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
behind fell guys played
We fell behind 2-0 to those guys and played right into their hands.
aside played season special
Aside from our special teams, we played pretty well. That's been the story of our season so far.
career everybody left people player wants
I think everybody wants to end their career the way they want it to end. For people in Al's position, a high-level player who had a lot left in the tank, to have your career end that way is ... very difficult.
bus develop everybody evolve page playing saw stuck team thrown
We kind of got thrown under the bus after the first game. But we really stuck together. We saw our team evolve and develop into the team you saw at the end. Everybody was on the same page and playing great.
game nice played solid start
It was nice to get it off the back. We played a very solid game from start to finish.
al best captain felt focus great healthy helping hockey job last leaders locker playing seemed team three win
Al did such a great job as captain last year. I need to focus and concentrate on helping this team win hockey games. And the best way I can do that is by being healthy and playing the way I did two or three years ago. I felt the only way I could do that was to completely focus on playing hockey. Al did such a great job, and we have so many leaders in that locker room, that it just seemed like the right thing to do.
across line minutes played red
The most I ever played was 42 minutes in a three-period game. But I didn't get across the red line too much in that one.
behind biggest bit couple finally full fun grind injuries instead knowing last playing productive rehab staying summer train various
I think the biggest thing is just staying healthy, working my way back and playing with confidence, knowing the injuries are behind me. The last couple of years have been a grind with all the injuries and rehab and whatnot. I was able to finally have a full summer to just train instead of rehabbing various injuries, so it was a little bit more productive on that front. It was a lot more fun than rehabbing.
definitely great hands hopefully pick player role scoring sniff step
He's been great at camp. He definitely has a great set of hands and he can sniff out the net, that's for sure. Hopefully he's going to be a player who can step in and show some scoring and pick up a role on this team.
enjoy far hard playoff win work year
We can enjoy this, but we didn't work hard all year to win one playoff series. We're going to keep going and see how far we can take this.
against answer bell few games last match played
The last few games against them, we've played a lot better and have been able to match their intensity. It's up to us to answer the bell for 60 minutes.
thinking player games
I think playing the way I played, and knowing the game the way I know it, I think I'm going to have a better idea as to what the mindset of each player was.
jobs player thinking
I wanted to stay in the game. I wanted to learn more about the league, what goes on behind the scenes. As a player, you don't really think about that, nor do you really care: you're worried about your job.
play space trying
You have to close quickly, you have to eliminate time and space and you have to try to deny them the puck. When you're playing with it, it forces them out of their rhythm and forces them to play defense, which they obviously don't want to do.