Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Welcome to the team, fake Bieksa! Come join fake Weber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Tail Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Where did Biega come from? Did we sign him in Free agency? Or some minor trade I missed? Don't recall a Biega thread in our prospects page. Thanks for any info on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Where did Biega come from? Did we sign him in Free agency? Or some minor trade I missed? Don't recall a Biega thread in our prospects page. Thanks for any info on him. He was drafted by buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Crosby Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 How the heck is Don Cherry supposed to pronounce that? Imagine a scoring play on HNIC, After the icing Bonino and Brassard are on the draws in the Vancouver zone. Bonino wins the draw to Burrows, Burrows down to Bieksa, Bieksa to the left to BIega, Biega up the ice to Bo Horvat. Horvat enters the zone drops for Biega, Biega slap pass to Bieksa. Bieksa scores!!!! and Don cherry is wide eyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltt Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 His name is too similar to Bieksa I can't accept this. Can't we just call him T-Bone or Koko? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanIsleNuckFan Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Imagine a scoring play on HNIC, After the icing Bonino and Brassard are on the draws in the Vancouver zone. Bonino wins the draw to Burrows, Burrows down to Bieksa, Bieksa to the left to BIega, Biega up the ice to Bo Horvat. Horvat enters the zone drops for Biega, Biega slap pass to Bieksa. Bieksa scores!!!! and Don cherry is wide eyed. I either just gained or lost some brain cells... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Crosby Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I either just gained or lost some brain cells... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 ... Is that Sanguinetti may have to clear waivers going down again a factor? Considering it didn't matter when he was called up previously, no. If they don't play him in 10 games or keep him up for 30 days, they can send him back down without any waiver worries. Biega would require waivers anyways if he were to meet the aforementioned conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Where did Biega come from?Thanks for any info on him.He's in his second season with Utica after being signed as a free agent by the Canucks during the summer of 2013.http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Carol-Schram/Vancouver-Canucks-On-Home-Ice-Alex-Biega-Recalled-Holiday-Hockey-Books/194/64761Like 'Outsider' said ,Biega was drafted by Buffalo in 2006.Jim Benning was Buffalo's Director of Amateur Scouting and drafted him.Benning is interviewed ust prior to the 2006 draft here:http://downloads.sabres.nhl.com/podcasts/TMS-6-20-06.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 does anyone have bennings recent draft history ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 does anyone have bennings recent draft history ?He was an assistant GM in Boston so he has no 'recent' draft history.One has to look at his record in Buffalo where he was Director of Amateur Scouting there.He was brought in to Boston as head of player personnel so take a look at this basic article on his record:http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/05/23/9-things-to-know-about-new-canucks-gm-jim-benning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Good god that pass ... and Vrbata would never be able to create the chance the way Burr did there. That line was something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckChuck Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 It's a Biega deal than you might think... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Just call him Mambo #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Happy for Biega. He deserves a call up, even if it's unlikely he'll actually play. From everything I've seen and read, he's having another solid year and has been one of Utica's best Ds. That said, I still believe that if the Canucks were in more dire straights and needed someone to actually replace one of our top-six D, it would be Sanguinetti getting the call. But for press box duty, it's not good management to take away the Comets' best defenseman (Sangs). Speaking of Sanguinetti, I continue to be impressed by how Benning handles the acquisition. He only played him with the Canucks during that split squad in Stockton that nobody saw (and no video available) and then quickly snuck him through waivers, along with Markstrom. Those two players have been huge for the Comets, with Markstrom making an early case as a candidate for the Bastien Award, and Sanguinetti looking like he's a shoe in for making a return appearance as an AHL All Star. Both guys have played huge roles in Utica's success this season. So if the Canucke get into situation where they need a guy to sub in for some significant minutes and help in a major role on the power play, they have Sanguinetti stashed away in Utica. But given how important he is to the Comets, I'm glad Benning hasn't called him up just to sit in the press box for insurance purposes. These callups have more value for a guy like Biega, who can benefit from NHL practices, travelling with the guys, and just being around the coaches and player leadership group. Not to say that there's no benefit from the same thing with Bobby, but he's also "been there, done that" with a couple NHL teams plus the KHL and is simply a more seasoned professional. One last point is that I'm glad that the Canucks have called someone up from Utica's defense, because there was a bit of a numbers game happening with all their AHL-capable Ds. Hopefully, this move take some pressure off for long enough to allow Lafranchise to keep playing (he's seemed to get better every game and looks like he deserves to play) and also prevent roster pressures forcing Pedan down to the Zoo (ECHL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Alex Biega is wearing Ed Jovanovski's old number 55 at the morning skate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex425 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Is he a healthy scratch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Is he a healthy scratch? Most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 "I'm really grateful for the opportunity, just enjoying every second I'm here." - Alex Biega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice to see some younger fresh faces with the team, even if just for practice and some pressbox time. It ha to give players in Utica more motivation when these guys like Biega come back down and talk about their experiences with the big club. Vancouver is finding more depth in the forward ranks more so, but this approach by Management is refreshing to see and I think creates a better atmosphere in the organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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