Alex Pietrangelo
Definition
A professional Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL.
Formerly the long-time captain of the St. Louis Blues who helped lead the franchise to a Stanley Cup victory in 2019.
Examples
If you need someone to neutralize an elite forward, you call Alex Pietrangelo and pray he doesn't decide to take a scenic vacation while the puck is in front of the net.
Watching Alex Pietrangelo smoothly skate the puck out of the zone is a gentle reminder that he is paid millions to be calm while the rest of us panic over a lukewarm coffee.
Pietrangelo's transition from the Blues to the Knights proved that even the most loyal hockey icons eventually realize that desert heat is better for the aging joints than a Missouri winter.