Chris Pronger
Chris Pronger
Christopher Robert Prongeris a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He has 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 eyeby the blade of another player's stick. Though not officially retired, he is not expected to play again. In October 2014, Pronger signed a contract...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth10 October 1974
CityDryden, Canada
It looked like a penalty to me. They were calling it all game.
It looked like a penalty to me. They'd been calling that all game and I don't know why they picked that instance not to call it.
We knew exactly what we were coming up against. They may have lost 13 in a row, but they were in every one of those games.
What happened probably was wrong and we have to address it so it doesn't happen in the future but we can't go back and change time.
You can look at a number of things with Al. Obviously the accolades -- the Conn Smythe, the Norris Trophy, the Stanley Cup, renowned as the hardest shot in the league. But the leadership in the room. The way he approached the game. The way he carried himself. That was the biggest thing.
Aside from our special teams, we played pretty well. That's been the story of our season so far.
We have a chance to take a stranglehold on the series.
We gave them a lot of momentum early. It's tough to climb out of that hole.
We fell behind 2-0 to those guys and played right into their hands.
They have enough veteran guys over there who have won Cups. They understand what's at stake, what's going on. I don't foresee them looking past anybody. But anything that's thrown our way, we'll have at least seen it once or twice given all the ups and downs we've gone through through the course of this season.
It really just depends on how the games go coming back. Once you get over the jet lag coming back and settle down it's just a matter of seeing how you're going to be able to handle the schedule.
It's a huge disappointment. We were the defending gold medal champions and you want to repeat and have that feeling again, but everybody was gunning for us.
They pose a lot of problems but at the same time, we know how to play them. We need to get back to Canadian hockey and just chip pucks in, finish our checks, create our turnovers and get on the attack.
They're a team you can't fall behind on. They play that defensive system. If you fall behind early it's an uphill battle and you exert a lot of energy trying to claw your way back.