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Alex Biega Biography
Canadian defenceman who spent four years at Harvard University, where he made the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team and won the John Tudor Memorial Cup as the Crimson’s MVP. He later spent time in the AHL with the Portland Pirates and Rochester Americans before making his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks in 2015.
He was born in Montreal and was drafted by Rimouski Oceanic in the first round of the 2004 QMJHL Entry Draft.
His first NHL goal was a game-winner over the Minnesota Wild in February 2015.
His younger brother Danny Biega is also an NHL player.
He became teammates with goaltender Eddie Lack in Vancouver in 2015.
Alex Biega (born April 4, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Biega was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round (147th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Biega’s brother, Danny Biega, is also a professional ice hockey player who last played for the Carolina Hurricanes. He also has two other brothers, Marc and Michael. Alex, Danny, and Michael all played hockey for Harvard University becoming the first trio of brothers since 2000 to play for Harvard.
As a youth, Biega played in the 2001 and 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from West Island, Montreal.
Biega was drafted by the Rimouski Océanic in the first round (11th overall) of the 2004 QMJHL Entry Draft, but choose instead to play high school hockey at Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut. Biega then attended Harvard University, where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey team. Biega was a standout player for the Crimson where, in his freshman season, he was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team, and in his junior year he was awarded the John Tudor Memorial Cup as the Crimson’s most valuable player. In his senior year Biega was named the team’s captain.
On October 9, 2010 Biega made his professional debut playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Portland Pirates, and on November 20, 2010, scored his first professional goal to help his team to a 2–1 win over the visiting Worcester Sharks. He went on to play in 61 regular-season games with the Pirates during the 2010–11 AHL season and also played 12 playoff games during his rookie campaign.
Biega was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, but was not able to sign a professional contract until after he completed his NCAA play. Upon graduation, on May 27, 2010, Biega was signed by the Sabres to a two-year contract.
Biega began the 2011–12 season with the Rochester Americans, the new AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.
On July 5, 2013, Biega agreed to a one-year contract as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets for their inaugural season in 2013–14, appearing in a career-high 73 games for 22 points from the blueline. On July 1, 2014, Biega re-signed with the Canucks, on a one-year contract worth $600,000. He was called up to Vancouver after posting 10 points in 25 games with Utica.
Biega met his wife Diana while in Boston. They had a son together in April 2015.
Biega started the 2015-16 season with the Comets where he was named captain at the start of the season. He was called up to the Canucks in mid-December and on December 20, 2015, Biega earned his first career assist. It came on a Jannik Hansen goal in a 5−4 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers. On February 2, 2016, Biega signed a one-way, two-year contract extension valued at $1.5 million.
Biega made his NHL debut with the Canucks on February 16, 2015, scoring his first NHL goal in a 3–2 win over the Minnesota Wild.
On February 28, 2018, Biega was again signed to a two-year, $1.65 million contract extension by the Canucks.
On September 30, 2019, Biega was placed on waivers by the Canucks, prior to the start of the 2019–20 NHL season. He cleared waivers the next day. On October 6, 2019, Biega was traded by the Canucks to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for David Pope. He made his debut for the Red Wings on October 15, in a game against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks.
On March 9, 2020, Biega signed a one-year contract extension with the Red Wings.
What's Alex Biega Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Alex Biega Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
