Frank Pietrangelo

Frank Pietrangelo (born December 17, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 141 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Hartford Whalers between 1987 and 1994. He won the Stanley Cup 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 Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Playing career Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Pietrangelo played for the University of Minnesota between 1982 and 1986. He started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991. He also played for the Hartford Whalers. He left the NHL after the 1994 season. He played several more years in the IHL with the Minnesota Moose, Italy with HC Bolzano and Asiago Hockey AS, Germany 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 New Jersey Devils, 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 seven to allow the team to advance to the next round, Barrasso to heal, and the Penguins to go on to win the Stanley Cup 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 Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1979–80 Niagara Falls Canucks GHL 12 — — — 452 40 0 5.31 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Brampton Warriors OPJAHL 28 — — — 1650 159 0 5.78 — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Brampton Warriors OPJAHL 36 30 4 1 2129 112 1 3.09 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 University of Minnesota WCHA 25 16 6 1 1348 80 1 3.56 .885 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 University of Minnesota WCHA 20 13 7 0 1141 66 0 3.47 .887 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 University of Minnesota WCHA 17 8 3 3 912 52 0 3.42 .873 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 University of Minnesota WCHA 23 15 7 0 1284 76 0 3.55 .880 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 35 23 11 0 2090 119 2 3.42 — 15 10 4 923 46 0 2.99 — 1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 9 11 0 1203 80 1 3.99 .866 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 15 11 3 1 868 43 2 2.97 — — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 5 3 0 670 45 0 4.03 .890 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 13 10 1 0 760 38 1 3.00 — 9 8 1 566 29 0 3.07 — 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 8 6 2 1067 77 0 4.33 .867 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 12 9 2 1 691 38 0 3.30 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 23 10 11 1 1311 86 0 3.94 .880 5 4 1 288 15 1 3.13 .899 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 2 1 0 226 20 0 5.33 .846 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 5 3 1 1 307 12 0 2.35 .923 7 3 4 426 19 0 2.68 .922 1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 30 4 15 1 1373 111 0 4.85 .858 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 19 5 11 1 985 59 0 3.60 .875 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 23 9 10 2 1314 73 0 3.33 .881 6 2 4 324 23 0 4.26 .842 1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 15 3 8 1 756 52 0 4.12 .870 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 HC Bolzano ITA 39 — — — 2340 145 0 3.73 .874 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Adler Kaufbeuren DEL 14 — — — 840 45 0 3.21 .927 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Manchester Storm BISL 38 — — — — — — 1.92 .931 6 — — — — — 1.83 .941 1999–00 Manchester Storm BISL 19 — — — — — — 3.89 .866 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Manchester Storm BISL 9 — — — — — — 3.82 .882 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 141 46 59 6 7138 490 1 4.12 .872 12 7 5 714 34 1 2.86 .913