Pronger signs 7-year extension
President and Chief Operating Officer of Comcast-Spectacor Peter Luukko, left, Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers' General Manager, center, left, and Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider, right, present Chris Pronger, the team's new defenseman, with a jersey at the end of a press conference where he was introduced, Monday, July 6, 2009, in Voorhees, N.J.
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Philadelphia Daily News
Chris Pronger signed a 7-year, $34 million multiyear contract extension today with the Flyers.
Pronger, 34, was in the last year of his contract. He was acquired last month in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and two first-round draft picks.
"We are pleased to have one of the NHL's premier defensemen in our organization and under contract long term," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in making the announcement. "When we made the trade for Chris, it was our intention to get him signed to an extension and we are glad we could come to this agreement today."
"I am very excited to be able to retire a Philadelphia Flyer and I am looking forward to many years with the Flyers logo on my chest," Pronger said. "I think both parties wanted to get it handled in a timely fashion in order to move on and get things set up for future years down the line so that the Flyers could make moves either this year or next year, and know that they had me in place." *
