Lyndon Byers

Lyndon Byers
Born	February 29, 1964 (1964-02-29) Nipawin, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Boston Bruins San Jose Sharks
NHL Draft	39th overall, 1982 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1983–1995

Lyndon Byers (born February 29, 1964 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian-born radio host and retired professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Byers began his major junior career in 1981 with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The following year, the Boston Bruins selected him with a second-round pick (39th overall) at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Byers showed promise by scoring 32 goals in each of the next two seasons with Regina, but it was his 153 and 154 penalty minutes (PIMs) in each of those seasons that would be a better measure of his future NHL career.

Joining the Bruins at the end of the 1983–84 season, he scored two goals and four assists for six points while amassing 32 PIMs. Bouncing back and forth between the parent club and the minors, his best statistical season came in 1987–88, when he put up 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points while amassing 249 PIMs in 53 games for the Bruins. As an enforcer, his efforts were focused on protecting star players such as Ray Bourque. During his tenure with the Bruins, he appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Byers finished his NHL career in 1992–93 with the San Jose Sharks, before ending his professional playing career with the International Hockey League (IHL)'s Minnesota Moose in 1994–1995. He scored 28 goals and 43 assists for 71 points and amassed 1,081 PIMs in 279 NHL games.

Entertainment career

Shortly after his playing career, Byers returned to the Boston area and became a co-host of the Hill Man Morning Show on radio station WAAF-FM where he is an air personality and sports specialist.

Byers has made several appearances on the FX drama/comedy Rescue Me with well-known Bruins fan Denis Leary, as well as fellow former Bruins Cam Neely and Phil Esposito. He had a cameo appearance in the films Shallow Hal and Stuck On You as well. He was also featured on the season finale of "Bar Rescue" on "Spike TV". Byers and Neely also appeared in the music video for the song Hole Hearted by Boston based band Extreme

External links

• Lyndon Byers's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Lyndon Byers's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database