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Canada Sam Bitten
#43 Hershey Bears / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Mar 21, 2000
Position
C/LW
Age
25
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
240 lbs / 109 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Leitrim MHA
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: William Bitten
Father: Michael Bitten (badminton)
Mother: Doris Piché (badminton)
Cousin: Sébastien Piché

© Photo: Scott Martin

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Sam Bitten Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Ottawa Jr. 67s U14 AAA HEO U14 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2013-14 Ottawa Jr. 67s U14 AAA “C” HEO U14 28* 13* 32* 45* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
Ottawa Jr. 67s U15 AAA HEO U15 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2014-15 Ottawa Jr. 67s U15 AAA “C” HEO U15 30* 18* 26* 44* 8* -* | Playoffs 12 7 8 15 18 -
2015-16 Mississauga Rebels U16 AAA GTHL U16 55* 19* 27* 46* 16* -* |
2016-17 Kanata Lasers CCHL 51* 13* 17* 30* 8* -* |
Ottawa 67's OHL 14* 2* 1* 3* 0* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 Ottawa 67's OHL 68* 7* 14* 21* 25* -8* | Playoffs 5 3 0 3 0 -3
2018-19 Ottawa 67's OHL 68* 13* 22* 35* 39* 23* | Playoffs 17 1 2 3 13 -1
2019-20 Sarnia Sting OHL 52* 12* 20* 32* 27* -23* |
2020-21 Södertälje SK HockeyAllsvenskan 12* 1* 2* 3* 35* 0* | Qualification 3 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 HC Poruba 2011 Czechia2 43* 16* 11* 27* 21* 7* |
HC Vítkovice Czechia 6* 1* 1* 2* 9* 1* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 4 -1
2022-23 HC Plzeň Czechia 48* 1* 0* 1* 79* -6* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 4 -2
2023-24 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 29* 1* 2* 3* 75* -5* |
2024-25 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 60* 2* 4* 6* 101* -9* |
2025-26 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Hershey Bears AHL 17* 3* 2* 5* 28* -3* |
Projected AHL 67* 10* 6* 16* 102* -13* |

Sam Bitten Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Ottawa Jr. 67s U15 AAA “C” OHF Bantam AAA 7* 7* 1* 8* 4* -* |
2015-16 Mississauga Rebels U16 AAA OHL Cup 5* 3* 2* 5* 2* -* |

Sam Bitten Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 110* 6* 8* 14* 0.13* 208* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
CCHL 1 51* 13* 17* 30* 0.59* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 2 54* 2* 1* 3* 0.06* 88* -5* | 2 14 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.29 * 8 * -3 *
Czechia2 1 43* 16* 11* 27* 0.63* 21* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 55* 19* 27* 46* 0.84* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HEO U14 2 31* 14* 32* 46* 1.48* 4* -* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 2 * - *
HEO U15 2 32* 19* 27* 46* 1.44* 8* -* | 1 12 7 * 8 * 15 * 1.25 * 18 * - *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 35* 0* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
OHF Bantam AAA 1 7* 7* 1* 8* 1.14* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 202* 34* 57* 91* 0.45* 91* -6* | 3 25 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.24 * 13 * -4 *
OHL Cup 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Sam Bitten Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/03/2025
11/03/2025 Confirmed Springfield Thunderbirds Hershey Bears
03/29/2024
03/29/2024 Extension Springfield Thunderbirds Springfield Thunderbirds
05/23/2023
05/23/2023 Confirmed HC Plzeň Springfield Thunderbirds
04/28/2022
04/28/2022 Confirmed HC Poruba 2011 HC Plzeň
01/04/2022
01/04/2022 Loan HC Poruba 2011 HC Vítkovice
06/16/2021
06/16/2021 Confirmed Södertälje SK HC Poruba 2011
02/03/2021
02/03/2021 Confirmed Sarnia Sting Södertälje SK
08/14/2019
08/14/2019 Confirmed Ottawa 67's Sarnia Sting
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 5 #92 overall by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2015, 4 #40 overall by Carleton Place Canadians in the CCHL Bantam Protected Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #178 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #187 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #106 by NHL Central Scouting

2012-13 statistics: Ottawa Jr. 67's Major Peewee AAA - 28GP 29G-30A-59P 16PIMs, Playoffs - 9GP 5G-14A-19P 4PIMs, #14