Chris Pronger
#20 · Defence · Philadelphia Flyers · Hockey Hall of Fame
Born Oct 10, 1974 in Dryden, Ontario, CAN · 6'6", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 1993 by HFD (round 1)
Trophy case
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | HFD | 81 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -3 | 113 | 174 | 0 | 0.37 | |
| 1994-95 | HFD | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 54 | 94 | 0 | 0.33 | |
| 1995-96 | STL | 78 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -18 | 110 | 138 | 0 | 0.32 | |
| 1996-97 | STL | 79 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 143 | 147 | 0 | 0.44 | |
| 1997-98 | STL | 81 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 180 | 145 | 137 | 0.44 | |
| 1998-99 | STL | 67 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 113 | 172 | 132 | 0.69 | |
| 1999-00 | STL | 79 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 52 | 92 | 192 | 106 | 0.78 | |
| 2000-01 | STL | 51 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 21 | 75 | 121 | 56 | 0.92 | |
| 2001-02 | STL | 78 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 23 | 120 | 204 | 115 | 0.60 | |
| 2002-03 | STL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0.80 | |
| 2003-04 | STL | 80 | 14 | 40 | 54 | -1 | 88 | 203 | 73 | 0.68 | |
| 2005-06 | EDM | 80 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 2 | 74 | 155 | 65 | 0.70 | $6.25M |
| 2006-07 | ANA | 66 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 27 | 69 | 166 | 77 | 0.89 | $6.25M |
| 2007-08 | ANA | 72 | 12 | 31 | 43 | -1 | 128 | 182 | 74 | 0.60 | $6.25M |
| 2008-09 | ANA | 82 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 0 | 88 | 196 | 78 | 0.59 | $6.25M |
| 2009-10 | PHI | 82 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 22 | 79 | 175 | 104 | 0.67 | $6.25M |
| 2010-11 | PHI | 50 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 44 | 112 | 41 | 0.50 | $4.936M |
| 2011-12 | PHI | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 0.92 | $4.936M |
| 18 seasons | Career | 1167 | 157 | 541 | 698 | 183 | 1590 | 2610 | 1076 | 0.60 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | STL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 1996-97 | STL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1997-98 | STL | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 1998-99 | STL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 28 | 43 | 51 | 0.38 |
| 1999-00 | STL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 2000-01 | STL | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 0.53 |
| 2001-02 | STL | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 0.89 |
| 2002-03 | STL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0.57 |
| 2005-06 | EDM | 24 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 61 | 35 | 0.88 |
| 2006-07 | ANA | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 58 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 2007-08 | ANA | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 2008-09 | ANA | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 0.77 |
| 2009-10 | PHI | 23 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 2010-11 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 14 seasons | Playoffs | 168 | 26 | 94 | 120 | 39 | 310 | 397 | 322 | 0.71 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 143 | 147 | 0 | 0.44 | 7.5 | 0:00 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 to 2016-17 | $4.936M | |||||
| 2005-06 to 2009-10 | $6.25M |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 1996-97 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1997 | @ DET | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | vs TOR | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 9, 1997 | @ CHI | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 6, 1997 | vs NJD | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | vs NYI | T 5-5 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1997 | @ DET | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1997 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 27, 1997 | vs LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1997 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 23, 1997 | vs DAL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 20, 1997 | vs HFD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1997 | @ PHX | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1997 | @ ANA | T 4-4 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | @ LAK | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1997 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1997 | vs EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | @ DAL | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1997 | @ FLA | L 2-3 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 25, 1997 | @ TBL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | vs CGY | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | vs DET | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | vs OTT | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 13, 1997 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 10, 1997 | vs PHX | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ BOS | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | vs DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | @ DET | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | vs DET | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | @ OTT | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 29, 1997 | @ TOR | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1997 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | @ MTL | W 8-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 23, 1997 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | @ NYI | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | @ PHX | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1997 | @ LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | vs EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 5, 1997 | @ NJD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 3, 1997 | @ BUF | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | vs MTL | T 2-2 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1996 | vs BOS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1996 | vs TOR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | @ CHI | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 22, 1996 | vs LAK | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 21, 1996 | @ PHI | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 19, 1996 | vs PIT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 17, 1996 | @ HFD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1996 | vs VAN | L 0-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 8, 1996 | @ EDM | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1996 | @ COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1996 | vs PHX | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 3, 1996 | @ TOR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | vs SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | @ ANA | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | vs FLA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | vs PHX | W 4-3 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1996 | @ PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1996 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | vs CGY | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1996 | vs TBL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1996 | @ CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1996 | @ VAN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 5, 1996 | @ TOR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 3, 1996 | vs DAL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 1, 1996 | vs BUF | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ COL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | vs WSH | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 24, 1996 | @ CHI | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 22, 1996 | @ PHX | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1996 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1996 | @ NYR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | vs TOR | W 6-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | @ VAN | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | @ EDM | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | @ CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 6, 1996 | vs CHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | vs COL | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |