The Vancouver Canucks have recalled veteran farmhand defender Alex Biega from the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League, according to the AHL's transaction page.
The club recently re-assigned defenseman Frank Corrado, who spent almost a month with the club but never played in a game. Corrado, 21, needs to play if he's going to continue to improve; that's not as big a concern for an organizational depth player like Biega.
The club prefers to keep seven defenders on the roster, but would understandably rather have a veteran like Biega gathering cobwebs on the practice squad while Corrado plays in all situations in the AHL.