Frank Pietrangelo (born December 17, 1964) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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.
Born in
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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, Pietrangelo started his
National Hockey League
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career with the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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in
1988
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, winning the
Stanley Cup in 1991. He also played for the
Hartford Whalers
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. He left the NHL after the
1994
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season. He played several more years in the
IHL with the
Minnesota Moose
The Minnesota Moose were an American professional ice hockey team based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota that played in the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1996.
History
Following the departure of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Nor ...
, Italy with
HC Bolzano and
Asiago Hockey AS
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Honours
;Domestic
*Italian Hockey Leagu ...
,
Germany
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in the
DEL
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with
Kaufbeurer Adler
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, 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.
He is perhaps best known for his play during the
1991 Stanley Cup playoffs in place of injured Penguins' starting goaltender
Tom Barrasso
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. In game six of the opening round against the
New Jersey Devils
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, Pietrangelo helped the Penguins stave off elimination with one of the most significant stops in Stanley Cup history, a glove save against
Peter Stastny
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, who was shooting at a mostly-open net at point-blank range. The play, which would become known simply as
The Save" 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 their first
Stanley Cup
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beating the Minnesota North Stars.
Pietrangelo is cousin once-removed to NHL defenseman
Alex Pietrangelo
Alexander Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the St. Louis Blues for parts of twe ...
.
Frank Pietrangelo played for the University of Minnesota between 1982 and 1986.
References
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1964 births
Bolzano HC players
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Hartford Whalers players
Asiago Hockey 1935 players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Kaufbeurer Adler players
Living people
Manchester Storm (1995–2002) players
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
Minnesota Moose players
Muskegon Lumberjacks players
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario
Springfield Indians players
Stanley Cup champions
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
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