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Alex Biega
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Hometown: Montreal, Que.
High School: Salisbury School (Conn.)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Concentration: Sociology
Shoots/Catches: Right
NHL Rights: Buffalo Sabres
House Affliation: Quincy
Selected in the fifth round (147th pick overall) of the 2006 NHL
Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.
Senior (2009-10)
The 116th captain of Harvard men's hockey ... A third-team
preseason All-America selection by Inside College Hockey ... Named
to preseason all-league teams by ECAC Hockey coaches and media ...
Registered a goal and assist in 5-2 win at Brown (Feb. 5) ...
Posted a +6 rating over the course of Harvard's three-point
league weekend at No. 13 Union and Rensselaer (Jan. 22-23) ...
Recorded three points in two games with a goal and an assist
in tie at No. 19 Princeton (Nov. 14) and a helper against St.
Lawrence (Nov. 20) ... Skated in 100th career game at Colgate (Nov.
6).
Junior (2008-09)
Harvard's first assistant captain since current pros Tom Cavanagh
'05 and Ryan Lannon '05 in 2004-05 ... Awarded the John Tudor
Memorial Cup as the Crimson's most valuable player ... Selected to
the New England All-Star team, All-Ivy League first team, All-ECAC
Hockey third team and ECAC Hockey All-Academic team ... A Hobey
Baker Award Fan Balloting Candidate ... Preseason All-ECAC Hockey
selection by the league coaches and media ... Ranked second in
league scoring among ECAC defensemen (3-13-16) ... Sixth defenseman
and first since Don Sweeney '88 in 1987-88 to lead Harvard in
assists ... Ranked second on team in points ... Part of the
league's top power play in ECAC games (19.2 percent, 24 for 125)
... Led the team with seven multi-point games and shared the team
lead with two game-winning goals ... Skated much of the season
alongside classmate Ian Tallett and also partnered with Brian
McCafferty '09 ... Recorded two assists each in home wins against
No. 6 Cornell (Feb. 14) and No. 6 Princeton (Feb. 28) ...
Registered six assists in four games (Jan. 10-Feb. 2) ... Was a
season-high +2 with two assists in 3-1 win against Union (Jan. 30)
... Scored the winning goals in 3-1 win against Rensselaer (Nov. 4)
and 2-1 win against Quinnipiac (Feb. 27) ... Notched a
highlight-reel goal against Lake Superior State in the opening
round of the Badger Hockey Showdown (Dec. 27) ... Had a plus or
even rating in 23 of 28 games, including 13 of the final 14 of the
regular season.
Sophomore (2007-08)
Earned ECAC Hockey third-team and all-tournament honors,
as well as All-Ivy League honorable mention ... Led Crimson
defensemen in scoring, while ranking fourth overall on the team ...
Ranked third on squad in plus/minus ... Helped Harvard lead ECAC
Hockey in scoring defense (1.86 goals allowed per game) and penalty
killing (.913, 94 for 103) in league play ... Tied for seventh in
the Ivy League in defenseman scoring in league play (0-5-5) ...
Paired with classmate Ian Tallett for much of season ... Had four
assists in quarterfinal series against Quinnipiac (March 14-16),
including three assists to go with a +4 rating in opener ...
Notched assists in ECAC semifinal and final to total six assists in
five playoff games ... Scored in 3-3 tie on final regular-season
weekend at Colgate (Feb. 29), helping Harvard earn a valuable point
as it rallied for a playoff bye ... Selected to the ECAC Hockey
preseason all-league team by the media ... Registered consecutive
two-assist games against No. 7 Boston College in the Beanpot final
(Feb. 11) and at home against No. 17 Princeton (Feb. 15) ... Was +6
in the Beanpot: +3 in final and +3 in semifinal win against No. 14
Northeastern (Feb. 4) ... Assisted on goals by brother, Michael,
against No. 15 Boston College (Dec. 12) and Yale (Nov. 28) ...
Scored Harvard's first goal in 3-2 win at Union (Feb. 8), the
Dutchmen's first home ECAC loss ... Scored the first goal and added
an assist in 3-0 shutout of No. 16 Rensselaer (Nov. 9).
Freshman (2006-07)
Named to ECAC Hockey League All-Rookie team ... Shared with Doug
Rogers the George Percy Award as the Crimson's top rookies ... Led
league freshman defensemen with 18 points, placing him among the
national leaders in freshman defenseman scoring ... Tied for ninth
in the ECACHL in overall defenseman scoring ... Often skated
alongside David MacDonald at even strength ... Was a part of
power-play unit that ranked eighth nationally at 20.5 percent (42
for 205) ... Scored three power-play goals ... One of eight players
and two freshmen to play in all 33 games ... Recorded the
game-winning goal and two assists in win against No. 20 Quinnipiac
(Nov. 24) ... Scored twice in tie at Brown (Feb. 17) ... Notched
points in four straight games (Nov. 17-24) and three straight (Dec.
30-Jan. 6) ... Registered an assist in Harvard debut at No. 17
Dartmouth (Oct. 27) ... Scored first career goal in win against No.
3 Boston College (Nov. 7).
Before Harvard
Captained the Quebec Under-17 Provincial Team in 2005 ... Led
Salisbury to to its first New England championship, serving as
captain and earning team MVP honors ... Put up 27 points (10-17) in
28 games as a defenseman to earn selection as league MVP by the
U.S. Hockey Report ... New England Championship first team all-star
... Two-time All-New England selection (2005 and 2006) ... Twice
named to the all-tournament team at the Flood-Marr Tournament ...
Also a member of varsity crew and varsity soccer team at Salisbury,
where he was named 2006 Athlete of the Year ... Selected in the
first round of the 2004 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Draft ...
In the classroom, earned first honors both years at Salisbury.
Personal
Along with brothers Michael and Danny, part of the second
set of three brothers to play for the Crimson at the same time. The
last set was Mark '00, Steve '01 and Dominic Moore '03 in 1999-2000
... Co-host of the "Top Shelf" intermission show on WHRB 95.3 FM.
Career Highs
Points - 3 twice, most recently three assists vs.
Quinnipiac, March 14, 2008, ECAC quarterfinal
Goals - 2 at Brown, Feb. 17, 2007
Assists - 3 vs. Quinnipiac, March 14, 2008, ECAC quarterfinal
Point Streak - 4 twice, most recently Jan. 10-Feb. 2, 2009
Career Stats
| Season
| GP
| G
| A
| Points
| Shots
| Shot%
| Pen-Min
| +/-
| PPG
| SHG
| GWG
|
| 2006-07................
| 33
| 6
| 12
| 18
| 65
| .092
| 18-36
| -4
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 2007-08................
| 34
| 3
| 19
| 22
| 119
| .025
| 14-28
| +10
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2008-09................
| 31
| 4
| 16
| 20
| 96
| .042
| 23-46
| -2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| TOTAL..................
| 98
| 13
| 47
| 60
| 280
| .046
| 55-110
| +4
| 5
| 0
| 4
|