Joseph Richard Byrne (March 22, 1921 – August 26, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
Joe Byrne learned the game of hockey from Hall of Famer Alex Connell.
He was involved in Newfoundland hockey as either a coach, player or referee for the next 40 years until his retirement in the summer of 1989.
Byrne operated a sports shop at Grand Falls beginning in the early 1950s.
On Friday March 22, 1991, in a ceremony attended by his wife Pat, on what would have been Joe's 70th birthday, the Grand Falls Stadium was renamed Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium as a tribute to his contributions to hockey in the community and the province during his 40-year career.