Chris Pronger Rumors & News

The Avs on Monday won their biggest contest of the season — the NHL draft lottery to get first dibs on Seth Jones, the No. 1 draft prospect, who is considered the next Nicklas Lidstrom or Chris Pronger.

There was a huge elephant in the room at Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees today as Chris Pronger spoke to the media, but nobody could address it directly. It just stood there, big and grey and overwhelming, without making a sound. Everybody knew this was Chris Pronger's retirement press conference, but the Flyers defenseman and future Hall of Famer just isn't allowed to say it. At least eight questions today touched on the topic, even the direct "Is this your retirement press conference?" question. But because of the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, Pronger can't officially r...

VOORHEES – Known for never giving up the battle on the ice, Chris Pronger vows to maintain that philosophy in the biggest fight of his life away from the rink.

*Pittsburgh tonight, which is always a party. Looking forward to something a bit more exciting than Tuesday's effort! Preview the game here and check back this afternoon for BSH's take on the matchup. *No chance we'll see Wellwood tonight because they sent him back down again. WHY?! (BSH) *Chris Pronger. It's very sad to see just how deeply his injury is still affecting him. (BSH) *After Marc Staal's terrible injury Tuesday, the visor debate is once again front and center. (NY Times) *Thankfully, the latest news is that Staal will make a full recovery. Great news. (Blueshirt Banter) *T...

We've known for some time that Chris Pronger has had a pretty rough go at life since the stick-to-the-face and the subsequent concussion he suffered back during the early part of the 2011-12 season. His wife has talked about Chris' search for "good days" in a sea of bad ones; how hockey is no longer a priority and how just living a normal life is the key focus. More: Pronger's brother says Chris is done Visors for all, please Pronger has made a few appearances here and there -- just last week he was in St. Louis for a ceremony before a Blues game, and he attended Flyers trainin...

Philadelphia is a shadow of their former selves, they were one of the strongest teams in the whole league from 2008-12, which lead to some deep playoff runs but no cup. But now Chris Pronger is gone, Timonen is old and the Flyers are diminished. But diminished doesn't mean bad, they are still a very dangerous team. Forwards Simmonds-Giroux-Read McGinn-Schenn-Voracek Rinaldo-Couturier-Talbot Fedotenko-Briere-Knuble Claude Girioux is going through a rough patch. Philadelphia's star forward lead a dominant two-way line last year between Hartnell and Jagr, was +10 in goals and +7.8 in ...

The Philadelphia Flyers have be perforated by injuries this season. The injury that has forced Chris Pronger into semi-retirement would be enough to devastate most teams, but the Flyers have lost Scott Hartnell, Andrej Meszaros, and as of last night, Kimmo Timonen are also injured. Timonen may not miss tonight's game against the Habs, but after sitting out the third period against New Jersey last night there seems to be a good chance of it. As if the Montreal Canadiens were feeling sorry for the Flyers, Carey Price isn't going to be playing tonight as he's out with the flu. It must be ...

Claude Giroux took over as captain of the Philadelphia Flyers just before the season began, with Chris Pronger likely permanently on the sidelines following his devastating head injury from last year. So far, it hasn't worked out so well. The Flyers came into the season with big expectations, especially for Giroux, who hit 93 points last season. The Flyers are off to a 6-8-1 start, far below what we're used to from a perennial contender. Giroux has 10 points in 15 games, which is hardly disastrous, but he only has 3 points at even strength. Last season Giroux had 55 points at even str...