Biega, 33 years of age, has played 241 NHL games spanning seven seasons split between Detroit and Vancouver, chipping in 42 points while averaging a shade under 16 minutes during his time with the Canucks and 15:13 per game in his last two seasons as a #6/7 defenseman in Detroit. He’s played a secondary penalty-killing role in Detroit over the past few seasons, averaging 1:42 per game there last season and 1:09 in shorthanded ice time per game in 2020-21.
The 5’10, 200-pound Quebec native spent the bulk of his time on a pairing with Patrik Nemeth over the past two seasons (before Nemeth was traded to Colorado at the 2021 trade deadline) and also shared the ice with Madison Bowey and Dennis Cholowski on the Red Wings’ bottom pairing at different times.