Defenseman Chris Pronger, member of the Philadelphia Flyers for the past two seasons, is no stranger to creating media-frenzy type controversy. However, his latest act puts the icing on the cake.
On Tuesday, June 1, during the 2009-10 Stanley Cup finals, the Chicago Blackhawks were hosting Game Two against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Chicago took the game by a score of 3-1.
While it was a typical, physical playoff game, the dirtiest play took place following the final buzzer.
Following any Blackhawk victory, the tradition for them on home ice is to reward the player of the game with a game-winning puck. However, after Tuesday's game, the puck was nowhere to be found...except in the hands of Pronger (literally).
Pronger decided t ...
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