Alex Pietrangelo

Alexander Pietrangelo is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for, and serving as alternate captain of, the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League . As a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League . Pietrangelo has competed in with Team Canada at the junior and senior level, including a gold medal win with Canadas under20 team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. Individually, he has been named Best Defenceman at the 2010 World Junior Championship and 2011 Mens World Championship. His father is the cousin of former NHL goaltender Frank Pietrangelo.

In 201011, Pietrangelo played his first full season with the Blues, leading all team defencemen with 43 points over 79 games. He also led team defencemen in plusminus and shots , while ranking third in average ice time per game. Due to his previous eight and ninegame seasons in the NHL, he did not qualify as a rookie. Comparatively, the Leagues leading scorer among rookie defencemen that season was teammate Kevin Shattenkirk, who was born a year earlier than Pietrangelo he also recorded 43 points. At the end of the 201112 season, Pietrangelo was named to the NHL Second AllStar Team.

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