Alumni in the Pros - February 2009

[ebilmes]

"Bit by Bitz, The True Story behind the Saskatchewan Sex Symbol"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Bitz

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote cth95]"Grinder Bitz nets two as Bruins dismantle Panthers"


I added the emphasis.  I think we will take a headline like this about a Cornell alum any day.
[/quote]
Not a bad night for a "roll" player.:-P

[Rita]

Okay, not an alum, but Ithaca native and LA King player Dustin Brown missed tonight's Kings @ Wild game for a good reason.  His wife gave birth to their second child today.

LA did ok without Brown and defeated Minnesota in a Shoot-out.

[imafrshmn]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote cth95]"Grinder Bitz nets two as Bruins dismantle Panthers"


I added the emphasis.  I think we will take a headline like this about a Cornell alum any day.
[/quote]
Not a bad night for a "roll" player.:-P[/quote]
If he hopes to be dressing for the NHL squad regularly, he'll need to caesar every opportunity.

[oceanst41]

[quote jkahn]With just over a minute left, the crowd was chanting "We want Bitz" so he'd have a final chance for a hat trick.  He did come on as they were chanting, but settled for a two goal game.[/quote]

It was a pretty loud chant too, and the crowd roared in response when he jumped over the boards. I saw him even getting a little powerplay time late. Jack and Brick were pretty much singing his praises all night, and commenting how no Florida defenders seemed to want to deal with him in front of the net.

For anyone who follows the B's I don't think it's a stretch to say that the Bitz-Thornton-Yelle line has been Boston's best for the last month. They come to play every night, and just out work every line that is put up against them.

[ftyuv]

I agree oceanst41 -- at least, they've been the most consistent. Bitz fits into the Boston system very well, and from what I've read and seen, he's well liked among the team too.  I expect to see him play through the season (even taking into account trades), and at this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd be back in Boston next year as well.

[CM cWo 44]

It wasn't the first time Byron Bitz had a big crowd chanting his name. It had been a while, though.

The rookie fourth-liner scored his second and third NHL goals Tuesday night, leading the struggling Bruins to a 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers in the opener of Boston's six-game homestand.

Bitz's performance had the fans buzzing, just like he used to in his days at Cornell.

"Couple times in college - but 20,000 people's different than 4,000, so it was pretty cool," he said.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020893

[Josh '99]

[quote ebilmes]"Bit by Bitz, The True Story behind the Saskatchewan Sex Symbol"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Bitz[/quote]Stupid Wikipedia party poopers reverted it.

[ftyuv]

Coach talking about Bitz: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062794001

And Bitz talking about himself: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062390001

[nr53]

[madAgaskar07]

[quote ftyuv]Coach talking about Bitz: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062794001

And Bitz talking about himself: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062390001[/quote]

...and now Marc Savard talking about Byron Bitz (among other things) on a morning radio show here in Boston:

http://wzlx.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3538862

[jkahn]

There's a young lady in a red Cornell sweatshirt (or sweater) seated along the glass in the section just to the players' right of the Bruins' bench tonight - there to show her support for Byron.

[ftyuv]

Bitz gets another in the clutch and turns a shaky 5-0 3rd period lead into a comfortable 6-0.

[oceanst41]

[quote jkahn]There's a young lady in a red Cornell sweatshirt (or sweater) seated along the glass in the section just to the players' right of the Bruins' bench tonight - there to show her support for Byron.[/quote]

And cheer for him after his 4th NHL goal.

Edit: Also got his first time on the PK tonight as far as I know. Julien is giving him more and more responsibility.

[jkahn]

Bitz scores on a great effort, fighting off Scott Niedermayer.