Buffalo Sabres 2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

AHL Affiliate: Rochester Americans
Season Stats:
Alex Biega DEFENSE Right
BORN: April 4, 1988 in Montreal, Quebec HT: 5 ft 11 in WT: 192
LasT amaTeuR CLuB: Harvard (NCAA-ECAC)
HOW aCquiRed: Selected by Buffalo in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
2011-12: Missed five games due to injury(2/3-2/11) • topped career highs in goals (5), assists (18), points (23) and games played (65), while racking up
47 PIM • His 23 points ranked third among Rochester defensemen • Notched two assists in two playoff contests and finished tied for first among
Amerks blueliners in postseason scoring • Suspended for Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against Toronto as a result of a boarding
incident in game 2 • Registered two points (1+1) and scored the game-winning goal at Adirondack (4/8)… 2010-11: Missed 14 games due to injury
(2/5-3/8) • tied for fourth among AHL rookies with a plus-18 rating • Scored first career professional goal on a power play vs. Worcester (11/20) •
Registered two assists in his first AHL game vs. Manchester (10/9) • Scored his first AHL playoff point (goal) 4/23 vs. Connecticut in Game 6 of the
Atlantic Division Semifinals… 2009-10: Served as captain for Harvard Crimson • Named Harvard’s MVP for second straight season • Competed
in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge… 2008-09: Named Harvard’s first assistant captain since 2004-05 season • Named team MVP • Selected
to the New England All-Star team, All-Ivy League first team, All-ECAC Hockey third team and ECAC Hockey All-Academic team • Ranked
first among Harvard skaters in assists (16) and second in points (20)… 2007-08: Led Harvard defensemen in scoring with 22 points (3+19), ranking
fourth among all skaters • Earned ECAC Hockey third-team and all-tournament honors, as well as All-Ivy League honorable mention… 2006-07:
Ranked second among Harvard defensemen and first among all ECAC freshman defensemen with 18 points (6+12) in 33 games • Named to ECAC
All-Rookie team.
Career Stats Biega Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A TP +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% GP G A TP PIM
2004-05 Salisbury Conn. HS 27 9 22 31 -- 45 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Salisbury Conn. HS 28 10 17 27 -- 51 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Harvard ECAC 33 6 12 18 -4 36 3 0 1 65 9.2 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Harvard ECAC 34 3 19 22 10 28 1 0 1 119 2.5 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Harvard ECAC 31 4 16 20 -2 46 1 0 2 96 4.2 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Harvard ECAC 33 2 8 10 -5 30 1 0 0 61 4.4 -- -- -- -- --
2010-11 Portland AHL 61 3 15 18 18 52 1 0 0 84 3.6 12 1 1 2 6
2011-12 Rochester AHL 65 5 18 23 10 47 1 0 1 90 5.6 2 0 2 2 6
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