The St. Louis Blues will announce at a press conference
scheduled for Thursday afternoon that defenseman, Alex Pietrangelo will become
the 21st captain in team history.
The Blues will make the announcement that Pietrangelo will
replace David Backes as captain at the Scottrade Center at 2:00 PM Central
Time, on Thursday. Backes who served as the Blues captain, since 2011, left St.
Louis, after signing a five year, 30 million-dollar contract with the Boston
Bruins this summer.
Pietrangelo becomes the 21st team captain and 10th
defenseman to wear the “C” for the Blues since Eric Brewer wore it from 2008 to
2011. He was selected by the Blues with the number four pick in the 2008 National
Hockey League Entry Draft.
In 459 regular season games, the 26-year-old blue liner, has
scored 51 goals and 204 assists. During the 2011-2012 NHL season, he finished
fourth in the Norris Trophy voting as he put up 12 goals and 39 assists.
This past season he found the back of the net seven times
and picked up the helpers on 30 more, in 73 games for the Blues. He also helped
St. Louis advance to the Western Conference Finals, before the team succumbed to
the San Jose Sharks in six games.
Pietrangelo will represent Team Canada during the World Cup of
Hockey next month in Toronto.
The King City, Ontario native also helped Canada capture the
gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and represented his country during the 2009
International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship.
Blues general manager, Doug Armstrong and head coach, Ken
Hitchcock will also be in attendance at the press conference.
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