Chris Pronger

Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1974
Age: 52
Place of Birth: Dryden, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: Dryden MHA
Position: D
Height: 198 cm / 6'6"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Chris Pronger Facts

Player Type: Heavy Hitter
Drafted: 1993 round 1 #2 overall by Hartford Whalers

Son: Jack Pronger
Brother: Sean Pronger

One of the most complete defensemen in NHL history. Pronger was selected 2nd overall in 1993 after winning a Memorial Cup with the Peterborough Petes and a gold medal at the World Juniors. The 6'6 defender scored 30 points for the Whalers as a rookie in 1994 and won World Championship gold in 1997. He set career highs in 2000 with 14 goals and 62 points and won both the Norris and the Hart Trophy. Pronger won Olympic gold in 2002 and 2010 and became a member of the Triple Gold Club after winning a Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007. The 5x All-Star captained 3 teams over his career and retired in 2012 with 157 goals and 698 points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Chris Pronger Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Kenora Boise U18 AAA	MMHL	6	0	3	3	6	-
1990-1991	Stratford Cullitons	MWJHL	48	15	37	52	132	-
1991-1992	Peterborough Petes	OHL	63	17	45	62	90	-	Playoffs	10	1	8	9	28	-
1992-1993	Peterborough Petes	OHL	61	15	62	77	108	-	Playoffs	21	15	25	40	51	-
1992-1993	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	1	3	4	6	5
1993-1994	Hartford Whalers	NHL	81	5	25	30	113	-3
1994-1995	Hartford Whalers	NHL	43	5	9	14	54	-12
1995-1996	St. Louis Blues	NHL	78	7	18	25	110	-18	Playoffs	13	1	5	6	16	-
1996-1997	St. Louis Blues	NHL	79	11	24	35	143	15	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	22	-
1996-1997	Canada	WC	9	0	2	2	12	6
1997-1998	St. Louis Blues "C"	NHL	81	9	27	36	180	47	Playoffs	10	1	9	10	26	-2
1997-1998	Canada Olympics	OG	6	0	0	0	4	0
1998-1999	St. Louis Blues "C"	NHL	67	13	33	46	113	3	Playoffs	13	1	4	5	28	-2
1999-2000	St. Louis Blues "C"	NHL	79	14	48	62	92	52	Playoffs	7	3	4	7	32	0
2000-2001	St. Louis Blues "C"	NHL	51	8	39	47	75	21	Playoffs	15	1	7	8	32	10
2001-2002	St. Louis Blues "C"	NHL	78	7	40	47	120	23	Playoffs	9	1	7	8	24	5
2001-2002	Canada Olympics	OG	6	0	1	1	2	2
2002-2003	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	5	1	3	4	10	-2	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	14	3
2003-2004	St. Louis Blues "C"	NHL	80	14	40	54	88	-1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	16	1
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	80	12	44	56	74	2	Playoffs	24	5	16	21	26	10
2005-2006	Canada Olympics "A"	OG	6	1	2	3	16	2
2006-2007	Anaheim Ducks "A"	NHL	66	13	46	59	69	27	Playoffs	19	3	12	15	26	10
2007-2008	Anaheim Ducks "C"	NHL	72	12	31	43	128	-1	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	12	-1
2008-2009	Anaheim Ducks "A"	NHL	82	11	37	48	88	0	Playoffs	13	2	8	10	12	4
2009-2010	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	82	10	45	55	79	22	Playoffs	23	4	14	18	36	5
2009-2010	Canada Olympics "A"	OG	7	0	5	5	2	3
2010-2011	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	50	4	21	25	44	7	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-3
2011-2012	Philadelphia Flyers "C"	NHL	13	1	11	12	10	1

Chris Pronger Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	Team Ontario	CWG	-	4	3	7	8	-
1991-1992	Canada U18	Phoenix Cup	6	3	4	7	16	-
1992-1993	Peterborough Petes	Memorial Cup	5	1	5	6	8	-

Chris Pronger Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CWG	1	-	4	3	7	-	8	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	5	1	5	6	1.20	8	-	0
MMHL (MU18HL)	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	6	-	0
MWJHL	1	48	15	37	52	1.08	132	-	0
NHL	18	1167	157	541	698	0.60	1590	183	15	173	26	95	121	0.70	326	40*
OG	4	25	1	8	9	0.36	24	7	0
OHL	2	124	32	107	139	1.12	198	-	2	31	16	33	49	1.58	79	-
Phoenix Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	6	3	4	7	1.17	16	-	0
WC	1	9	0	2	2	0.22	12	6	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	6	5	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Chris Pronger Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Anaheim Ducks	3	220	36	114	150	0.68	285	26	3	38	7	23	30	0.79	50	13
Canada	1	9	0	2	2	0.22	12	6	0
Canada Olympics	4	25	1	8	9	0.36	24	7	0
Canada U18 (Cup)	1	6	3	4	7	1.17	16	-	0
Canada U20	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	6	5	0
Edmonton Oilers	1	80	12	44	56	0.70	74	2	1	24	5	16	21	0.88	26	10
Hartford Whalers	2	124	10	34	44	0.35	167	-15	0
Kenora Boise U18 AAA	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	6	-	0
Peterborough Petes	2	129	33	112	145	1.12	206	-	2	31	16	33	49	1.58	79	-
Philadelphia Flyers	3	145	15	77	92	0.63	133	30	2	26	4	15	19	0.73	40	2
St. Louis Blues	9	598	84	272	356	0.60	931	140	9	85	10	41	51	0.60	210	15*
Stratford Cullitons	1	48	15	37	52	1.08	132	-	0
Team Ontario (CWG)	1	-	4	3	7	-	8	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Chris Pronger Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1991-1992	CHL All-Rookie Team OHL First All-Rookie Team
1992-1993	CHL Defenseman of the Year CHL First All-Star Team OHL Champion OHL First All-Star Team OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) U20 WJC Gold Medal
1993-1994	NHL All-Rookie Team
1996-1997	World Championship Gold Medal
1997-1998	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Plus/Minus (+47) NHL Second All-Star Team
1998-1999	NHL All-Star Game NHL Highest ATOI (30:36)
1999-2000	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Plus/Minus (+52) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Highest ATOI (30:14) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
2000-2001	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+10)
2001-2002	NHL All-Star Game NHL Highest ATOI (29:28) Olympic Gold Medal
2003-2004	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
2005-2006	NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (16) NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (5)
2006-2007	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+10) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion Triple Gold Club
2007-2008	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (4)
2009-2010	NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (18) Olympic Gold Medal
2015-2016	Hockey Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/27/2015	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Arizona Coyotes
07/07/2009	Extension	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia Flyers
06/26/2009	Confirmed	Anaheim Ducks	Philadelphia Flyers

Chris Pronger Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 6 #89 by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection
Number 44 retired by St. Louis Blues
Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks
Cult/Star player for Canada
Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers
Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues
Cult/Star player for Team Ontario

Career transactions
- 2017-06-22 • Officially announced his retirement
- 2015-06-27 • Contract traded to the Arizona Coyotes with Nicklas Grossmann & a 2016 4th round pick (Otto Koivula) for Sam Gagner
- 2009-07-07 • Signed to a seven-year contract extension by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2009-06-26 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Ryan Dingle for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, a 2009 1st round pick (later traded to Columbus - John Moore), a 2010 1st round pick (Emerson Etem) & a conditional 2010/2011 2nd round pick (excluded in end)
- 2006-07-03 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid, a 2007 1st round pick (later traded to Phoenix: Nick Ross), a 2008 1st round pick (Jordan Eberle) & a 2008 2nd round pick (Justin Schultz)
- 2005-08-03 • Re-signed to a five-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2005-08-03 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Eric Brewer, Doug Lynch & Jeff Woywitka
- 2004-07-30 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues