Alex Pietrangelo

Alexander "Alex" Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for and serving as captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has played for the Blues in every season since 2008. As a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In 2016, Pietrangelo was named captain of the Blues. Pietrangelo captained the Blues to victory in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals over the Boston Bruins, notably scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal in the decisive Game 7.\n', ' Pietrangelo has competed with Team Canada at the junior and senior level, winning a gold medal win with Canada\'s under-20 team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. Individually, he was named Best Defenceman at the 2010 World Junior Championship and 2011 Men\'s World Championship. Pietrangelo was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic hockey team and won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.\n', ' Pietrangelo played minor hockey in the Greater Toronto Area when he was growing up. He started to play hockey for the NobleKing Knights, Rep A team and then with the Richmond Hill Stars of the OMHA before playing three years with the Vaughan Kings of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL). As a novice aged player (nine and under), Pietrangelo and his Toronto Pro Hockey Development teammates participated in the 2000 Brick Super Novice Tournament in Edmonton, Alberta. His teammates included Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Philip McRae and Michael Del Zotto. Toronto, however, was defeated in the tournament final by the Vancouver Pacific Vipers, on a goal by Jordan Eberle. Pietrangelo was also a member of the All-Ontario Peewee AAA Champion Vaughan Kings team in 2003. He played three years in the Toronto Jr. Canadiens AAA system. The Jr. Canadiens won Ontario\'s bantam championship in 2005, with Pietrangelo scoring the game-winning goal in the final against the Markham Waxers.\n', '