Danny Biega

Danny Biega
Date of birth	September 29, 1991
place of birth	Montréal , Québec , Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	93 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2010 , 3rd round, 67th position Carolina Hurricanes
Career stations
2007-2009	Salisbury School
2009-2013	Harvard University
2013-2016	Charlotte Checkers

Danny Biega (born September 29, 1991 in Montréal , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played ten games for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League on the position of defender during his active career between 2009 and 2016 . He was mainly active for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League . His older brother Alex Biega is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Biega initially played at Salisbury School from 2007 to 2009 while in high school . From there he went to the renowned Harvard University , where he spent the next four years in addition to his studies for the university team in ECAC Hockey , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . During this time he received numerous individual awards and was selected in the third round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in 67th position by the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .

After completing his studies, the defense attorney signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Hurricanes in March 2013 . He made his professional debut with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League , which served as the Carolinas farm team , during the 2012/13 season . Biega also spent the entire 2013/14 season there . After the defender had also spent the 2014/15 season with the Checkers until mid-March 2015, he was finally appointed to the Carolinas NHL squad. He completed ten NHL games for the Hurricanes by the end of the season, in which he collected two scorer points . He then spent the entire 2015/16 season in the AHL with Charlotte.

As his contract was not extended in the summer of 2016, Biega ended his active career at the age of 24.

Achievements and Awards

2011 ECAC ECAC Second All-Star Team 2012 NCAA East First All-American Team 2012 ECAC All-Tournament Team 2012 ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman

2012 ECAC First All-Star Team 2012 All- Ivy League First Team 2013 All-Ivy League Second Team

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
2009/10	Harvard University	ECAC		32	5	4th	9	47
2010/11	Harvard University	ECAC		34	11	19th	30th	34
2011/12	Harvard University	ECAC		34	10	25th	35	41
2012/13	Harvard University	ECAC		32	2	9	11	43
2012/13	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		3	0	2	2	8th
2013/14	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		65	3	15th	18th	22nd		-	-	-	-	-
2014/15	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		69	2	12	14th	89		-	-	-	-	-
2014/15	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		10	0	2	2	0		-	-	-	-	-
2015/16	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		27	3	5	8th	40		-	-	-	-	-
NCAA overall				132	28	57	85	165
AHL total				162	8th	32	40	151		3	0	2	2	8th
NHL overall				10	0	2	2	0		-	-	-	-	-

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Danny Biega at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Danny Biega at eliteprospects.com (English)