Update: Alex Pietrangelo will be withdrawing from the 2025 4Nations Face-Off to tend to an ailment and prepare for the remainder of the regular season with Vegas. #VegasBorn With two Stanley Cups and an Olympic gold medal under his belt, Pietrangelo, 35, was one of Canada's most seasoned veterans.

Golden Knights defenseman was on Team Canada's roster for best-on-best tournament, which will be held from Feb. 12-20

Pietrangelo, 35, was one of the most experienced players on the Canadian roster with two Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold and a World Cup of Hockey title on his resume. He is not currently injured and was in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars. He did miss a week in November with an upper-body injury.

One of the Golden Knights’ top players has withdrawn from the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off due to an undisclosed ailment.

Team Canada will need to find another defenseman to bring to the 4 Nations Face-Off, as the Vegas Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from the tournament.

Pietrangelo is the first player to withdraw from the tournament, which also features the United States, Sweden and Finland. Sweden is expected to make some lineup changes, though, with goaltenders Jacob Markstrom and Linus Ullmark, and forward William Karlsson, all currently injured.

Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from playing for Team Canada in the upcoming 2025 4 Nations Face-off because of an undisclosed ailment, the Golden Knights announced Sunday. Pietrangelo,

The Vegas Golden Knights have announced that former St. Louis Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from the 4 Nations Face-Off due to an ongoing ailment. This is certainly tough news for Team Canada,