Alex Biega appears to be in the future plans of the Vancouver Canucks.

According to Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province, Biega has agreed to a two-year, one-way contact worth $1.5 million total, pending NHL approval.

Biega has appeared in a career-high 25 games with the Canucks this season. The 27-year-old defenceman has four assists and is a minus-3 on the year.

The 2006 fifth-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres will turn 28 in April.