October 29, 2009

Biega Brotherhood Brings Competitive Spirit to Cambridge

The following article appeared in the October 29 issue of the Harvard Crimson

 

By LUCY D. CHEN
Crimson Staff Writer


Growing up in snowy Montreal, Alex, Michael, and Danny Biega were immersed from birth in a world obsessed with hockey.

“It was a very competitive atmosphere and we took hockey very seriously living in Montreal, which is a very hockey-specific and hockey-oriented town,” freshman Danny says.

The competitive atmosphere of Montreal infiltrated the Biega family environment. The four brothers—the youngest, Marc, will graduate from high school in 2011—played games of two-on-two hockey growing up, with Alex teaming up with Marc to take on Michael and Danny. The games more than often ended up in fistfights.

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