Frank Pietrangelo (born December 17, 1964) is a Canadian former professional

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goaltender. He played 141 games in the

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with the

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and Hartford Whalers between 1987 and 1994. He won the

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with the Penguins in 1991. After his playing career he became involved in leadership and ownership of the Niagara Falls Canucks, a junior hockey club which previously competed in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, then in 2023 joined the

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Playing career

Born in

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, Pietrangelo played for the

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between 1982 and 1986. He started his

career with the

in 1988, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991. He also played for the Hartford Whalers. He left the NHL after the

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season. He played several more years in the IHL with the Minnesota Moose, Italy with HC Bolzano and Asiago Hockey AS,

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in the DEL with Kaufbeurer Adler, 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. Pietrangelo played in the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs in place of injured Penguins' starting goaltender Tom Barrasso. In game six of the opening round against the

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, he helped the Penguins stave off elimination with one of the most significant stops in Stanley Cup history, a glove save against Peter Stastny, who was shooting at a mostly-open net at point-blank range. He 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 the

for the first time, beating the Minnesota North Stars. Pietrangelo is cousin once-removed to NHL defenceman Alex Pietrangelo.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pietrangelo, Frank 1964 births Living people Asiago Hockey 1935 players Bolzano HC players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Ice hockey people from Niagara Falls, Ontario ESV Kaufbeuren players 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 Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions