Danny Biega
Danny Biega is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Hurricanes in the third round 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.
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.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.
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. During his senior year at Harvard, Biega signed a three-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
During the 2014–15 season, Biega played for the Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. Biega made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes on March 19, 2015, in his hometown of Montreal.