Alex Pietrangelo
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
Eligible 2008 NHL Draft Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 18, 1990 , King City, ON, CAN |
| Pro career | TBA – present |
Alex Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990 in King City, Ontario) is a Canadian junior ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League.
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[edit] Career
Alex grew up in King City, Ontario and played his minor hockey for the Richmond Hill Stars, Vaughan Kings and Toronto Jr. Canadians. He was a member of the Vaughan Kings All-Ontario Peewee Championship team in 2003 and the Toronto Jr. Canadians All-Ontario Bantam Championship team in 2005. He also played some high school hockey for Villanova - a private school based in King City. He played four years of summer hockey with a talented Ontario Blues club that also featured Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Michael Del Zotto, Cody Hodgson, Michael Hutchinson, Phil McRae and James Livingston.
Pietrangelo was drafted 3rd overall by the Mississauga IceDogs in the first round of the 2006 OHL draft.[1] He moved with the team to Niagara in 2007.
Pietrangelo was picked to play for Team Canada at World Under 18 "Memorial of Ivan Hlinka" where he was one of the alternate captains. The team finished fourth[2]
In September 2007, he was named CHL Player of the Week after recording three goals and four assists in two games.[3]
In December 2007, TSN ranked Pietrangelo third in their list of the players most likely to be taken in #1 the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[4] International Scouting Services ranked him sixth among draft prospects from the OHL describing him as a "tremendous specimen in terms of size and skills."[5]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005-06 | Toronto Jr. Canadians Min. Midget | GTHL | 44 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Mississauga | OHL | 59 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Niagara | OHL | 60 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 94 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| OHL Totals | 119 | 20 | 85 | 105 | 139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Stamkos No. 1 at OHL draft", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ "Canada's National Team Finishes Fourth", Hockey Canada, 2007-08-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ "Pietrangelo named CHL Player of the Week", Canadian Online Explorer, 2007-10-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob. "Stamkos unanimous pick for top prospect", The Sports Network, 2007-09-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ "ISS Draft Rankings (OHL)", The Sports Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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