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Chris Pronger Biography

Christopher Robert Pronger (/ˈprɒŋɡər/ or /ˈprɒŋər/; born October 10, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently the senior advisor of hockey operations for the Florida Panthers. He had not played since November 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome related to three separate hits suffered during his career; he also suffers from vision impairment due to being hit in the eye(s) by the blade of another player's stick. In October 2014, Pronger signed a contract with the NHL to assist its Player Safety Division.

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I don't want to get into a 'he said, she said' with the refs. . . I'm the he.

Hockey, Nhl, Refs, Said, Want

Mistakes happen. Not every one of my suspensions was purposeful or intentional. A lot of that stuff happens spur of the moment in the middle of a game. I think I can bring that to the table. Sometimes emotions get the best of you. Things happen.

Bring, Games, Mistake, Stuff, Think, Thinking

I think playing the way I played, and knowing the game the way I know it, I think I'm going to have a better idea as to what the mindset of each player was.

Game, Games, Player, Playing, Thinking

I just didn't feel very good. One day I woke up and I was like: "All right. I'm going to start eating right. I'm going to start working out. " I figured it might help me feel a little bit better - even if I was still sick, it might help me move forward with my struggles. I just kind of turned a corner.

Good, Moving, Start, Struggle, Struggles, Work Out

When I got hit I went from having 37-year-old eyes to having 65-year-old eyes. That's why I've got the glasses on - so my eye isn't constantly trying to focus and giving me headaches. But they also help me see better: my right eye is blurry.

Blurry, Eye, Glasses, Help, Years

I was sitting at a friend's place in Michigan on vacation, having a beer on the patio. I was a little hefty. I said to myself: "Okay, I'm going to finish this weekend off strong, then after that I'm going to shut her down. I'm going to start taking better care of myself. "

Beer, Having, Hefty, Start, Strong, Weekend

It's not like you can start pounding drinks when you're wheeling your kids all over. They gave me something to shoot for, a goal to get back to.

Back, Drinks, Goal, Kids, Like, Like You

As you've progress further in the Playoffs, the ice usually gets a little softer. It's tough to keep it that cold. We could make it hard, but it would be about 4 degrees in the building. I'm sure the fans wouldn't appreciate that very much, wearing parkas in June.

Appreciate, Gets, Ice, June, Usually

I used to have very good sixth sense - knowing exactly where someone was without seeing them.

Exactly, Good, Knowing, Used, Very Good

Whether the guys are nervous or just had mental breakdowns, it happens. The game is a game of mistakes. And how you deal with them and correct them and all the things like that is what makes this game great and makes hockey the sport it is.

Correct, Hockey, Mistake, Mistakes, Sport, Sports

I was still very invested in the team, very invested in how we were doing. I realized I needed to take a step back and start focusing on myself, my head and my eye, try to get my health back.

Back, Eye, Focusing, Step, Team, Trying

[In management] you're getting an opportunity to meet and speak with the GMs, assistant GMs, owners, governors - all the way up the line. It's a great opportunity to understand the league a little better and the challenges it faces.

Challenges, League, Line, Management, Opportunity, Way

You do what you can to help your team win, whether it's playing that many minutes or 24 or whatever is asked of you, you do. You prepare yourself to play as much as you're asked to play.

Help, Play, Prepare, Team, Win, Winning

My doctors say the more I continue to push, the more I can continue to raise that bar, the better I can get.

Bars, Doctors, Raise, Raises, Say

I don't like having noise swirling around me. Loud noises bother me, so I try to stick to the outside of a room.

Like, Noise, Noises, Room, Rooms, Trying

You have to close quickly, you have to eliminate time and space and you have to try to deny them the puck. When you're playing with it, it forces them out of their rhythm and forces them to play defense, which they obviously don't want to do.

Close, Deny, Play, Rhythm, Space, Trying