Byers returning with contract extension

[MasonRaymond0320]

Forward, who played five NHL games in 2009-10, scored 25 goals for Pack


Tuesday, 06.08.2010 / 4:09 PM / News
New York Rangers

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Dane Byers on a contract extension.

Byers, 24, skated in five games with the Rangers this season, registering one goal and 31 penalty minutes. He notched his first career NHL goal in his season debut on October 30 at Minnesota.

Byers spent most of the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording 25 goals and 27 assists for 52 points, along with 100 penalty minutes in 74 games. He established career-highs in goals, points and power play goals (13).

He ranked second on the team in points and power play goals, third in goals and fourth in assists. His 13 power play goals also tied for seventh in the AHL. Byers posted 12 multi-point performances, including two, three-point efforts on February 13 vs. Bridgeport (two goals and one assist) and April 10 vs. Springfield (one goal and two assists). He also registered a career-high, seven-game point streak from October 23 at Adirondack to November 19 vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton, tallying nine points (four goals and five assists) over the span.

In 2008-09, Byers recorded four goals and three assists for seven points, along with 18 penalty minutes in nine games with Hartford (AHL). He registered six points (three goals and three assists) in a five-game span from October 22 at Worcester to October 31 vs. Worcester, before missing the last 71 games of the regular season to injury. Byers returned to the lineup for the playoffs, and finished tied for the team lead in goals (three) and second in points (four) in six games. His three goals and four points both established playoff career-highs.

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[TheRussianRocket]

he any good? cause i have a big stack of his rookie cards