Chris Pronger and culpability
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Chris Pronger is one of the top three defensemen in the National Hockey League. Last summer, he signed a five-year contract in Edmonton after playing eight seasons in St. Louis, and marrying a St. Louis native during that time. After leading the Oilers to within a game of the Stanley Cup with nary a hint of discontent, Pronger requested a trade for “personal reasons” and explained no more; the most credible sources available suggested that his wife didn’t take well to moving 350 miles north of Montana. Edmonton fans reacted viscerally to this news, suggesting marital infidelity all the way up to a rumor Pronger had impregnated a local TV reporter that she was eventually forced to denounce on her own website. Pronger eventually got his trade to the Anaheim Ducks, but Edmonton didn’t do badly on the deal, pulling in rising star forward — and hometown boy — Joffrey Lupul.
22 September 2006 / 0 Comments / Tags: hockey, media