Posts About "Alex Biega"
Red Wings' Defense Fails to Make the Grade
April 16th, 2020 Coming into the 2019-20 season, anybody could have told you that the Detroit Red Wings' defense was going to be a problem for them. It was a unit filled with aging veterans, bad contracts and some younger guys who could maybe become something. As the season hangs in pandemic-caused limbo, it's time to look and see if those concerns were...
Canucks Waive Baertschi, Goldobin, Biega
September 30th, 2019 VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are looking to send left-winger Sven Baertschi to the minors in the latest round of pre-season cuts. The club announced Monday that Baertschi has been placed on waivers alongside right-winger Nikolay Goldobin and defen...
Canucks News & Rumors: Benning, Biega, Pettersson & Bure
March 21st, 2019 It’s a difficult part of the season for the Vancouver Canucks, one way or another. The team has all but been eliminated from the playoffs, yet they went into Dallas and Chicago took two overtime wins from the Stars (in a shootout) and the Blackhawks (when Bo Horvat scored 16 seconds into overtime). Most fans might suggest that...
Canucks Call-Ups Making Statements
February 14th, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have seen a very healthy amount of injuries this season (pun intended) and they've relied heavily on assistance from their Utica Comets — the team has called up a handful of players to fill voids and for the most part, they've really made a statement and presented a case for them sticking around for the...
Pouliot Showing Defensive Promise
November 8th, 2017 Right before the Vancouver Canucks' regular season kicked off, 'Trader Jim' swung a deal for a former top-ten pick. Jim Benning traded Andrey Pedan and a fourth-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Derrick Pouliot. Pedan is a player who won't be missed by many in this market. He showed promise for becoming a physical...
The Nuck Stops Here: Biega, Goldobin & Molino
April 3rd, 2017 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Monday throughout the regular season. News Canucks Sign Griffen Molino The Canucks have announced the signing of forward Griffen Molino. He was signed to a two-year entry-level contract after playing for the Western Michigan University...
The Nuck Stops Here: Radim Vrbata, Yannick Weber
February 7th, 2016 The Nuck Stops Here is a Vancouver Canucks news and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Alex Biega Extended The following is a press-release from the organization: Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Alex Biega to a...
Hamhuis Returns, Who's Out?
February 6th, 2016 It took 21 games for Canucks defender Dan Hamhuis to heal the fractures in his jaw and cheekbone to a point where the club felt comfortable taking him off the Injured Reserve. Tonight's likely the night that Hamhuis will see action again as the Canucks defensive game continues to struggle. Each passing game has proven challenging for the...
Report: Canucks Give Alex Biega Extension
February 1st, 2016 27-year-old defenseman Alex Biega earned a one-year pact over the summer and has done enough to get a two-year contract extension from the Vancouver Canucks, according to TVA's Renaud Lavoie on Monday. The contract is worth $1.5 million, paying him $700,000 in the 2016-17 season and $800,000 in the 2017-18 season, reports Lavoie....
With Biega Promotion, Could Canucks Move Weber?
January 21st, 2016 There have been no shortage of bold moves with the Canucks team this season. Surprisingly, it was a less-than-dramatic announcement when the team said on Tuesday that they plan to keep blueliner Alex Biega with the big club for the rest of the season, rather than send him back down to the AHL. The uncertainty arose when Luca Sbisa...
Who Fills the Void on Canucks Defense?
December 15th, 2015 The Canucks' blue line depth is bound to be tested in the next few weeks. With regular's Luca Sbisa (broken hand) and most notably Dan Hamhuis (broken jaw) out of the lineup, Vancouver's blue line looks thin past their top pairing of Alex Edler and Chris Tanev. For the Canucks who have dropped to 22nd in the NHL with 85...
The Nuck Stops Here: Alex Biega, Dan Hamhuis Injury
December 13th, 2015 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Jake Virtanen Assigned to Utica Comets The following is a press release from the organization: Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has assigned...
Jacob Markstrom Reassigned to AHL for Conditioning
November 6th, 2015 The Vancouver Canucks have reassigned goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the Utica Comets of the AHL on a conditioning stint, the team announced Friday. Markstrom, who took over back-up duties when Eddie Lack was traded to Carolina over the summer, didn't make it far into the season before suffering a hamstring injury that has kept him...
