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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Frank Pietrangelo
Selected in fourth round
No. 63 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
December 17, 1964
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace:
Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Port Robinson, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1979-80 |
Niagara Falls | Jr. B |
12 | n/a |
5.31 | 0 |
n/a | | 1980-81 |
Brampton | OPJHL |
28 | n/a |
5.78 | 0 |
n/a | | 1981-82 |
Niagara Falls | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
2.70 | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
25 | 15-6-1 |
3.56 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Tier II All-Canadian First Team: 1981-82 (Niagara Falls)
Ontario Golden Horseshoe Jr. B MVP: 1981-82 (Niagara Falls)
Minnesota Pond
Award (Rookie of Year): 1982-83
Miscellaneous:
Rated by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the No. 4 goaltender prospect for
the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was only Canadian player in the University of
Minnesota hockey program. ... Placed fourth in WCHA with 3.56 goals-against
average as a freshman in 1982-83. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 17, 1987 (Pittsburgh at
Montreal)
Numbers:
40 (Pittsburgh); 40 (Hartford)
Stanley
Cup: 1991. Playing Status: Retired December 2, 2000 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1987-1994 |
Pittsburgh, Hartford | 141 |
46-59-6 | 4.12 |
1 | .873 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1991-1992 |
Pittsburgh, Hartford | 12 |
7-5 | 2.86 | 1 |
.913 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most saves in one playoff game (53 in Game
7 of first-round series at Montreal on May 1, 1992)
NHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1991 (Pittsburgh) (1 shutout,
tie)
1991-92: Played five regular-season games for Pittsburgh team that
went on to win Stanley Cup, but was traded away before postseason.
Miscellaneous:
Was named game's No. 2 star in his first NHL game, a 3-2 loss to Montreal in
which he made 24 saves for Pittsburgh. ... Set Pittsburgh record (since
broken) for consecutive victories on the road with five from Jan. 15, 1988,
through Feb. 13, 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with pulled groin,
suffered in Pittsburgh's Feb. 11, 1989, game at Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1990-91 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during
Pittsburgh's Feb. 3, 1991, game at Boston. He did not return to action until
Pittsburgh's Feb. 26, 1991, game at Los Angeles. ... Dove to his left to
make dramatic glove save against Peter Stastny, who was shooting toward an
open net, in first period of Game 6 of Pittsburgh's first-round playoff
series at New Jersey. Known in Pittsburgh as "The Save," Pietrangelo's stop
helped the Penguins to a 4-3 win and force a seventh game. Pietrangelo then
shut out the Devils 4-0 in Game 7. ... Missed part of 1991-92
season with back injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 9, 1991, game at
Minnesota. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with groin injury, suffered
during Hartford's Oct. 17, 1992, game vs. Pittsburgh, and with broken
kneecap, an injury suffered during Hartford's Dec. 5, 1992, game at Los
Angeles. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with the flu, an illness suffered
in February 1993. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised ribs, an
injury suffered during Hartford's March 3, 1993, game vs. New Jersey. He did
not return to action until Hartford's March 27, 1993, game at
Minnesota. ... Missed remainder of 1992-93 season with re-aggravation of
bruised ribs, suffered during Hartford's April 1, 1993, game at
Pittsburgh. ... Missed parts of 1993-94 season with hip flexor injury,
suffered during Hartford's Nov. 17, 1993, game vs. Boston, and with back
injury, suffered during Hartford's Nov. 24, 1993, game at Tampa Bay. ... Signed with N.Y. Islanders as an
unrestricted free agent on Aug. 2, 1994, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Muskegon
(IHL); Springfield (AHL); Minnesota (IHL); Bolzano (Italy);
Kaufbeuren (Germany); Asiago (Italy); Manchester (Great Britain)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner
Cup: 1989 (Muskegon)
Italy Championship: 1997 (Bolzano)
Great Britain Player of Year:
1998-99 (Manchester)
Great Britain Superleague MVP: 1998-99
(Manchester)
Great Britain All-Star First Team: 1998-99
(Manchester)
IHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1989 (Muskegon) (8 wins)
1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90: Played on IHL regular-season champion
(Muskegon).
Education: Majored in business management at
Minnesota.
Miscellaneous:
Left University of Minnesota with school record (since broken) for career
victories (51). ... Loaned by Islanders organization to Minnesota (IHL) on
Sept. 30, 1994. ... Missed parts of 1994-95 season with broken finger and
knee injury that required surgery. ... Retired from North American pro
hockey following 1994-95 season, but came out of retirement in 1996 to play
in Italy. ... Retired for final time due to chronic groin injury midway
through 2000-01 British hockey season. ... Worked at goalie school in Niagara Falls, Ontario,
during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Was active in charitable causes
during his playing days, including work with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ...
Returned to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and became a player agent after his
retirement. As the owner of his company, All-Star Management, he represented
players in both North America and Europe.
Personal: Nicknamed "Saint Peter." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/ARBITRATION: Pittsburgh traded Pietrangelo to
Hartford for future considerations -- which became a 1994 third-round pick (Sven Butenschon) and
a 1994
seventh-round pick (Serge Aubin) -- on March 10, 1992. The teams could not
initially agree on compensation based on Pietrangelo's 1991-92 performance,
because Pittsburgh wanted him returned to the Penguins to settle the future
considerations. Pittsburgh was only willing to let Hartford keep
Pietrangelo if the Whalers gave up Kay Whitmore and a 1993 third-round pick.
Hartford wouldn't make that concession, instead offering two 1994 draft
picks, and the case went to arbitration. NHL arbitrator K. Allan Hinnegan
sided with the Whalers and awarded the 1994 picks to Pittsburgh on Sept. 14,
1992. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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