The Vancouver Canucks are keeping Alex “Bulldog” Biega for the next two years, signing him to an extension worth $0.75 million dollars annually according to Renaud Lavoie.
The 27-year-old has played just 32 NHL games in his career after graduating from Harvard University in 2010 and playing 149 games for the Canucks’ AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.
Biega, the 5-foot-10, right-handed defenceman, has four assists over 25 games this season, one that he started as the captain of the Comets. Most noted for his high compete-level in winning puck battles, Biega has become a daily third-pairing guy for the Canucks, playing beside pending unrestricted free agent Matt Bartkowski.