Pietrangelo Assigned To Niagara
January 6, 2010 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Niagara IceDogs News Release
The St. Louis Blues announced Wednesday that they have assigned defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to the Niagara IceDogs.
The move follows Pietrangelo's second straight appearance for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships, where Pietrangelo and Canada fell to the United States by a score of 6-5 in overtime to send Canada home with the silver medal. Pietrangelo had an excellent tournament tallying three goals, and nine assists to lead all tournament defensemen in scoring with 12 points. For his efforts Pietrangelo was named the tournaments top defenseman.
Before leaving to join Canada for the World Junior Championships, Pietrangelo had spent his season with the Blues, tallying one goal and one assist, along with six penalty minutes, in nine games.
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