Chris Pronger
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"Christopher Robert Pronger" is a Canada/Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), but who has not played since November 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome related to three separate hits, also including being hit in the eye(s) by the blade of another player's stick; Pronger now suffers with vision impairment. Though he is not officially retired, Pronger is not expected to play again. In October 2014, Chris Pronger signed a contract with the NHL to assist its Player Safety Division, although he is excused from any decisions directly affecting the Flyers, with whom he still remains under a player contract.

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I think anything is a realistic option at this stage, We can't rule anything out in the future.

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Aside from our special teams, we played pretty well. That's been the story of our season so far.

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The so-called splinter faction in the union that is going a different direction has been drummed up by a lot of media members and people hoping a deal gets done. I can unequivocally say everyone is on board and understands the issues better.

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The socks were a little tight, too. My feet are still a little numb, they were so tight.

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He's been great at camp. He definitely has a great set of hands and he can sniff out the net, that's for sure. Hopefully he's going to be a player who can step in and show some scoring and pick up a role on this team.

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I need to work on being healthy.

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I'm excited to be getting back on the ice and playing hockey. It's a new team, a fresh start. I look forward to having a lot of success here ... let's get camp started and get going.

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You can look at a number of things with Al. Obviously the accolades -- the Conn Smythe, the Norris Trophy, the Stanley Cup, renowned as the hardest shot in the league. But the leadership in the room. The way he approached the game. The way he carried himself. That was the biggest thing.

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It's a huge win for us. It pulls us ahead of Los Angeles in our conference. It's great to head into the break winning five straight, but coming from behind in all of those games might be tempting fate a little bit.

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