Josh Byrne

Born in New Westminster, British Columbia to an Irish father and Trinidadian mother,{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Sullivan: Josh Byrne, Bandits look to win NLL title for their city |url=https://www.wivb.com/sports/sullivan-josh-byrne-bandits-look-to-win-nll-title-for-their-city/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=News 4 Buffalo |language=en-US}} Byrne attended New Westminster Secondary School{{cite web|url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/player/josh-byrne|title=Josh Byrne PLL profile|access-date=5 June 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/beyond-the-box-josh-byrne-lives-with-a-new-york-state-of-mind/61582|title=Beyond the Box - Josh Byrne Lives With a New York State of Mind|last=Levi|first=Adam|date=May 24, 2023|work=Inside Lacrosse|access-date=June 5, 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wlalacrosse.com/news/wla-draft-picks-2012-2021|title=WLA Draft Picks 2012-2021|last=McNaughton|first=Ian|date=February 7, 2022|access-date=June 5, 2023}}

Byrne was drafted first overall in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits.{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/bandits-pick-elite-lefty-josh-byrne-with-no-1-pick-in-nll-draft/article_502d834c-9a2f-508e-a5a5-5283db203bb4.html|title=Bandits pick elite lefty Josh Byrne with No. 1 pick in NLL Draft|last=Goods|first=Jack|date=September 19, 2017|work=The Buffalo News|access-date=June 5, 2023}} With the Bandits, Byrne reached the NLL Cup Finals in 2019 and 2022, and won the NLL Cup in 2023 and 2024.

In the field game, Byrne was drafted 19th overall by the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the 2017 Major League Lacrosse draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.swarmitup.com/Pro_Mens_Field_Lacrosse/MLL/2017DraftOrder.htm|title=2017 MLL Draft|access-date=5 June 2023}} He played for Chesapeake in 2017 and 2018. Upon the foundation of the Premier Lacrosse League in 2019, Byrne joined Chaos Lacrosse Club, where he helped his team to PLL Championship game appearances in 2020 and 2022, and the league championship in 2021.

Byrne hosts a podcast, The Dhane and Josh Show, with Bandits and Chaos teammate Dhane Smith. Both Byrne and Smith, who are Black Canadians, have supported the Black Lives Matter movement.{{cite web|url=https://www.lacrosseflash.com/read/2020/8/6/we-belong-here-smith-byrne-serving-as-role-models-for-next-generation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605162447/https://www.lacrosseflash.com/read/2020/8/6/we-belong-here-smith-byrne-serving-as-role-models-for-next-generation|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 5, 2023|title=We Belong Here: Smith, Byrne Serving as Role Models for Next Generation|last=Jenner|first=Maki|date=August 6, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2023}}

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{{succession box | before = Christian Del Bianco | title = NLL Most Valuable Player | years = 2024 | after = incumbent}}

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• [http://nllstats.com/player?id=31753 NLL stats at nllstats.com]
• [https://www.statscrew.com/lacrosse/stats/p-byrnejos001 NLL and PLL stats at statscrew.com]
• [https://premierlacrosseleague.com/player/josh-byrne Premier Lacrosse League bio]

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