“[Danny] was outstanding,” said Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91. “He was able to create a lot of offense and put some numbers up, and it wasn’t at the risk of being weaker defensively. That’s the sign of a very good player.”

Biega’s play improved as the season went on, as the defenseman registered a goal and two assists in the Crimson’s playoff sweep over Clarkson.

That performance came two weeks after he scored goals in four straight games—including a game-winner at Cornell and the first score in Harvard’s upset Beanpot consolation win over No. 15 BU—helping spark a streak in which the Crimson won eight of nine contests.

“It really has a positive effect up and down the lineup if you can get the defense involved in the offense,” Donato said. “It’s very difficult to gameplan to stop a defenseman offensively, so I think [Danny] gives us a little bit of an x-factor ... I’m excited to see how he follows up a great sophomore year.”

Though his team struggled for most of the season, Biega shined, setting the bar even higher for the defenseman in 2011-2012.

“I’m just going to go game-by-game and focus on doing my job out there, manning the puck and playing strong defense,” Biega said.

The junior’s NHL rights are owned by the Carolina Hurricanes, who drafted him in the third round (67th overall) in 2010. With Alex making his way through the Sabres minor league system and Michael working in finance in Boston, the third Biega brother says he hopes to play in the pros one day.

“That’s my dream, that’s my aspiration,” the defenseman said. “I’m going to do everything in my power to accomplish that goal.”

Who knows—maybe one day, then, it will be Alex and Michael doing whatever they can to catch a glimpse of Danny on television.

—Staff writer Scott A. Sherman can be reached at ssherman13@college.harvard.edu.