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Revisiting the Carolina Hurricanes 2010 Draft Class

By Alex Ohari

RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 31: Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing Jeff Skinner (53) during the 2nd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the New York Rangers on March 31, 2018, at PNC Arena (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 31: Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing Jeff Skinner (53) during the 2nd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the New York Rangers on March 31, 2018, at PNC Arena (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Round 3, pick 67: D Danny Biega

Continuing their run on defensemen, in the 3rd round the Carolina Hurricanes opted to select Danny Biega, the Montreal native who had just enjoyed a successful freshman season at Harvard University. Biega, whose brother Alex plays for the Vancouver Canucks, looked extremely promising at one point.

He scored 9 points as a freshman, but jumped that total to 30 as a sophomore and then 35 as a junior, scoring 10+ goals in each of those seasons as a D-man. For whatever reason, his development hit a wall after that. Entering his senior season, he was named Captain of the Harvard team.

RALEIGH, NC – JULY 20: Danny Biega #41 of the Carolina Hurricanes participates in the Summerfest and Prospects Development Camp at PNC Arena on July 20, 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – JULY 20: Danny Biega #41 of the Carolina Hurricanes participates in the Summerfest and Prospects Development Camp at PNC Arena on July 20, 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/Getty Images) /

His team finished dead last in the ECAC standings, winning just 6 games, and Biega scored just 2 goals and 11 points on the year, which was a steep decline in production. Despite that, he still had promise, as he was more of a defensive-minded guy than a scorer. As fate would have it, Biega was never really able to find his footing in the Carolina Hurricanes organization.

After a couple of years in the AHL, he was recalled to the Hurricanes sporadically during the 2014-15 season when the team was nursing injuries on the blue line. Despite looking pretty solid in his recall, in which he played 10 games, that was his last shot with the team. That summer, the Hurricanes drafted Noah Hanifin in the 1st round and had Brett Pesce and Jaccob Slavin turn pro from the college ranks, effectively pushing Biega down the depth chart and out of mind.

MONTREAL, QC – MARCH 19: Danny Biega #41 of the Carolina Hurricanes waits for a face-off during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 19, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Hurricanes 4-0. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – MARCH 19: Danny Biega #41 of the Carolina Hurricanes waits for a face-off during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 19, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Hurricanes 4-0. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images) /

He had an injury-plagued season in 2015-16 with Charlotte, and was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Hurricanes after the season. For whatever reason, despite showing he had promise at the NHL level, Biega has not signed anywhere since the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, and at this point, looks to have moved on from hockey. Despite at one point looking like a piece to puzzle in the Hurricanes’ future, Biega never really panned out, and as fans we are left wondering why it never worked out. On the bright side, the Hurricanes didn’t leave any NHL regulars on the board when they selected Biega.

Pick Grade: C

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