Danny Biega

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Danny Biega
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Biega with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2013
Born (1991-09-29) September 29, 1991 (age 33)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
NHL draft 67th overall, 2010
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2010–2016

Danny Biega (born September 29, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Hurricanes in the third round (67th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. His brother, Alex Biega, has played 250 games in the NHL. He is under contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Playing career

As a youth, Biega played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from West Island, Montreal. [1]

Biega attended the Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT, and played hockey there for 2 years. In 2009, his senior year, Biega captained the hockey team to the New England prep school championship. [2]

Biega played his collegiate hockey for the Harvard Crimson in the ECAC Hockey conference. In his junior year, Biega's outstanding play was recognized when he was named the ECAC's best defensive defenceman and selected to the 2011–12 ECAC Hockey First Team. [3] During his senior year at Harvard, Biega signed a three-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) and was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. [4]

During the 2014–15 season, Biega played for the Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. [5] Biega made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes on March 19, 2015, in his hometown of Montreal. [6]

Personal life

Biega is the younger brother of Alex Biega, a former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021-22. Biega also has two other brothers, Marc and Michael. [7] Alex, Danny, and Michael all played hockey for Harvard University, becoming the first trio of brothers since 2000 to play for Harvard. [8]


Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Salisbury School USHS 264131720—————
2008–09Salisbury SchoolUSHS298142228—————
2009–10 Harvard University ECAC 3254947—————
2010–11 Harvard UniversityECAC3411193034—————
2011–12 Harvard UniversityECAC3410253541—————
2012–13 Harvard UniversityECAC32291143—————
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL1000030228
2013–14 Charlotte CheckersAHL653151822—————
2014–15 Charlotte CheckersAHL692121489—————
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 100220—————
2015–16 Charlotte CheckersAHL2735840—————
NHL totals100220—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2010–11
ECAC Best Defensive Defenceman 2011–12 [9]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2011–12 [10]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2011–12
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2012 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2012-13 Men's Ice Hockey - Danny Biega". gocrimson.com. Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Men's Hockey Players Earn ECAC Awards". Harvard Crimson . March 17, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Danny Biega Signs With NHL's Carolina Hurricanes". gocrimson.com. March 14, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hurricanes Recall Danny Biega from Charlotte". Carolina Hurricanes. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Carolina Hurricanes - Montreal Canadiens - March 19th, 2015". NHL.com. March 19, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ MacIntyre, Ian (January 21, 2016). "Iain MacIntyre: Biega boys grow up to bleed Crimson". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ Lambert, Craig (January 2010). "Fraternal Forechecking". harvardmagazine.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Union coach Bennett wins Tim Taylor Award; goalie Grosenick wins Ken Dryden Award (Final)" by Parting Schotts
  10. ↑ "ECAC Hockey Mobile : League Announces Regular-Season Awards". Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  11. ↑ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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