He could quarterback a power play. He could make a first pass out of the zone as efficiently as any defenseman who ever played. He was a powerful skater who could easily join the rush and seemingly had enough stamina to play all night long.

Yet of all the things that opponents remember about playing against Chris Pronger, there's one that stands out above all others:

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NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• OHL All-Rookie Team (1992)
• OHL First All-Star Team (1993)
• Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1993)
• Canadian Major Junior Defenseman of the Year (1993)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1994)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1998, 2004, 2007)
• NHL First All-Star Team (2000)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008)
• Traded to St. Louis by Hartford for Brendan Shanahan, July 27, 1995.
• Traded to Edmonton by St. Louis for Eric Brewer, Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka, August 2, 2005.
• Traded to Anaheim by Edmonton for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid, Anaheim's 1st round pick (later traded to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Nick Ross) in 2007 NHL Draft and Anaheim's 1st (Jordan Eberle) and 2nd (later traded to NY Islanders - NY Islanders selected Travis Hamonic) round picks in 2008 NHL Draft, July 3, 2006.
• Traded to Philadelphia by Anaheim with Ryan Dingle for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, Philadelphia's 1st round picks in 2009 (later traded to Columbus - Columbus selected John Moore) and 2010 (Emerson Etem) NHL Drafts and future considerations, June 26, 2009.
• Traded to Arizona by Philadelphia with Nicklas Grossmann for Sam Gagner and a 3rd round pick in 2017 NHL Draft, June 27, 2015.