Now THIS strikes me ... Pronger's from my home town, Dryden Ontario - where my dad made a living as a geography teacher for several years. I knew of Chris through his family and friends, and we all knew he was destined for greatness after he left home for Peterborough to play with the Pete's, he was only about 15 at the time. I've been back for visits and a couple times I saw him at a party, and he passed a comment to me how good he thought the band was (that's why I was home that weekend, I had a gig at the bar there, I was living in Winnipeg at the time). I thanked him and joked, "Lots of talent comes from this town". After knowing I was from from there and kinda remembering who I was, he was happy to hang a bit and have a couple beers with me... what a great guy. He's made Dryden and the people in it very proud. 🏒🏒🏒
Chris Pronger is one of those players you hate, unless he's on your team. I was fortunate enough to watch him as a Blue for 9 years. I'm going to tonight's game and the Blues are retiring Chris's #44 before the game. He was one of the meanest, toughest shutdown d-men to ever play the game.
He was a smooth skating, puke moving, quarter back who would control the game every shift he was out there. He also just happened to be 6ft 5, 230lbs, big hitter, with a mean attitude, a will to win and willing to do what was needed to win....and if that mean't walking the line or going over it....he would!!! He was sooooo much more than enforcer!!!
I was lucky enough to hang out with him for 2 days last year. He had me laughing most of the time. The competitive switch was never turned off. And sometimes that can be misconstrued as something else. And I have the utmost respect for him.
Yup, ask any analyst, even Bobby Orr: "NOBODY in recent memory has ever mastered and executes the true role of playing perfect defense, like Chris Pronger" ...
He and McTavish(?) fucked our center ice up at practice before a cup finals game in 2006 digging up our lucky "whatever it takes" coin. Total dick move.
Not the greatest D- man ever , but the most dominant!! Brought a pretty bad Oiler team to the Cup finals , without him they weren't even a playoff team
And a flyer team that got in on a shootout against the rags that eventually ended up with Leighton in net in the cup finals after Bouch and Razor got injured.
Remember the Sharks got him back by the 8th place seed knocking out number 1 St Louis in the first round of the playoffs. Prongers attitude and behavior deteriorated in that series and it was a wonderful thing to watch 😂
Chris Pronger is the last NHL defenceman to win the Hart Trophy for MVP of the league that is how dominating he was. Since Bobby Orr won the Hart in 1970-71 it's only been Pronger and Orr.
it's unfortunate that he took that career-ending injury in 2011, when he'd actually matured a great deal, was a lot more mellow and likeable. his greatest asset as a defenseman was always that great long reach, but in the end it bit him in the ass, when Mikhail Grabovski's stick road up his own, right into his face
One of the best enforcers of his generation? Not even close! Cheap shot artist yes, enforcer no. To be a top enforcer you have fight other top enforcers. Pronger never did. Probert, McSorley, Brashear, Laraque, Domi..... No way in the world he would ever have had the plums to drop the gloves with any of those guys. Cross checking skilled players in the back in front of the net was what he was best at. A gutless p&*$y is what he was, nothing more.
my question is what’s wrong with your life that makes you go around leaving nasty comments on videos. if you don’t like the narration, don’t watch! by leaving a comment, you’re engaging with the video-helping the creator you claim not to like. are you trying to make up for poor self esteem by bringing someone else’s down? maybe touch some grass
Today's NHL might seem soft but then we're reminded why. Ironically, Chris Pronger could not take a hit himself. As a result his career of cheap shots was cut short due to concussion.
Pronger had no emotions. He was a killer player. He wasn’t there to make Friends he was there to win. He didn’t care who you were if you weren’t on his team you were getting laid the fck out lol
Definitely not a bad player, overrated? Yeah he’s overrated but the guy wasn’t just about putting up points. Every team he played on became a contender
Top enforcer my @$$… you have to be tough to be an enforcer… he was a dick that was most likely on steroids and was raging. Gotta admit He was a damn good dMan
My hometown hero!seen him for the last time about 9 years ago for the third time but it was the first time I had seen him since he was injured and retired. He and his father built the outdoor rink I used to skate on as a kid and it’s still there to this day (he actually put more money into it to upgrade it over the years and had it painted in the colours of the team he was on that year)
Proud Drydenite here bud ... I've skated on that rink once or twice (but mostly North Dryden rink - I'm talking the 70's here) ... we lived on First St
@@nickgoldrup4314 Not only was Chris the best athlete that ever came out of our town, he was one of the best in Canada born in the 1970's. He was born Oct. of '74, which makes him just slightly over 10 years younger than me. I left Dryden when I was 21, in 1985, so he would've been 11 at that time. I was back for Centennial (actually I lived back home in Dryden and gave my career an 18-month rest - During Centennial parade in 2010, crowds downtown cheered him on as he sported his Olympic gold medal, and I remembered what a proud feeling that was, and how proud his parents must be. I kinda knew the family, and I heard more and more stories about how their kids got really involved in hockey, then I heard this guy Chris got on the Peterboro Petes .. then a SECOND-OVERALL draft snag by Hartford for his ticket into the NHL just 2 years later. A Stanley Cup ring, A Hart Trophy win (first for a defenseman in almost 30 years - Bobby Orr was the last), and TWO gold medals on team Canada, that came 8 years apart. All that -- born and raised, in that smelly, paper-mill town in Northwestern Ontario. No freaking wonder we're proud of the guy. 👋👋🏒🏒🏒🏅🏅🏆🏆🏆
Dude looks like a geography teacher.
Now THIS strikes me ... Pronger's from my home town, Dryden Ontario - where my dad made a living as a geography teacher for several years. I knew of Chris through his family and friends, and we all knew he was destined for greatness after he left home for Peterborough to play with the Pete's, he was only about 15 at the time. I've been back for visits and a couple times I saw him at a party, and he passed a comment to me how good he thought the band was (that's why I was home that weekend, I had a gig at the bar there, I was living in Winnipeg at the time). I thanked him and joked, "Lots of talent comes from this town". After knowing I was from from there and kinda remembering who I was, he was happy to hang a bit and have a couple beers with me... what a great guy. He's made Dryden and the people in it very proud. 🏒🏒🏒
That’s funny. Pronger probably thinks the world is flat.
I'm not a fag, but Prongers a good looking guy
He also took Justin Bieber out of the play nicely in a celebrity game on All-Star Weekend
When I saw that I thought "of course it's pronger" and the camera was there for the money shot of it all, which he was aware of obviously.
My dad told me when i was a kid, I cheered when he got hit in the chest with the puck and his heart stopped 😬
Id take eighteen chris prongers on my team any day.
Hahaha I caddied for him in a golf event dude is so cool and funny. Good tipper too lol
Chris Pronger is one of those players you hate, unless he's on your team. I was fortunate enough to watch him as a Blue for 9 years. I'm going to tonight's game and the Blues are retiring Chris's #44 before the game. He was one of the meanest, toughest shutdown d-men to ever play the game.
Loved him in flyers. So happy when he came to flyers because i had some great respect for this winner. Miss him in flyers
@@Ratstick58 nice man
He was a smooth skating, puke moving, quarter back who would control the game every shift he was out there. He also just happened to be 6ft 5, 230lbs, big hitter, with a mean attitude, a will to win and willing to do what was needed to win....and if that mean't walking the line or going over it....he would!!!
He was sooooo much more than enforcer!!!
Yeah he was an asshole. And karma “stuck it” to him with real eye for an eye justice. Hahaha.
I was lucky enough to hang out with him for 2 days last year. He had me laughing most of the time. The competitive switch was never turned off. And sometimes that can be misconstrued as something else. And I have the utmost respect for him.
Alternate title: Chris Pronger Was Awesome
enforcer?
Hey Alyssa, good video but Pronger was NOT an enforcer. He actually never really fought that much.
Yup, ask any analyst, even Bobby Orr: "NOBODY in recent memory has ever mastered and executes the true role of playing perfect defense, like Chris Pronger" ...
Big boy pronger was,,love how he played the game,, ruff and little dirty
He and McTavish(?) fucked our center ice up at practice before a cup finals game in 2006 digging up our lucky "whatever it takes" coin. Total dick move.
Not the greatest D- man ever , but the most dominant!! Brought a pretty bad Oiler team to the Cup finals , without him they weren't even a playoff team
And a flyer team that got in on a shootout against the rags that eventually ended up with Leighton in net in the cup finals after Bouch and Razor got injured.
NOBODY was more dominant than Larry Robinson. Pronger isn't even in his league.
Was very happy to see him and the oilers lose to the Canes
Not the greatest d-man ever, but probably top 5, DEFINITELY top 10!!!!
Alyssa, the No 4 incident was in STL, not San Jose. Note the white home jersey in use at the time and KMOX, a STL radio station.
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Remember the Sharks got him back by the 8th place seed knocking out number 1 St Louis in the first round of the playoffs. Prongers attitude and behavior deteriorated in that series and it was a wonderful thing to watch 😂
Man the way he roasted the guy who said he was going to punch him 😂
Chris Pronger is the last NHL defenceman to win the Hart Trophy for MVP of the league
that is how dominating he was. Since Bobby Orr won the Hart in 1970-71 it's only been
Pronger and Orr.
It was a weak MVP. He had no business winning it that year. Some Canadian voter love
My Home Town Dryden Ontario HERO!!!
Bruins fan here but pronger throwing the puck in the trash was hilarious
He can have the puck lol I'd rather have the cup 🏆
Damn, I mean, dude’s got a neck like a goose! lol
Arber Xhekaj, the new Chris Pronger.
Dudes has a looooong neck! Ha. Never noticed before.
By my count, 3 flying elbows should be 3 Norris trophies 🏆.
I hit the like button.
What is sad is that Pronger's physicality alone is enough to cause damage. He doesn't need to be dirty.
It's because of his size he was a dirty player.
Is there a video somewhere of Pronger's suspension on Peake? Hitting someone's throat with the stick has gotta hurt...
I tried to find it but couldn't 😏
Just by being a Flyer should've been one.
No wonder he was the nhl hitz 2003 cover star
Pronger wan't an enforcer like you said;
Do bad parents produce good hockey players?
He picked his spots I couldn’t stand him
Picked his spots normally against people either much smaller than him or hit them from behind.
Before watching I hope there is him brutalizing ex flyers reporter Tim Panacio.
You clearly don't know hockey. Pronger was never an enforcer. He was hall of fame defenseman who also played the he hard and hhad a temper.
Momentts
He’s not a jerk!
Wassup
best defensive defenseman i saw. i wouldn't call him an enforcer tho just agitating, skillful and tough opponent to play against
Other jerk moments are available
Couldn't find the clips 🙁
What do you know about hockey, narrator?
it's unfortunate that he took that career-ending injury in 2011, when he'd actually matured a great deal, was a lot more mellow and likeable. his greatest asset as a defenseman was always that great long reach, but in the end it bit him in the ass, when Mikhail Grabovski's stick road up his own, right into his face
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He looks like he was like 3 bad decisions away from being one of those guys on to catch a predator
He is a jerk, not a goon. He is one of the best players ever. His record proves it
Enforcer? I dont think so.
#1 isn't that bad considering who he tried stomping
One of the best enforcers of his generation? Not even close! Cheap shot artist yes, enforcer no. To be a top enforcer you have fight other top enforcers. Pronger never did. Probert, McSorley, Brashear, Laraque, Domi..... No way in the world he would ever have had the plums to drop the gloves with any of those guys. Cross checking skilled players in the back in front of the net was what he was best at. A gutless p&*$y is what he was, nothing more.
AND BLACKHAWKS WON HIS STANLEY CUP! LOL LOL LOL 😆 🤣 😂 😅 BEST MOMENT EVER
I hated him!
and here she is sports worst narrator ever.the best jerk moment was when yoju were born
my question is what’s wrong with your life that makes you go around leaving nasty comments on videos. if you don’t like the narration, don’t watch! by leaving a comment, you’re engaging with the video-helping the creator you claim not to like. are you trying to make up for poor self esteem by bringing someone else’s down? maybe touch some grass
Asshole, go outside because clearly you have nothing else better to do
No more narration please. Let the clips speak for themselves, as they do in your other videos.
Nobody has anything good to say about him in Dryden Ontario his home town.
Today's NHL might seem soft but then we're reminded why. Ironically, Chris Pronger could not take a hit himself. As a result his career of cheap shots was cut short due to concussion.
Pronger had no emotions. He was a killer player. He wasn’t there to make Friends he was there to win. He didn’t care who you were if you weren’t on his team you were getting laid the fck out lol
Pronger is a punk, on and off the ice.
I can't think of any, but if there's enough Mario Lemieux jerk moments, can you please post a video?
There isn’t any. His marvelous feats were made with class.
@@captainskeletor7783 So we're his wonderful hands. 😂👍
"Best enforcer" ???? 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭. Right.
he is a bad player why over rated
Definitely not a bad player, overrated? Yeah he’s overrated but the guy wasn’t just about putting up points. Every team he played on became a contender
As usual, you show your lack of knowledge! He fought for sure, but was NOT known as an enforcer!!
Top enforcer my @$$… you have to be tough to be an enforcer… he was a dick that was most likely on steroids and was raging. Gotta admit He was a damn good dMan
My hometown hero!seen him for the last time about 9 years ago for the third time but it was the first time I had seen him since he was injured and retired. He and his father built the outdoor rink I used to skate on as a kid and it’s still there to this day (he actually put more money into it to upgrade it over the years and had it painted in the colours of the team he was on that year)
Proud Drydenite here bud ... I've skated on that rink once or twice (but mostly North Dryden rink - I'm talking the 70's here) ... we lived on First St
@@PianoManPaul awesome brother , I’ll always be proud of Chris and what he did in the league (and out of it) no matter what anyone says.
@@PianoManPaul used to be on Wilson street so I was super close to the rink
@@nickgoldrup4314 Not only was Chris the best athlete that ever came out of our town, he was one of the best in Canada born in the 1970's. He was born Oct. of '74, which makes him just slightly over 10 years younger than me. I left Dryden when I was 21, in 1985, so he would've been 11 at that time. I was back for Centennial (actually I lived back home in Dryden and gave my career an 18-month rest - During Centennial parade in 2010, crowds downtown cheered him on as he sported his Olympic gold medal, and I remembered what a proud feeling that was, and how proud his parents must be.
I kinda knew the family, and I heard more and more stories about how their kids got really involved in hockey, then I heard this guy Chris got on the Peterboro Petes .. then a SECOND-OVERALL draft snag by Hartford for his ticket into the NHL just 2 years later. A Stanley Cup ring, A Hart Trophy win (first for a defenseman in almost 30 years - Bobby Orr was the last), and TWO gold medals on team Canada, that came 8 years apart.
All that -- born and raised, in that smelly, paper-mill town in Northwestern Ontario. No freaking wonder we're proud of the guy.
👋👋🏒🏒🏒🏅🏅🏆🏆🏆
Love Pronger, Hall of Famer, awesome player.