Chris Pronger Trade Tree: Hartford to St. Louis

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Chris Pronger Trade Tree: Hartford to St. Louis

May 21, 2025
by Conor Power

When we look at the Carolina Hurricanes, new fans see a thriving southern hockey market. However, older fans remember them as the transplants of the iconic Hartford Whalers. Starting from 1993, we can follow a single trade tree and figure out why the Whalers failed to succeed in Connecticut and why the Hurricanes won the Cup in 2006. It all starts with a young kid from Dryden, Ontario. It all starts with Chris Pronger.

Many don’t remember the Whalers drafting Pronger, but his career began in the Hartford Civic Center. Well, his NHL career began in Hartford, but his promising career in the junior leagues earned him the second overall pick in 1993. His career started in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Peterborough Petes, and his success in junior hockey made him such an attractive choice with the second-overall pick. If his time was less successful, who knows what would have happened?

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[TAFKAP]

This was a thing right before the 2019 finals. The six degrees of Scott Stevens.

Blues sign Stevens 1990

Blues lose Stevens for Shanahan 1991

Shan for Pronger 1995

Pronger for Brewer 2004

Brewer for a bag of pucks and a 3rd 2011

2011 3rd round pick - Jordan Binnington

[a smell of green grass]

This was a thing right before the 2019 finals. The six degrees of Scott Stevens.

Blues sign Stevens 1990

Blues lose Stevens for Shanahan 1991

Shan for Pronger 1995

Pronger for Brewer 2004

Brewer for a bag of pucks and a 3rd 2011

2011 3rd round pick - Jordan Binnington

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