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Christopher Robert Pronger is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, but who has not played since November 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome after three separate hits, also including being hit in the eye by the butt-end of another players stick; Pronger now suffers with vision impairment. Though he is not officially retired, Pronger is not expected to play again.
Originally selected 2nd overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Pronger has played for Hartford, the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, and Anaheim Ducks before being traded to the Flyers before the 2009–10 season, having also captained the Blues and Ducks during that time. He has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals with three different teams, winning the Cup with the Ducks in 2007. Pronger won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player and was the first defenceman to win the award since Bobby Orr in 1972. A mainstay on Team Canada, Pronger won Olympic gold medals at Salt Lake City 2002 and Vancouver 2010 and is a member of the Triple Gold Club.
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