Bruins Re-Sign Bitz
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BOSTON -- Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli
announced today that the club has signed former Cornell forward
Byron Bitz to a multi-year contract. Per club policy, terms of the
deal will not be disclosed.
In his first NHL season in 2008-09, Bitz notched four goals and
three assists in 35 regular season games, and recorded his first
NHL multi-point game with a two goal performance against Florida on
February 24, 2009. He also skated in five postseason games for the
Bruins and tallied 1-1=2 totals.
He made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 10, 2009 against
the Carolina Hurricanes, notching an assist for his first career
NHL point.
Bitz registered three goals and seven assists in 37 games with the
P-Bruins last season. In 61 games with the P- Bruins during the
2007-2008 season, Bitz potted 13 goals and contributed 14 assists.
Before joining the P-Bruins in 2007, Bitz played four seasons at
Cornell University with 28-60=88 totals and 155 penalty minutes in
124 career games. He graduated from Cornell with a degree in
Business in 2007.
The 24-year-old native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was originally
drafted by the Bruins in the fourth round (107th overall) in the
2003 NHL Entry Draft.
