Biega Tops Among College Defensemen
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NHL.com Staff Writer
Defenseman Danny Biega, one of three brothers who skated for the
Harvard ice hockey team this past season, is No. 46 on NHL Central
Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters for the 2010
Entry Draft, June 25-26 in Los Angeles.
His spot on the final list is 15 spots lower than the midseason
rankings, released in January. There doesn't seem to be a good
reason for his drop, as he had an excellent freshman season, with 5
goals and 8 points in 30 games. He was healthy, he was strong and
he skates well -- so well, in fact, he is the highest-ranked
collegiate defenseman in this year's draft.
Biega's story is simple: He had some important advantages and he worked hard to make the most of them. He grew up in a house on Montreal's Lac St. Louis and his father, Peter, would construct a rink in the backyard every winter. His brother Alex, three years older, and brother Michael, two years older, caught the hockey bug before Danny.
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