Hart Trophy winner and the most physically dominant defenceman of the modern era.
Christopher Robert Pronger was born in Dryden, Ontario in 1974. Hartford Whalers selected him second overall in the 1993 NHL Draft. His career — prematurely ended by post-concussion syndrome — produced 157 goals and 541 assists for 698 points. He won the Hart Trophy as MVP and the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman in 2000 — the only defenceman to win both awards in the same season. He won the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015 and named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. At 6ft 6in and 220 pounds he was the most physically imposing defenceman of his generation — combining elite defensive positioning and shot-blocking with offensive production and devastating hitting ability. Post-concussion symptoms ended his career in 2012, forcing a medical retirement. He represented Canada in two Olympics.
Stanley Cup 2x (2007,2010 assist)
Career Honours
- Stanley Cup 2x (2007,2010 assist)
- Hart Trophy (2000)
- Norris Trophy (2000)
- Hall of Fame (2015)
- NHL 100 Greatest Players