Chris Pronger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chris Pronger

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1974

Place of Birth: Dryden, Ontario, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Chris Pronger

  • Christopher Robert Pronger ( or ; born October 10, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently the senior advisor of hockey operations for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
  • He had not played since November 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome related to three separate hits suffered during his career; he also suffers from vision impairment due to being hit in the eye(s) by the blade of another player's stick.
  • In October 2014, Pronger signed a contract with the NHL to assist its Player Safety Division, and he assists the NHL's Player Safety Division involving St.
  • Louis Blues. Originally selected second overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Pronger has played for Hartford, the St.
  • Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers before the 2009–10 season.
  • He was captain of the Blues, Ducks and Flyers.
  • He has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals with three different teams (Edmonton, Anaheim and Philadelphia), winning the Cup with the Ducks in 2007.
  • Pronger won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player for the 1999–2000 season, becoming the first defenceman to win the award since Bobby Orr in 1971–72.
  • A mainstay on Team Canada, Pronger won Olympic gold medals at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and is a member of the Triple Gold Club.
  • In 2017, he was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.Despite his skill as a player, Pronger was considered one of the NHL's "dirtier" players and was suspended eight times during his NHL career.

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