Sean Pronger

Sean Pronger
Born (1972-11-30) November 30, 1972
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Boston Bruins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Frankfurt Lions
NHL draft 51st overall, 1991
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1994–2005

Sean James Pronger (born November 30, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player[1] who grew up in Dryden, Ontario, and played in the National Hockey League from 1995 to 2004. He played for the following teams: Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks, having been drafted 51st overall by Vancouver in 1991. In 260 regular-season games, he scored 23 goals and 36 assists for 59 points, picking up 159 penalty minutes. He is the older brother of Chris Pronger. Their mother Eila Pronger is from Pori, Finland.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Kenora Boise MMHL 33 38 30 68
1989–90 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 48 18 34 52 61
1990–91 Bowling Green State University CCHA 40 3 7 10 30
1991–92 Bowling Green State University CCHA 34 9 7 16 28
1992–93 Bowling Green State University CCHA 39 23 23 46 35
1993–94 Bowling Green State University CCHA 38 17 17 34 38
1994–95 San Diego Gulls IHL 8 0 0 0 2
1994–95 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 2 0 2 2 0
1994–95 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 34 18 23 41 55
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 7 0 1 1 6
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 72 16 17 33 61 12 3 7 10 16
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 39 7 7 14 20 9 0 2 2 4
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 41 26 17 43 17
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 62 5 15 20 30
1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 4
1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 16 11 7 18 32
1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 3 3 4
1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 0 1 1 4
1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 51 11 18 29 26
1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 11 0 1 1 13
1999–00 Manitoba Moose IHL 14 3 5 8 21 2 0 1 1 2
2000–01 Manitoba Moose IHL 82 18 21 39 85 13 3 6 9 2
2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 54 23 26 49 53 8 4 1 5 10
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 26 3 1 4 4
2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 78 7 6 13 72
2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 7 2 0 2 7
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 68 17 15 32 68
2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 1 1 4
2004–05 Frankfurt Lions DEL 51 6 10 16 78 4 0 0 0 6
NHL totals 260 23 36 59 159 14 0 2 2 8

Transactions

  • June 22, 1991 - Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round, 51st overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
  • February 14, 1995 - Signed as a free agent with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • March 24, 1998 - Traded by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Patrick Lalime.
  • November 25, 1998 - Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Petr Nedvěd and Chris Tamer, to the New York Rangers in exchange for Alexei Kovalev and Harry York.
  • February 12, 1999 - Traded by the New York Rangers to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Eric Lacroix.
  • August 25, 1999 - Signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins.
  • December 5, 2000 - Traded by the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders in exchange for future considerations.
  • May 18, 2001 - Claimed on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets from the New York Islanders.
  • October 30, 2003 - Traded by the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Zenith Komarniski.

References

  1. ^ "Sean Pronger Stats and News | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ^ "NHL-legenda Chris Pronger puhuu MTV Urheilulle suomalaisesta taustastaan – illallismuisto Teemu Selänteestä naurattaa edelleen: "Isoisä opetti meidät kiroilemaan suomeksi"". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2023-08-15.