Kevin Bieksa

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Height:
6-0
Weight:
191
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grimsby, Ontario
High School:
Blessed Trinity High School
Prev School:
Burlington Cougars

2003-04 Assistant Captain: Played in all 38 games • earned All-CCHA Honorable Mention for the first time in his career • named CCHA All-Academic Honorable Mention for second consecutive year • netted a career-high two PPGs at #3 Michigan on Feb. 21 • led Falcon defensemen in points (7-15--22) • had multiple points in six games • tallied assists in back-to-back games at Nebraska-Omaha • scored three points (1g, 2a) at Alaska Fairbanks (Jan.23-24) • recorded his second multiple point effort Nov. 1 vs. Miami (0-2--2) • had a season-high three-point effort at Notre Dame on Oct. 17, registering a goal and two assists • tallied his first goal of the year Oct. 11 at Northern Michigan • finished his career seventh all-time in penalty minutes at BGSU (317) • signed by Manitoba Moose of American Hockey League following the season.

2002-03 Assistant Captain: Played in 34 games • registered 50th career point with power-play goal/assist on Feb. 21 at Western Michigan • scored fourth power-play goal of the season on March 8 vs. Ferris State • had a career-best five-game point streak snapped at Nebraska-Omaha on Feb. 1 • had 3-3--6 during that stretch • scored first career short-handed goal on Jan. 21 vs. Wayne State • had seventh multiple-point game of the season on March 15 at Michigan (2a), other multiple-point games: Oct. 25 vs. Findlay (3a), Nov. 1 at Miami (1g, 1a), Nov. 22 vs. Michigan State (2a), Dec. 27 vs. #6 Boston College (2a), Jan. 11 vs. Northern Michigan (1g, 1a), Feb. 21 vs. Western Michigan (1g, 1a) • scored first goal of the season Oct. 11 vs. Western Michigan • set personal bests for assists in a game and points in a game with three-point effort vs. Findlay on Oct. 25 (0-3--3) • scored BG's lone goal vs. #6 Michigan (Nov. 9) in 1-1 tie • third on the team in scoring (8-17--25) • tied for 5th in the CCHA and 26th nationally in scoring among defensemen • named to CCHA All-Academic Honorable Mention with his 3.42 GPA in finance.

2001-02: Played in 40 games • had three-game scoring streak snapped at Lake Superior Nov. 24 • scored game-tying goal Nov. 30 vs. Neb-Omaha, his first of the season • scored first goal in 15 games (Dec. 7) with PPG at FSU • assisted on game-winning goal at #9 Michigan (Jan. 25) • had six points (3-3--6) in last nine games of the season, including goal/assist at #5 MSU (March 8) in the first round of the CCHA Playoffs • was second on the team in penalties (34 for 68 minutes).

2000-01: Played in 35 games •scored his first collegiate point Oct. 27 against UAF (an assist) •assisted on game-tying goal Nov. 4 at Northern Michigan •led team in penalty minutes with 90 •had a four-game assist streak (0-5--5) from Nov. 4-24 •scored first collegiate goal Dec. 9 vs. Neb.-Omaha •scored two of his four goals during the CCHA playoffs, including the lone goal against Michigan State in the CCHA semifinals • was drafted in the fifth round (151st pick overall) of the NHL draft by the Vancouver Canucks.

Pre-College: Played 1999-00 season for coach Rick Trotter and the Burlington Cougars in the OPJHL • was the top-scoring blueliner on the team with 33 points (six goals, 27 assists) in 49 games • accumulated 139 minutes in penalties to rank second on the team • also spent the 1998-99 season with the Cougars • recorded 40 points on 10 goals and 30 assists in 47 games.

Personal: Full name--Kevin Francesco Bieksa • born June 16, 1981, in Hamilton, Ontario • son of Al and Lori Bieksa, and Angela Lombardo • has two brothers (Marty-24, Bryan-18) and two sisters (Terri-Lynn-21 and Jennifer-18) • majoring in finance • finished last year with 3.46 grade-point-average • shoots right • graduate of Blessed Trinity High School ('99) •pronounced bee-X-sa.

Streaks -- Longest Point Streak: 5 games -- 01/11/03 vs. Northern Michigan to 01/31/03 at Nebraska-Omaha (3-3--6); Longest Goal Streak: 2 games -- 01/11/03 vs. Northern Michigan to 01/16/03 at Ohio State (2-1--3); Longest Assist Streak: 4 games -- 11/04/00 at Northern Michigan to 11/24/00 at Alaska Fairbanks (0-5--5)