Oilers agree to terms with Dane Byers
Comment
PrintByers, 26, spent last season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and their main affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
The 6’3”, 204-pound Nipawin, SK native played in 61 games with the Falcons recording 39 points (16G, 23A) with 108 penalty minutes. He also appeared in eight games with the Blue Jackets collecting 29 penalty minutes.
Byers was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 48th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He spent five years in their organization playing six games with the club scoring his first NHL goal and adding 31 penalty minutes. In 255 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack he had 163 points (72G, 91A) and 546 penalty minutes.
In 2010-11 he was traded to the Blue Jackets organization and in 130 games he scored 28 goals and added 48 assists for 76 points with 244 penalty minutes.
Edmonton Oilers hockey is presented in part by the Rexall Family of Pharmacies, Molson Canadian, ATB Financial, TELUS, Cenovus Energy and Ford.
edmontonoilers.com is the official Web site of the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club. The Edmonton Oilers and edmontonoilers.com are trademarks of Rexall Sports Corp. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Copyright © 1999-2013 Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club and the National Hockey League. All Rights Reserved.