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'''Alexander (Alex) Pietrangelo''' (born January 18, 1990) is a professional [[ice hockey]] player currently playing for the [[St. Louis Blues]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He previously played [[Canadian]] junior [[ice hockey]] with the [[Barrie Colts]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL).
'''Alexander (Alex) Pietrangelo''' (born January 18, 1990) is a professional [[ice hockey]] player currently playing for the [[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He previously played [[Canadian]] junior [[ice hockey]] with the [[Barrie Colts]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL).


==Playing career==
==Playing career==

Revision as of 02:38, 23 November 2010

Alex Pietrangelo
Born (1990-01-18) January 18, 1990 (age 34)
King City, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
OHL team Barrie Colts
National team  Canada
NHL draft 4th overall, 2008
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2008–present

Alexander (Alex) Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played Canadian junior ice hockey with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

Playing career

Junior

Pietrangelo grew up in King City, Ontario, and played his minor hockey for the Richmond Hill Stars, Vaughan Kings and Toronto Jr. Canadiens. He was a member of the Vaughan Kings All-Ontario Peewee Championship team in 2003 and the Toronto Jr. Canadiens All-Ontario Bantam Championship team in 2005. He also played high school hockey for St. Thomas of Villanova College - a private school based in King City. He played four years of summer hockey with a talented Ontario Blues club that included Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Michael Del Zotto, Cody Hodgson, Michael Hutchinson and James Livingston.[citation needed]

Pietrangelo was drafted 3rd overall by the Mississauga IceDogs in the first round of the 2006 OHL draft.[1] He scored at a near point-per-game pace in his rookie season with the IceDogs with 52 points in 59 games, then moved with the team to Niagara as the franchise relocated in 2007.

In September 2007, he was named CHL Player of the Week after recording three goals and four assists in two games.[2] In December 2007, TSN ranked Pietrangelo third overall among eligible skaters for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[3] International Scouting Services described Pietrangelo as a "tremendous specimen in terms of size and skills"[4] and ranked him fifth among North American draft prospects at mid-season, then sixth in their final rankings leading up to the draft.[5] After finishing his second OHL season with 53 points in 60 games, he was selected fourth overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.[6]

Professional

Coming into training camp, the Blues signed him to an entry-level contract on September 4, 2008.[7] Pietrangelo earned his way onto the team for opening night and played his first NHL game against the Nashville Predators on October 10, 2008.[8] Three days later, however, he suffered a head injury on October 13, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs when Ryan Hollweg checked him from behind into the boards.[9] Pietrangelo returned shortly, and after playing eight games total for the Blues, he was sent back to his junior team, the Niagara IceDogs.[10] On April 10, 2009, he was promoted to the Blues' top minor-league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).[11]

After the 2010 World Junior Championships, Pietrangelo was returned to the OHL by the Blues. Before he got a chance to play a game for the Ice Dogs, he was traded to the Barrie Colts.[12]

International play

Alex Pietrangelo
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2010 Canada

Pietrangelo was picked to play for Team Canada's under-18 team at the 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he served as an alternate captain. The team finished fourth.[13] He played next for the Canadian National Junior Team at the 2009 World Junior Championships and won a gold medal.[14]

The following year, Pietrangelo was loaned by his NHL team, the St. Louis Blues, to play for Team Canada in his second World Junior Championships in 2010.[15] He was selected as an alternate captain to Patrice Cormier. He scored a shorthanded game-tying goal against the United States in the final round-robin game of the tournament to send the game to overtime. Canada eventually won in a shootout and earned a bye into the semi-final.[16] Pietrangelo picked up several individual honours at the conclusion of the tournament, he was selected by the coaching staff as one of Canada's top three players, he earned a spot on the tournament all-star team and was named the tournament's top defenseman.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Toronto Jr. Canadiens GTHL 44 13 31 44 33 — — — — —
2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 59 7 45 52 45 4 0 0 0 8
2007–08 Niagara IceDogs OHL 60 13 40 53 94 6 5 4 9 4
2008–09 Niagara IceDogs OHL 36 8 21 29 32 — — — — —
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 3 3 2
2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Barrie Colts OHL 25 9 20 29 27 17 2 12 14 8
OHL totals 180 37 126 163 198 27 7 16 23 20
NHL totals 17 1 2 3 8 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Stamkos No. 1 at OHL draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. ^ "Pietrangelo named CHL Player of the Week". Canadian Online Explorer. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2008-01-14. [dead link]
  3. ^ McKenzie, Bob (2007-09-07). "Stamkos unanimous pick for top prospect". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  4. ^ "ISS Draft Rankings (OHL)". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  5. ^ "Pietrangelo Looking to Make it Big". St. Louis Blues.com. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  6. ^ "Blues Select Pietrangelo with 4th pick". St. Louis Blues.com. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2006-06-22.
  7. ^ "Blues sign Pietrangelo: Defenseman was the Blues' first-round pick in 2008". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  8. ^ "Rookie will start season on blue line". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-11-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Blues come back to beat Maple Leafs". The Hockey News. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-11-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Blues assign Pietrangelo to Niagara". St. Louis Blues. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  11. ^ "Blues Assign Pietrangelo to Peoria". NHL.com. April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  12. ^ Aaron Bell (2010-01-08). "Around the OHL". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-01-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) [dead link]
  13. ^ "Canada's National Team Finishes Fourth". Hockey Canada. 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  14. ^ "Canada's junior hockey heroes proud in victory". CTV News. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  15. ^ "NHLer Pietrangelo aims to be go-to guy". The Leader-Post. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Canada comes back to beat USA in shootout". The Sports Network. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by St. Louis Blues first round draft pick
2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Junior Best Defenceman
2010 		Succeeded by
incumbent

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