Nice article on Byers

[I like Boobs]

Not sure if this was posted before but this is a nice article on LB. He's always a fun interview/quote:

Like many of his fellow pugs on ice, Lyndon Byers was a highly skilled player in juniors who realized that to stick in The Show, he would need to drop the mitts:
"My last year in juniors I had a little over a point a game. Not to toot my own horn, but I was a pretty skilled player. I was also a f------ maniac. I got to the NHL, and I don't think I loved the game enough. I had long hair, I rode motorcycles, I loved the social life. [Bruins great] Wayne Cashman was so impressed with me that when he retired, he gave me his number 12. I pissed all that away.

"My third year they sent me down to Moncton [of the AHL]. They basically were telling me to grow up. In Moncton, I told myself, 'You know what? I'm just gonna fight the three toughest guys on the other team for the next 10 games, and if I don't get called up, I'm gonna quit.

"Four games into it I'm losing my mind. After a fight I climb the penalty box glass to get a guy. I got called up the next day.

"One of my best memories of Moncton was playing on a line with Brett Hull and Gary Roberts. They went on to Hall of Fame careers. I went on to dating the hottest strippers and drinking in every bar in North America.

"This seems like a good opportunity for me to say I'm sorry to [former pugilist] Gino Odjick: Gino, I'm sorry for cross-checking you in the mouth and knocking your bottom teeth out.

"I couldn't beat the guy. I looked forward to beating him, but he'd punch my lights out every time. After the first time he punched me out, I said, 'O.K., I'm gonna tie him up, start righty, then go lefty.' He punched me out. The next time, I said, 'O.K., I'll drop my gloves before we agree to go, so I'll get a good head start on him.' So I did that, and he punched me out. I grabbed him from behind one time, and he punched me out. He'd beaten me, like, six times, when we went into Vancouver for a game. My parents were in the stands.

"That night he ran Donny Sweeney at the far end of the rink, and we met at center ice. This time I faked dropping my gloves, he dropped his, and I cross-checked him in the mouth. Pushed a couple of his teeth back, knocked one out.

"I got a couple good punches in, then he dialed me in and hit me with five or six lefts. My mom went from standing and yelling to sitting to hugging my dad to burying her face in his chest.

"I remember Gino standing there looking at me with his mouth bleeding when I finally tied him up. He was just shaking his head. He goes, 'Why would you do that?' I just said, 'I know. I know, I'm such a loser. Thanks for beating me up. Really.'"

[blockerpunch]

That's hilarious thanks for sharing!

[darius]

True story. Exactly what he told me except there's alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllot more to it which is even funnier and way more interesting.

[smashem]

I lived in Framingham for a couple of years and was the GM of Evolve Fitness, he also lived in the town gave him a free membership to our club he gave us a bump up on WAAF. Great guy he laughed when i would bring up certain fights and go into detail about how he and Jay used to love playing Buffalo. Now he owns a bar in Framingham. Solid dude for sure.

[bustoff]

Would be cool to have a few drinks with him and hear some stories.

[smashem]

Originally Posted by bustoff

Would be cool to have a few drinks with him and hear some stories.

He grabbed a kid i know for a charity game or something. Came in the locker room with 5 cases

[nilan30]

Originally Posted by smashem

I lived in Framingham for a couple of years and was the GM of Evolve Fitness, he also lived in the town gave him a free membership to our club he gave us a bump up on WAAF. Great guy he laughed when i would bring up certain fights and go into detail about how he and Jay used to love playing Buffalo. Now he owns a bar in Framingham. Solid dude for sure.

I watched a show about him and his bar awhile back. On the show the partners turfed him at the end but I'm sure that's just untrue b/s to make the show better. I think there was a thread about it on here.

[smashem]

Originally Posted by nilan30

I watched a show about him and his bar awhile back. On the show the partners turfed him at the end but I'm sure that's just untrue b/s to make the show better. I think there was a thread about it on here.

Angry Ham's is the name, looks really nice from the outside. Yes he got the boot on the show, but i am sure he would have caved that shows host head in if it were true. Also i am sure he invested money into it. He does love to drink i know that, a friend of mine in the area has told me a few stories which i believe.

[mikebflorida]

That article is hilarious! Hockey players are the best.

[BaddaBing Badda Boom]

While working in Iraq with the Ministry of Interior, one of my compatriots who was a SPEC OPS operator from South Boston, who, amongst other jobs worked as a bouncer in some of Boston's most popular night spots - He tells of a story where Byers came in all cocky like with his pals and in essence trying to bull-dog the bouncers/bar help where according to this extremely low keyed/understated gentleman the help tuned up Beyers and his crew and sent them packing with extremely damaged egos

[BaddaBing Badda Boom]

BTW: I have probably posted this before but since Beyers and Wilson seem to be the kings of the uppercut and basically the same size - Care to venture on who would prevail?

[smashem]

Originally Posted by BaddaBing Badda Boom

While working in Iraq with the Ministry of Interior, one of my compatriots who was a SPEC OPS operator from South Boston, who, amongst other jobs worked as a bouncer in some of Boston's most popular night spots - He tells of a story where Byers came in all cocky like with his pals and in essence trying to bull-dog the bouncers/bar help where according to this extremely low keyed/understated gentleman the help tuned up Beyers and his crew and sent them packing with extremely damaged egos

Never heard of that but could be true, got some tough cats in beantown, on the other hand there were also reports that he and Neely had it out one night

[RetardedChimp]

Originally Posted by nilan30

I watched a show about him and his bar awhile back. On the show the partners turfed him at the end but I'm sure that's just untrue b/s to make the show better. I think there was a thread about it on here.

The show made him look like a sloppy unreliable drunkard.

I get that shows can make people look like trash by the way the cut and edit it, but other than liking him as a hockey player, why do you feel that is the case for this show? The show doesn't usually portray someone as that cancerous to success.

[Flyer_Frank]

http://www.spike.com/full-episodes/m...eason-1-ep-110

He looked pretty useless on the show. Now I know he's done some radio, so he may have just willingly played the role for entertainment value. Once a role player always a role player. It's TV, who knows what's real and what's bull****?

[srehm1]

Originally Posted by BaddaBing Badda Boom

South Boston,

God's country!