Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that forward Byron Bitz has been recalled from the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.

Bitz, 27, has played 24 games with the Wolves this season recording nine points (2-7-9) and 11 penalty minutes. In eight games with the Canucks this season, the Saskatoon, SK, native has registered four points (1-3-4) and logged 14 penalty minutes.

Originally selected 107th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by Boston, the 6’4", 215-pound forward signed with Vancouver as a free agent July 25, 2011.

Career Regular Season Statistics

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 2011-2012 Canucks 8 1 3 4 2 14 0 0 0 6 16.7 2011-2012 Manitoba Moose-AHL 24 2 7 9 11 NHL Totals 87 9 9 18 -8 51 0 0 2 89 10.1

Career Playoff Statistics