Tragedy Strikes: Former Bruins Star Byers, Twice a Stanley Cup Finalist, Dies at 61
Lyndon Byers, who played nine NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins and helped them reach the Stanley Cup Final in 1988 and 1990, has died at the age of 61.
Selected by the Bruins in the second round (No. 39) of the 1982 NHL Draft, Byers had 71 points (28 goals, 43 assists) and 1,081 penalty minutes in 279 NHL games with Boston and the San Jose Sharks, and four points (two goals, two assists) in 37 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
With 959 penalty minutes for the Bruins from 1983-92, Byers ranks 11th on their all-time list.
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