |title=Cranbrook's Bowen Byram named to Team Canada World Junior squad |url=https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/local-sports/cranbrooks-bowen-byram-named-to-team-canada-world-junior-squad/ |work=Cranbrook Daily Townsman |date=December 16, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118143140/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/local-sports/cranbrooks-bowen-byram-named-to-team-canada-world-junior-squad/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Gilhula |first=Cara |title=Team Canada wins gold over Russia at the 2020 World Juniors |url=https://olympic.ca/2020/01/05/team-canada-wins-gold-over-russia-at-the-2020-world-juniors/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=January 5, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225205945/https://olympic.ca/2020/01/05/team-canada-wins-gold-over-russia-at-the-2020-world-juniors/ |url-status=live }} The following year, he was initially named an alternate captain for the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but a wrist injury to captain Kirby Dach promoted Byram and Dylan Cozens to the role.{{cite news |title=Byram, Cozens to act as Team Canada captains at world juniors with Dach out |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/byram-cozens-co-captain-team-canada-world-juniors-dach/ |work=Sportsnet |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302170146/https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/byram-cozens-co-captain-team-canada-world-juniors-dach/ |url-status=live }} With one goal and five points in seven games, Byram helped Canada to capture second place and was named to the Media All-Star team.{{cite news |last=Knabenhauer |first=Ron |title=Team USA Wins Gold at 2021 World Junior Championship |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/2021-world-junior-championship-gold-medal-recap/c-320009872 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Colorado Avalanche |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130003440/https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/2021-world-junior-championship-gold-medal-recap/c-320009872 |url-status=live }}

With Buffalo not qualifying for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs,{{cite news |last=Benjamin |first=Amalie |title=Sabres eliminated, will miss Stanley Cup Playoffs for 13th straight year |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/why-2023-24-buffalo-sabres-are-eliminated |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 10, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024}} Byram was one of three Sabres players to represent the Canada men's national ice hockey team at the 2024 IIHF World Championship in Czechia.{{cite news |title=Blues G Binnington, three Sabres commit to Canada for IIHF Worlds |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/buffalo-sabres-dylan-cozens-bowen-byram-owen-power-commit-to-canada-for-iihf-world-championship-1.2106171 |publisher=The Sports Network |date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503024010/https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/buffalo-sabres-dylan-cozens-bowen-byram-owen-power-commit-to-canada-for-iihf-world-championship-1.2106171 |url-status=live }} Byram recorded one goal and five points in nine games as Canada finished in fourth place, falling 4–2 to the Swedish national team in the bronze-medal match.{{cite news |last1=LaBarber |first1=Jourdon |last2=Kardaman |first2=Katelyn |title=Sabres at Worlds {{!}} Sweden wins bronze, Cozens finishes with goal-scoring lead |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-at-2024-iihf-world-championship-dylan-cozens-jj-peterka-rasmus-dahlin-owen-power-bowen-byram-victor-olofsson |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Buffalo Sabres |date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024}}

Byram and his father are avid outdoorsmen and recreational hunters.{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Ryan S. |title=Meet Bowen Byram: A selfless small-town kid with limitless ability who knows how to hunt ... mountain lions? |url=https://theathletic.com/1042216/2019/06/23/meet-bowen-byram-a-selfless-small-town-kid-with-limitless-ability-who-knows-how-to-hunt-mountain-lions/ |work=The Athletic |date=June 23, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195616/https://theathletic.com/1042216/2019/06/23/meet-bowen-byram-a-selfless-small-town-kid-with-limitless-ability-who-knows-how-to-hunt-mountain-lions/ |url-status=live }} Outside of hockey, he also enjoys watching baseball and basketball.{{cite news |last=Ardebili |first=Niki |title=Prospect Q&A: Bowen Byram |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/prospect-qa-bowen-byram/c-308094012 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Colorado Avalanche |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195820/https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/prospect-qa-bowen-byram/c-308094012 |url-status=live }}

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