{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | played_for = Boston Bruins | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 181 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|8|9|mf=y}} | birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | ntl_team = USA | draft = 220th overall | draft_year = 1985 | draft_team = Boston Bruins | career_start = 1990 | career_end = 2000 }}
'''John Arthur Byce''' (born August 9, 1967) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played in 21 regular season games and in 8 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1990 and 1992. The rest of his career, which ended in 2000, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Byce played for the American national team at the 1992 World Championships
==Career==
===Collegiate career=== Having been drafted 220th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1985 NHL entry draft directly out of Madison Memorial High School,<ref>{{cite web |title=1985 NHL Entry Draft|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1985e.html|publisher=HockeyDB.com|language=en|access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Byce walked-on to the Wisconsin Badgers team,<ref name="UW">{{cite web |title=2020 UW Athletic Hall of Fame: John Byce|url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2020/6/20/athletics-general-news-events-baggot-2020-uw-athletic-hall-of-fame-john-byce.aspx|publisher=Wisconsin Badgers|language=en|date=June 20, 2020|access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> where he was redshirted for his freshman season.<ref name="madison">{{cite web |title=Andy Baggot: UW's 1990 NCAA hockey championship team was as close-knit as they come.|url=https://madison.com/sports/college/hockey/andy-baggot-uws-1990-ncaa-hockey-championship-team-was-as-close-knit-as-they-come/article_6a3c36c7-76cd-564a-bc22-58024ebc6dc7.html|publisher=Wisconsin State Journal|language=en|date=January 29, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> After a largely unproductive sophomore season, Byce played well in his third year at Madison, scoring 34 points in 41 games as the Badgers claimed the WCHA Championship.<ref name="ep">{{cite web |title=John Byce - EliteProspects|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1826/john-byce|publisher=EliteProspects.com|language=en|access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> In his fourth year on campus Byce was named as an alternate captain for the team and further increased his scoring; tallying 55 points in 42 games. The Badgers lost in the play-off semi finals, however Byce was named as a Second all-team wcha all-star. Byce would continue as an alternate captain during his final year in Madison, and would again increase his scoring, totalling 71 points in 46 games. Wisconsin would again win the WCHA championship, and Byce would again be named as a Second All-Team WCHA All-Star. The Badgers would go on to win the NCAA Championship, which Byce scoring a hat-trick in the championship final.<ref>{{cite web |title= Drive for five is complete|url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2012/5/7/Drive_for_five_is_complete.aspx|publisher=Wisconsin Badgers|language=en|date=May 7, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> For his efforts, he would be named to the All Tournament Team.
In addition to hockey, Byce was also a talented baseball player, playing as an outfielder. During the 1987 season, he set a school record for 9 consecutive hits, and also earned first-team all-Big Ten honors as a designated hitter.<ref name="baseball">{{cite web|title=Baseball History.pdf|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/8/21/baseball-history.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909235142/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/8/21/baseball-history.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2020|publisher=Wisconsin Badgers|language=en|page=30|date=c. 1989|access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>
===Professional career=== Upon the culmination of his collegiate career, Byce was signed by the Boston Bruins and played in the Stanley Cup Final. Thus he became the first player to have won an NCAA Championship and compete for the Stanley Cup in the same season.<ref name="UW"/> His first taste of regular season play was during the 1990–91 season, where he played 18 games for the Bruins, registering 4 points. The majority of his season was spent with the Bruins AHL affiliate team, the Maine Mariners, for whom Byce registered 48 points in 53 games.<ref name="ep"/> Byce would again spend most of his time in the AHL for the 1991–92 season, featuring in only 3 Bruins games. In February 1992, Byce and Mariners teammate Dennis Smith were traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Brent Hughes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skipjacks speed up salvaging season by firing Laird, promoting Trotz|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-02-25-1992056052-story.html|work=The Baltimore Sun|language=en|date=February 25, 1992|access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> As a result, Byce finished the season with the Capitals AHL affiliate Baltimore Skipjacks. Byce would return to the Skipjacks for the 1992–93 season, tallying 79 points in 62 games.
The 1993–94 season saw Byce move to Europe, playing for the Jönköping-based HV71 of the SEL, playing 33 games, registering 12 points. Mid-way through the season, Byce returned to North America and joined the Milwaukee Admirals in the IHL. Byce would play for three teams during the 1994–95 season, the Admirals, the San Diego Gulls also of the IHL and the AHL's Portland Pirates.<ref name="ep"/>
Byce would remain in the IHL for the 1995–96 season, playing for the Los Angeles Ice Dogs where he had a career best season, registering 85 points in 82 games. The team would then relocate to Long Beach, under the name Long Beach Ice Dogs, where Byce would put up 58 points in 80 games. The Ice Dogs would go on to win the Turner Cup, defeating the Detroit Vipers 4 games to 2. Byce would return to Long Beach for the 1997–98 season, playing only 17 regular season games. Byce would return to Long Beach for the 1998–99 season, playing 31 games and scoring 17 points. In January 1999 Byce, along with defenceman Andy Roach were traded to the Utah Grizzlies in exchange for Rene Chapdelaine and Chris Kenady. During his stint in Utah, Byce scored 31 points in 35 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports briefs|url=https://www.deseret.com/1999/1/8/19425693/sports-briefs|publisher=Deseret News|language=en|date=January 8, 1999|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
Following his time in Utah, Byce, along with former Ice Dog team-mate Rob Kenny, would move to the United Kingdom in order to play for the London Knights in the BISL. His season in London would be a successful one, with the team leading the league for much of the season, before finishing 4th, as well making the finals of the Benson & Hedges Cup. The team would then go on to win the Play-off final, beating the Newcastle Riverkings 7–3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knights Clinch First Superleague Title.|url=http://www.knightice.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000510140427/http://www.knightice.co.uk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2000|publisher=London Knights|language=en|date=April 3, 2000|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> Following his season in London, Byce retired.
===International career=== Byce was named to the US National Team for the 1992 IIHF World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 Roster|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2673852-1992-roster|publisher=Team USA|language=en|access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> Byce played 6 games, registering 2 points, as Team USA finished 7th overall.
==Personal life== Byce graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Business Administration, and subsequently completed an MBA at the same institution. Since retiring from professional ice hockey he works for RBC Wealth Management.<ref name="UW"/> His son, Ty Pelton-Byce, also play hockey and as of June 2020, plays for the Wisconsin Badgers, having transferred from Harvard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickel: If these Badgers hockey players look familiar, it's probably in their DNA|url=https://eu.jsonline.com/story/sports/2019/01/21/uw-hockey-has-sons-brothers-former-uw-athletes/2635855002/|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
==Awards and achievements== * WCHA Champion (1988, 1990) * NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team (1989, 1990) * NCAA Champion (1990) * NCAA All championship team (1990) * Big Ten Medal of Honor (1990) * BISL Playoff Champion (2000)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Byce (2020) - UW Hall of Fame.|url=https://uwbadgers.com/honors/uw-athletic-hall-of-fame/john-byce/266|publisher=Wisconsin Badgers|language=en|date=June 20, 2020|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ep"/>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1984–85 | James Madison Memorial High School | HS-WI | 24 || 39 || 47 || 86 || 32 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986-87 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 40 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1987-88 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 41 || 22 || 12 || 34 || 18 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988-89 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 || 27 || 28 || 55 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1989-90 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 46 || 27 || 44 || 71 || 20 | 6 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | — || — || — || — || — | 8 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 |- | 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1990–91 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 53 || 19 || 29 || 48 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 55 || 29 || 21 || 50 || 41 | 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | 1991–92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 20 || 9 || 5 || 14 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 62 || 35 || 44 || 79 || 26 | 7 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 4 |- | 1993–94 | HV71 | SEL | 33 || 8 || 4 || 12 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993–94 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 28 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 10 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0 |- | 1994–95 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 30 || 9 || 11 || 20 || 10 | 15 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 5 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 82 || 39 || 46 || 85 || 40 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 80 || 29 || 29 || 58 || 14 | 18 || 6 || 7 || 13 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 17 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 10 | 12 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 4 |- | 1998–99 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 37 || 8 || 11 || 19 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 35 || 11 || 20 || 31 || 18 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1999–00 | London Knights | BISL | 29 || 11 || 18 || 29 || 6 | 6 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 314 !! 114 !! 132 !! 246 !! 112 ! 48 !! 16 !! 14 !! 30 !! 12 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 21 !! 2 !! 3 !! 5 !! 6 ! 8 !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1992 | USA | WC | 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"| Senior totals ! 8 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 !! 2 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{icehockeystats}}
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