What would this young fan think if she learned that her hero was a puck stealer?
Despite recently donating 4 million dollars of his contract to a Philadelphia SickKids Hospital, Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger continues to be looked at as a villain because of the game pucks he stole at the conclusion of games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. “How dare he take those pucks,” said Blackhawks fan James Hoover. “Those were two hard fought wins for the Hawks and they deserved to savour the victories with a nice souvenir. Chris Pronger has no class at all, and if you ask me, he’s a real piece of crap.”
David Bryant, another Hawks fan was equally upset about the stealing of the pucks. “I can’t believe it, I can’t fucking believe it. I’m disgusted, absolutely disgusted with the lack of respect shown by Pronger and the entire Flyers organization,” the 30-year-old season ticket holder said. “You know, there are two good teams out there playing their guts out, and it all gets tarnished by the selfish act of one player, its a real shame. I read the other day that Pronger gave a bunch of money to some sick kids or something, but then he goes and does something like this. Sorry Chris, but that seems a little hypocritical if you ask me. You can’t give money, act like a saint, and then go out and steal pucks. It just doesn’t work that way.”
It wasn’t just the fans that were irked over Pronger’s actions. Hawks player were also upset over not receiving their coveted game pucks. As the buzzer sounded in game 2, Pronger once again skated into the Hawks zone and grabbed the puck before any of the Chicago players could. This time it struck a chord with Hawks tough guy Ben Eager, who skated over to confront Pronger before the two players had to be seperated. “I can’t believe he would do something like that,” Eager said addressing the situation. “He’s been around for a long time and knows that the winning team always gets to take home the puck. I was extra pissed because coach Quennville was going to present me with the game puck, but then he realized there was no puck to even give so he just forgot about it. I felt like crying.”
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