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| Chris Pronger | |
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 Pronger with the Flyers in 2010. |
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| Born | October 10, 1974 Dryden, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks |
| 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 professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL)
Contents
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada |
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | |
| Gold | 2010 Vancouver | |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1997 Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 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 | ||
Images for kids
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Pronger in 2007 after winning the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks
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Chris Pronger with the Anaheim Ducks