Alex Pietrangelo Ice hockey player

Alexander Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for and an alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). As a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Pietrangelo has competed in with Team Canada at the junior and senior level, including a gold medal win with Canada's under-20 team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. Individually, he has been named Best Defenceman at the 2010 World Junior Championship and 2011 Men's World Championship. His father is the cousin of former NHL goaltender Frank Pietrangelo.On January 7, 2014, he was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic hockey team, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.