Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo plays in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues. He made his NHL debut with the Blues during the 2008-09 season, playing in eight games and logging one point on one assist, and two penalty minutes.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=96594 He appeared in his first game on October 10, 2008, against the Nashville Predators, posting a +1 plus/minus rating, and recording 15:54 of time on ice in 21 shifts. He logged his first NHL assist in a November 6, 2008, game against the San Jose Sharks.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/pietral01/gamelog/2009/ Pietrangelo logged his first career NHL goal on October 24, 2009, against the Dallas Stars.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/pietral01/gamelog/2010/

Alex Pietrangelo was selected by the Blues in the first round, number four overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He began his rookie campaign with St. Louis during the 2010-11 season. In his first 42 games for the Blues, he logged 21 points on five goals and 16 assists. He also put up a +8 plus/minus rating, and registered 15 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6590

Alex Pietrangelo, who stands 6-foot-3 and wears the #27 on his NHL jersey, was born on January 18, 1990, in King City, Ontario, Canada. He is not the only one in his family to have played professional hockey. His father's second cousin, Frank Pietrangelo, played seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pietrangelo, whose nickname is Petro, did not always enjoy hockey growing up. When he was little, his parents used to have to make him go out on the ice.http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectdetail.htm?dpid=6http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Or4UG2NrMg

Alex Pietrangelo played his major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Niagara IceDogs and the Barrie Colts. He posted 163 points on 37 goals, 15 on the power play and three short-handed, and 126 assists in 180 games. He also registered 198 penalty minutes and a +90 plus/minus rating. In 39 playoff appearances, he logged 29 points on eight goals, four of them on the power play, and 21 assists. He posted 40 penalty minutes and a -7 plus/minus rating. During his time in the OHL, he was named to the OHL - Third All-Star Team during the 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 seasons. http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6590

Alex Pietrangelo began his professional hockey career playing for the St. Louis Blues in the NHL. He also appeared in one regular season game and seven playoff games for the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. During his brief time with the Riverman, he logged four penalty minutes during his one regular season game. He posted three points on three assists and two penalty minutes during his seven postseason games.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=96594