Canucks Sign Right Wing Byron Bitz
| Bitz |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| 2000-2001 | Saskatoon AAA Contacts-SMBHL | 40 | 17 | 35 | 52 | |||||||
| 2001-2002 | Saskatoon AAA Contacts-SMHL | 41 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 69 | ||||||
| 2002-2003 | Nanaimo Clippers-BCHL | 58 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 59 | ||||||
| 2003-2004 | Cornell Big Red-ECAC | 31 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 36 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 | Cornell Big Red-ECAC | 29 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| 2005-2006 | Cornell Big Red-ECAC | 35 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 52 | ||||||
| 2006-2007 | Cornell Big Red-ECAC | 29 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 49 | ||||||
| 2007-2008 | Providence Bruins-AHL | 61 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2008-2009 | Bruins | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12.9 |
| 2008-2009 | Providence Bruins-AHL | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009-2010 | Bruins | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 7.8 |
| 2009-2010 | Panthers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| NHL Totals | 87 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 10.1 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| 2001-2002 | Saskatoon AAA Contacts-SMHL | 11 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2006-2007 | Cornell Big Red-ECAC | |||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Providence Bruins-AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008-2009 | Bruins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| NHL Totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have signed right wing Byron Bitz.
Bitz, 27, has recorded 18 points (9-9-18) and 51 penalty minutes in 87 career NHL games with the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins. In five playoff games with the Bruins, the 6’5”, 215 lbs. right winger collected two points (1-1-2) and two penalty minutes.
The Saskatoon, SK, native was originally selected 107th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.













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