Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have recalled defenceman Alex Biega from the Utica Comets of the AHL.

Biega, 26 has played 42 games with Utica this season scoring 15 points (3-12-15) with 16 penalty minutes. In 312 career AHL games Biega has scored 102 points (19-83-102) and logged 227 penalty minutes.

The 5’10”, 191-pound Montreal native was originally selected by Buffalo, 147th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Career Regular Season Statistics

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 2004-2005 Salisbury School-High-CT 27 9 22 31 45 2005-2006 Salisbury School-High-CT 28 10 17 27 51 2006-2007 Harvard Crimson-ECAC 33 6 12 18 36 2007-2008 Harvard Crimson-ECAC 34 3 19 22 28 2008-2009 Harvard Crimson-ECAC 31 4 16 20 46 2009-2010 Harvard Crimson-ECAC 33 2 8 10 30 2010-2011 Portland Pirates-AHL 61 3 15 18 18 52 1 0 0 84 3.6 2011-2012 Rochester Americans-AHL 65 5 18 23 10 47 1 0 1 90 5.6 2012-2013 Rochester Americans-AHL 72 5 20 25 -4 59 0 1 1 101 5.0 2013-2014 Utica Comets-AHL 73 3 19 22 0 53 0 2 0 133 2.3

Career Playoff Statistics