Bowen Byram’s return to play in the first week of February came with impeccable timing. Prior to being reactivated, the lad from Cranbrook, BC sat out 38 games in order to mend from a tenuous lower-body injury that occurred in November.
Since rejoining coach Bednar’s bench, he has been on a tear and playing hockey in pure overdrive. And whoever the wordsmith is that coined his nickname, Hotrod, should earn a hardy pat on the back, as it fits Byram’s M-O to a T.
The swift defender has stepped up in the team’s hour of need and has scored five goals in the last 10 outings.