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Chris Pronger Net Worth and Biography
Chris Pronger is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada, with an estimated net worth of $70 Million.
Chris Pronger is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada, with an estimated net worth of $70 Million. He spent his 18year career playing for different teams in the National Hockey League. He played for Hartford Whalers, the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, and Anaheim Ducks, and the Philadelphia Flyers.
Bio Data
| Full Name | Christopher Robert Pronger |
| Date of Birth | October 10, 1974 |
| Gender | Male |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Career | Hockey Player |
| Net worth | $70 Million |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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Biography
Chris Pronger was born in Ontario, to Jim and Eila Pronger, an immigrant from Pori, Finland. He grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown. As a 15-year-old, he was identified through the Ontario U-17 program and signed with the Stratford Cullitons Jr. B (OHA) club for the 1990–91 season.
In May 1991, Pronger indicated he was going to join his older brother Sean at Bowling Green State University to play in the NCAA instead of opting to play in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Regardless of his pre-draft indications, the Peterborough Petes selected Pronger in the sixth round in the OHL Priority Selection. Contrary to his initial intentions, Pronger reported to Peterborough.
After two stand-out seasons with Peterborough, Pronger was selected second overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, behind Alexandre Daigle.
Career
Chris Pronger made his debut in the 1993–94 NHL season, playing 81 games for the Whalers and earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team. After the second season in Hartford, on July 27, 1995, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for star forward Brendan Shanahan.
He also played for the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers before the 2009–10 season. He was captain of the Blues, Ducks, and Flyers. Pronger has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals with three different teams (Edmonton, Anaheim, and Philadelphia), winning the Cup with the Ducks in 2007.
Pronger was considered one of the NHL’s dirtiest players and was suspended eight times during his NHL career. He is also regarded as one of the best defencemen in NHL history because of his rare combination of imposing size, speed, offensive skill, and physicality.
Internationally, Pronger represented Team Canada in numerous competitions. He won the Olympic gold medals at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He also won the IIHF World Junior Championship and the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1993 and 1997 respectively.
Pronger’s playing career ended in 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 eye(s) by the blade of another player’s stick.
Honors and Accolades.
Chirs Pronger is a recipient of numerous awards and accolades. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1999–2000 season, becoming the first defenceman to win the award since Bobby Orr in 1971–72. He also won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in the same season as the League’s top “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position”
Pronger was named into the National Hockey League All-Star Game, six times in his entire 18 years career. He won the Plus-minus Award in 1999 and 2000 for leading the league in the number of games played in a single season. He was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of fame in 2015 and was named one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” in history in 2017.
Chris Pronger’s Net Worth
Chris Pronger is one of the richest hockey in the world, with an estimated net worth of $70 Million. He made a lot of fortune playing hockey as he was one of the best defensemen in the NHL. Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the Edmonton Oilers signed Pronger to a five-year deal, worth $31.25 million.
In 2009, Pronger signed a seven-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers, worth $35 million. The deal which includes a no-movement clause makes him on average $5 million per season. Like most of the best players in the league, Pronger also makes money from endorsement deals and investments.