22 Facts About Chris Pronger

1.

Christopher Robert Pronger is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman and a former advisor to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League .

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2.

Chris Pronger has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals with three different teams, winning the Cup with the Ducks in 2007.

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3.

Chris Pronger's playing career ended in November 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome related to three separate hits suffered during his career; he suffers from vision impairment due to being hit in the eye by the blade of another player's stick.

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4.

In October 2014, Chris 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.

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5.

Chris Pronger was born in Dryden, Ontario, to Jim and Eila Chris Pronger, an immigrant from Pori, Finland.

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6.

In May 1991, Chris Pronger indicated he was going to join his older brother Sean at Bowling Green State University to play in the NCAA instead of opting to play in the Ontario Hockey League .

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7.

Chris Pronger was under a lot of pressure and just wasn't ready for the responsibility.

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Late in his first season in St Louis, the acquisition of Wayne Gretzky took pressure off Chris Pronger which, combined with Keenan's practices, allowed Chris Pronger to concentrate on improving his defensive play.

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9.

Chris Pronger's efforts won him the Norris and Hart trophies at the end of the season.

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10.

Chris Pronger beat Art Ross winner Jaromir Jagr by just one point in Hart Trophy voting, which was, at the time, the smallest margin of victory in the history of the award.

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11.

Chris Pronger scored 47 points the next season, but appeared in only 51 games due to injury problems.

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12.

Chris Pronger was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, marking his third consecutive Olympic Games.

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13.

On July 3, Chris Pronger was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Joffrey Lupul, defensive prospect Ladislav Smid, Anaheim's 2007 first-round draft pick, a conditional first-round draft pick, and Anaheim's 2008 second-round draft pick .

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14.

In 2007, Chris Pronger played an important role for the Ducks run as they won the Stanley Cup.

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15.

Chris Pronger later criticized the Canadian media's coverage of the incident.

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16.

Chris Pronger, after being tangled up with Kesler behind the Anaheim blue line, stomped unnecessarily on Kesler's leg.

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17.

The suspension was criticized by some as insufficient, as Chris Simon had received a 30-game suspension for a stomp earlier that season, with some suggesting the NHL gave preferential treatment towards Pronger as an NHL MVP and an "ambassador for the game".

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However, as Chris Pronger's contract took effect after his 35th birthday, under the terms of the current collective bargaining agreement, his over-35 contract cannot be deleted from the Flyers' cap space unless he is placed on long-term injured reserve, and even then it would come back on the team's cap space during the off-season.

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19.

Chris Pronger served as one of the team's alternate captains, along with Sidney Crosby and Jarome Iginla.

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20.

Chris Pronger married his wife Lauren in 1999, and together the couple have three children.

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21.

Chris Pronger lived in Irvine, California, while playing for the Anaheim Ducks.

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22.

Chris Pronger appeared on the cover of NHL 2000 and NHL Hitz 2003.

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