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Frank Pietrangelo

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Frank Pietrangelo
Born (1964-12-17) December 17, 1964 (age 59)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Hartford Whalers
HC Bolzano
Kaufbeurer Adler
Asiago HC
Manchester Storm
NHL draft 67th overall, 1983
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1986–2001

Frank Pietrangelo (born December 17, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 141 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Hartford Whalers between 1987 and 1994. He won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 1991. After his playing career he became involved in leadership and ownership of the Niagara Falls Canucks of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Playing career

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Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Pietrangelo played for the University of Minnesota between 1982 and 1986. He started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991. He also played for the Hartford Whalers. He left the NHL after the 1994 season. He played several more years in the IHL with the Minnesota Moose, Italy with HC Bolzano and Asiago Hockey AS, Germany in the DEL with Kaufbeurer Adler, and England in the BISL with the Manchester Storm before retiring after the 2001 season. He was named the Sekonda Face to Watch while playing for Manchester in December 1998.

Pietrangelo played in the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs in place of injured Penguins' starting goaltender Tom Barrasso. In game six of the opening round against the New Jersey Devils, he helped the Penguins stave off elimination with one of the most significant stops in Stanley Cup history, a glove save against Peter Stastny, who was shooting at a mostly-open net at point-blank range. He helped the Penguins win the game and keep them alive in the series. He then shut the Devils out in game 7 to allow the team to advance to the next round, Barrasso to heal, and the Penguins to go on to win the Stanley Cup for the first time, beating the Minnesota North Stars.[1]

Pietrangelo is cousin once-removed to NHL defenseman Alex Pietrangelo.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1979–80 Niagara Falls Canucks GHL 12 452 40 0 5.31
1980–81 Brampton Warriors OPJAHL 28 1650 159 0 5.78
1981–82 Brampton Warriors OPJAHL 36 30 4 1 2129 112 1 3.09
1982–83 University of Minnesota WCHA 25 16 6 1 1348 80 1 3.56 .885
1983–84 University of Minnesota WCHA 20 13 7 0 1141 66 0 3.47 .887
1984–85 University of Minnesota WCHA 17 8 3 3 912 52 0 3.42 .873
1985–86 University of Minnesota WCHA 23 15 7 0 1284 76 0 3.55 .880
1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 35 23 11 0 2090 119 2 3.42 15 10 4 923 46 0 2.99
1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 9 11 0 1203 80 1 3.99 .866
1987–88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 15 11 3 1 868 43 2 2.97
1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 5 3 0 670 45 0 4.03 .890
1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 13 10 1 0 760 38 1 3.00 9 8 1 566 29 0 3.07
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 8 6 2 1067 77 0 4.33 .867
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 12 9 2 1 691 38 0 3.30
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 23 10 11 1 1311 86 0 3.94 .880 5 4 1 288 15 1 3.13 .899
1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 2 1 0 226 20 0 5.33 .846
1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 5 3 1 1 307 12 0 2.35 .923 7 3 4 426 19 0 2.68 .922
1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 30 4 15 1 1373 111 0 4.85 .858
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 19 5 11 1 985 59 0 3.60 .875
1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 23 9 10 2 1314 73 0 3.33 .881 6 2 4 324 23 0 4.26 .842
1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 15 3 8 1 756 52 0 4.12 .870
1996–97 HC Bolzano ITA 39 2340 145 0 3.73 .874
1997–98 Adler Kaufbeuren DEL 14 840 45 0 3.21 .927
1998–99 Manchester Storm BISL 38 1.92 .931 6 1.83 .941
1999–00 Manchester Storm BISL 19 3.89 .866
2000–01 Manchester Storm BISL 9 3.82 .882
NHL totals 141 46 59 6 7138 490 1 4.12 .872 12 7 5 714 34 1 2.86 .913

References

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  1. ^ Lafferty, Tricia (November 2, 2008). "Pietrangelo name evokes vivid memories". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 5, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The sky's the limit for Blues' defenseman Pietrangelo". NHL.com. September 8, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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