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Canuck Player Autopsy: Kevin Bieksa

Position: Defence

Shoots: Right

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 198 lbs

Born: June 16th, 1981 in Grimsby Ontario.  Kevin Bieksa took the smart road to the NHL, as he went to Bowling Green University as a Finance Major from 2001 to 2004.  All those great defencemen that the Canucks seem to draft in the 5th round ?  It started with Juice, a 151st pick in 2001.  After graduating, Juice played 4 games with the Moose in 2004, and a full season there in 2006 ( AHL All-Rookie Team that year ) , as well as a bit in 2007, before finally staying up in The Show for good in 2008 ( 34 games played that year before becoming a fixture on the blue line from 2009 onward ).