Blues announce date for retirement of Chris Pronger's number

After having to postpone the ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions, the St. Louis Blues have announced a new date for the retirement of number 44, worn by Chris Pronger. The ceremony will take place Monday, January 17th before a game against the Nashville Predators.

"You look at the names that are up there, the Blues greats - from Bobby (Plager and Gassoff) to Bernie (Federko) to Brian Sutter to (Brett Hull) to Al (MacInnis) - you look at the names up there and they are synonymous with the St. Louis Blues. To be up there is very special," Pronger said.

Pronger will become the eighth player in franchise history to have his number retired by the Blues, joining MacInnis (No. 2), Bob Gassoff (No. 3), Bob Plager (No. 5), Barclay Plager (No. 8), Brian Sutter (No. 11), Brett Hull (No. 16) and Bernie Federko (No. 24).

Pronger was originally acquired by the Blues in a controversial trade that sent fan-favorite Brendan Shanahan to the Hartford Whalers on July 27, 1995. During his nine seasons with the Blues, Pronger played in 598 regular-season games and tallied 356 points (84 goals, 272 assists) and 931 penalty minutes. He was a four-time All-Star as a Blue, finished in the Top 5 of the Norris Trophy voting five times and in 2017, was named one of the "100 Greatest Players" by the NHL.

Pronger was initially informed that his number would be retired by the Blues in February of 2020.

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