Pietrangelo Will Wear 7 On His VGK Jersey

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the Vegas Golden Knights’ prized signing, met the media through the Internet Tuesday after he signed a seven-year deal worth $61.6 million, averaging $8.8 million a year in salary.

Pietrangelo, the former St. Louis Blues captain who led the Blues to the Stanley Cup title in 2019, said he will wear a VGK jersey bearing the number 7. He said he told VGK defenseman Shea Theadore, who wears 27 for the Knights, that he would not take his number.

Here’s an NHL.com summary of Pietrangelo’s career.

Here’s Pietrangelo today:

To clear salary cap room, the Golden Knights shipped popular defenseman Nate Schmidt to Vancouver for a third round draft pick.