Chris Pronger: The Captain (Sport Snaps Series)

As a kid his nickname was "chaos", as a junior hockey player some people thought he was nonchalant or indifferent, but the St. Louis Blues fans and hockey fans all over the country know him now as a steady, careful, deliberative defenseman. Readers of Chris Pronger: The Captain will see how the "chaos" of youth has been tempered and matured into one cool, calm, captain. Jeff Gordon, sportswriter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, through interviews with Chris discusses some of the problems and pressures an elite hockey player faces. There is a lot of prominence and perks that are given to an elite player but how to handle the responsibilities and pressures that go with that fame are a large part of this book. As with all Sport Snaps books, Chris Pronger: The Captain is filled with action-packed photos, and some family photos from Chris. Sport Snaps books all contain hockey tips for kids, game-day routine and an assessment of the player by Coach Joel Quenneville.