Chris Pronger

Chris Pronger
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2015
Pronger with the Flyers in 2010
Born	(1974-10-10) October 10, 1974 Dryden, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
NHL team	Philadelphia Flyers
Played for	Hartford Whalers St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks Philadelphia Flyers
National team	Canada
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1993 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1993–2011
Website	ChrisPronger.com

Christopher Robert Pronger (/ˈprɒŋɡər/ or /ˈprɒŋər/; born October 10, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, and Philadelphia Flyers.

On June 30, 2015, Pronger was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Awards

• OHL First All-Star Team – 1993
• Max Kaminsky Trophy – 1993
• CHL Plus/Minus Award – 1993
• CHL Best defenceman – 1993
• NHL All-Rookie Team – 1994
• Bud Light NHL Plus/Minus Award – 1998, 2000
• Played in NHL All-Star Game – 1999, 2000, 2001 (voted in as starter but injured), 2002, 2004, 2008
• James Norris Memorial Trophy – 2000
• Hart Trophy (MVP) – 2000
• NHL First All-Star Team - 2000
• NHL Second All-Star Team - 1998, 2004, 2007
• 2002 Winter Olympics - Won Olympic Gold with Team Canada
• Stanley Cup – 2007
• 2010 Winter Olympics - Won Olympic Gold with Team Canada

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Peterborough Petes	OHL		63	17	45	62	90		10	1	8	9	28
1992–93	Peterborough Petes	OHL		61	15	62	77	108		21	15	25	40	51
1993–94	Hartford Whalers	NHL		81	5	25	30	113		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Hartford Whalers	NHL		43	5	9	14	54		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	7	18	25	110		13	1	5	6	16
1996–97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	11	24	35	143		6	1	1	2	22
1997–98	St. Louis Blues	NHL		81	9	27	36	180		10	1	9	10	26
1998–99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	13	33	46	113		13	1	4	5	28
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	14	48	62	92		7	3	4	7	32
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		51	8	39	47	75		15	1	7	8	32
2001–02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	7	40	47	120		9	1	7	8	24
2002–03	St. Louis Blues	NHL		5	1	3	4	10		7	1	3	4	14
2003–04	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	14	40	54	88		5	0	1	1	16
2005–06	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		80	12	44	56	74		24	5	16	21	26
2006–07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		66	13	46	59	69		19	3	12	15	26
2007–08	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		72	12	31	43	128		6	2	3	5	12
2008–09	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		82	11	37	48	88		13	2	8	10	12
2009–10	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		82	10	45	55	79		23	4	14	18	36
2010–11	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		50	4	21	25	44		3	0	1	1	4
2011–12	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		13	1	11	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1167	157	541	698	1590		173	26	95	121	326

International

Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2002 Salt Lake City
	2010 Vancouver
World Championships
	1997 Finland
World Junior Championships
	1993 Sweden

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Canada	WJC		7	1	3	4	6
1997	Canada	WC		9	0	2	2	4
1998	Canada	OG		6	0	0	0	4
2002	Canada	OG		6	0	1	1	2
2006	Canada	OG		6	1	2	3	16
2010	Canada	OG		7	0	5	5	2
Senior int'l totals				34	1	10	11	36

All-Star Games

Year	Location		G	A	P
1999	Tampa Bay		0	2	2
2000	Toronto		0	0	0
2001	Colorado		—	—	—
2002	Los Angeles		0	1	1
2004	Minnesota		0	0	0
2008	Atlanta		0	0	0
All-Star totals			0	3	3

Other websites

• Chris Pronger career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Chris Pronger's career stats at Hockey-Reference.com
• Chris Pronger player profile at NHL.com
• Chris Pronger at TSN.ca
• "Captain Crunch's Time Has Come", The Toronto Sun, February 1, 1998.