Next season, Chris Pronger's No. 44 jersey will be raised to the rafters at Enterprise Center.
Former teammate Al MacInnis surprised Pronger with the news during a season ticket holder event on Saturday afternoon at Stifel Theatre, just an hour or so before the Blues' game against the Dallas Stars. The event, which featured a panel of Pronger, MacInnis and FOX Sports Midwest's John Kelly, was held exclusively for Hall of Fame season ticket holders who have had their tickets for 30 years or more.
"You look at the names that are up there, the Blues greats - from Bobby (Plager and Gassoff) to Bernie (Federko) to Brian Sutter to Hullie to Al - you look at the names up there and they are synonymous with the St. Louis Blues, and to be up there is very special," Pronger told stlouisblues.com.