Vancouver Canucks‘ 5th year defenseman Alex Biega(55) earned his recall and spent a couple of weeks with the parent club but only practiced with the team.
As a small-ish 5’10” 187 lbs. blue liner he is mostly a stay-at-home style blue liner but has been consistently able to hit the 20-point mark through his four seasons in the AHL and could very well set new career high marks int the current campaign with Utica Comets.
With continued consistent play with the farm club, he received another shot and on little notice found himself suiting up for his first big league game.
The 26-year old skated 22 shifts for 16:32 total ice time with 2 hits, 2 break ups, 1 giveaway and 2 shots on net.
One of those shots ended up being his first NHL goal and the 3-2 game winner.
He’s only signed to a one-year, two-way deal and now is looking more likely to get re-upped.
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