Beloved Longtime NHLer Chris Pronger Joins Hockey Night in Canada Broadcast Team
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Longtime NHL defenseman Chris Pronger, who won the Norris Trophy and a Stanley Cup, has joined the Hockey Night in Canada broadcasting team for this year.
Former NHL defenseman Chris Pronger carved out a career as one of the most physical players ever to play the blue line, and now he'll be talking about other players who once played his position.
Pronger has joined the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast team, and he wrote about it on his social media account by saying he'll be starting this upcoming Saturday.
From watching as a kid to having the honor of playing on the Hockey Night in Canada telecast to now broadcasting. Life has come full circle and I cannot wait to get started this Saturday. HNIC
Chris Pronger's Hall of Fame NHL Career Has Brought Him Here
Pronger was taken with the 2nd overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, who eventually moved to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes.
He was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Brendan Shanahan, and later became the Blues captain and known as one of the best players at his position in all of the NHL.
Pronger also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, and Philadelphia Flyers during his career, which spanned 1,167 games and a Stanely Cup in 2007 with the Ducks.
His highly-publicized trade request from the Oilers just days after they lost Game 7 of the 2006 SCF remains a subject of bitter remembrance by Oilers fans. He would be traded to Anaheim, and would always remain heavily booed by Edmonton fans whenever he returned to the place he called home for only a year.
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