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VEGAS (October 12, 2020) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, October 12, that the team has signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a seven-year contract worth an average annual value of $8,800,000. The team has also acquired a third-round draft selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Nate Schmidt.

Pietrangelo, 30, posted 52 points (16 G, 36 A) in 70 games during the 2019-20 season with the St. Louis Blues. In his career, he has recorded 450 points (109 G, 341 A) in 758 games, all with the Blues and he served as the team captain since 2016. Pietrangelo helped lead the Blues to a Stanley Cup championship in 2019, scoring the clinching goal against the Boston Bruins in Game 7. He was also a member of Team Canada, which won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The King City, Ontario native was drafted by St. Louis in the first round (fourth overall) during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Alex Pietrangelo,Defenseman
Birthplace: King City, Ontario
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210 lbs.
Age: 30
Draft: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (fourth overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
Shoots: Right
Notes:
- Recorded 52 points (16 G, 36 A) to go with 20 penalty minutes in 70 games for St. Louis during the 2019-20 season
- Helped lead St. Louis to a Stanley Cup championship during the 2019 postseason, posting 19 points (3 G, 16 A) to go with 12 penalty minutes in 26 playoff games
- Has compiled 450 points (109 G, 341 A) to go with 241 penalty minutes in 758 career NHL games
- Captured a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Has appeared in two NHL All-Star games (2018, 2020)
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