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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was honored before appearing in his 1,000th NHL game Monday night.
Pietrangelo skated onto the ice with sons at his side. He joined his wife, Jayne, as she stood with their daughters, his parents and Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon.
Jay Bouwmeester, David Backes and Carlo Coliacovo were just a few of Pietrangelo’s former teammates who were inside T-Mobile Arena for the two-time Stanley Cup champion’s milestone night.
A video tribute included testimonials from Bouwmeester, Backes and former Blues coach Craig Berube. Vegas teammates Mark Stone and Alec Martinez, who skated in his 799th career game, also spoke on the video along with Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy.
Jayne Pietrangelo and their children closed the nearly three-minute video with touching celebratory wishes.
“You don’t get to this spot without a lot good of people along the way,” said Pietrangelo, whose played 758 games with St. Louis and 242 with the Golden Knights. “I love what I do, but I love the people, and you meet a lot of good people along the way. I don’t think you play in this career without those friendships. I don’t think I get to where I am without my wife and my kids ... and all the teammates and everybody that I’ve crossed paths with throughout the years.”
Pietrangelo, a three-time All-Star and three-time gold medalist for Team Canada, won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019 and with the Golden Knights last season.
McCrimmon told The Associated Press before the game that when Pietrangelo signed with Vegas as a free agent before the 2020-21 season, he knew having a veteran No. 1 defenseman with impeccable credentials was a big step toward completing a Stanley Cup jigsaw puzzle.
“He came here to win and he’s a big part of the reason why we did,” said McCrimmon, who presented Pietrangelo with a gold hockey stick during the ceremony. “And on top of his abilities, he’s provided to our organization and our locker room in terms of leadership, has really exceeded our expectations. I’ve always said that Alex is way more than a hockey player. He’s a great friend for his teammates, he’s a great leader for them, they look up to him, he’s made them better."
Taken fourth overall by St. Louis in the 2008 NHL Draft, Pietrangelo became the 390th player all-time to reach 1,000 games.
“I think when you get further in your career, there’s not many individual milestones that you get to and this is a big one,” Pietrangelo said. “I keep getting reminded that not many people have done it in the history of the NHL, so I think (I’m) trying to enjoy it for what it is.”
He assisted on both first-period goals during Monday night's game 5-3 loss to the Wild and became the sixth defenseman in NHL history to record multiple assists in his 1,000th career game.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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