When the Vancouver Canucks signed Alex Biega six years ago, very few fans even blinked at the news.
And why would they, when the Canucks had signed a former fifth round pick of the Buffalo Sabres who had never played an NHL game? He was to be roster fodder for the Utica Comets, nothing more. Yet, Biega has become so much more than an AHL afterthought.
Fast forward six years, and Biega is a player that Canucks fans root for. He’s not the most talented, he’s not the most flashy, and he’s not the most evocative player on this Canucks team – but something about our little Bulldog evokes memories of our 2011 Stanley Cup Final run.