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| Chris PRONGER (PRAWN-guhr, KRIHS) |
Anaheim Ducks |
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PRONGER STILL PLAYS INTIMIDATION GAME
Tony Gallagher writes in the Vancouver Province, "Being booed in an opponent's rink is what Pronger lives for. When the fans in Edmonton give it to him, it's music to his ears. When they get on him every time he touches the puck as they do in San Jose whenever he visits, he drinks it in... all the guy does is play 28 minutes a night until the playoffs. Then he really gets to work and he kicks it up a notch. He always gets better as the season goes along and his team, no matter what team he plays for, always has a chance to do something in the post-season. He's so good and has been for so long, he's just expected to be great every night, every year with no fanfare, unless it's provided by the opposing crowd." |
PRONGER'S PAST IS BEHIND HIM
Jeremy Rutherford writes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "The remnants of Chris Pronger's nine seasons with the Blues are nearly gone. Pronger, 33, has sold his house in St. Louis. His No. 44 Blues jerseys are only occasionally spotted in the crowd. Few mention his name anymore in relation to how rebuilding the Blues could have been different. Even his trips to town aren't met with the same emotion that awaited him after he was traded to Edmonton more than two years ago. With Pronger now on his second team since leaving St. Louis, the only difference between his visit tonight with the Anaheim Ducks and his trips to other cities is that his family – wife Lauren and sons Jack, 5, and George, 3 – are with him to visit Lauren's parents." |
THIRTEEN PROVES TO BE PRONGER'S LUCKY NUMBER
Brian Compton writes on NHL.com, "Thirteen is supposed to be an unlucky number. But for Chris Pronger, it was more like a lucky charm. For Pronger, 13 was the number of times it took before the Anaheim Ducks' defenseman finally got to hoist the most prestigious trophy in all of sports, the Stanley Cup. That's 13 training camps. Thirteen Octobers of wondering if this was going to be the year. Thirteen trade deadlines where he paced back and forth, unaware of which of his teammates were staying or going. The soon-to-be 33-year-old admitted it took some time to come to the realization that his name would, indeed, be etched on Lord Stanley's Cup." |
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