Christopher Michael Pryor (born January 23, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Islanders. He served as the Assistant General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2021 to 2023.
| Chris Pryor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 23, 1961 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars New York Islanders | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1993 | ||
At the conclusion of his playing career in 1993, Pryor was an assistant coach for one season with the minor league Salt Lake Golden Eagles, before he transitioned into a front office career as a scout. He was an amateur scout and player development director for the New York Islanders from 1994 to 1998. [1]
From 1998 until his termination in 2019, he was a part of the Philadelphia Flyers organization, filling the roles of scout, scouting director, director of player personnel and eventually Assistant General Manager.[2][3]
After two years with the Nashville Predators scouting department, he was hired by incoming Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ron Hextall in February, 2021 to join the Penguins as director of player personnel. His role involved overseeing the organization's scouting operations in North America and Europe as well as assisting in team personnel decisions.[4] His hiring was regarded as a "No.1 Priority" for Hextall, as the pair had previously worked together extensively in Philadelphia.[5] Pryor was promoted on June 14, 2022 to Assistant General Manager, aiding Hextall in managing all aspects of the team. [6] He and Hextall were both fired on April 14, 2023 after the Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 27 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 33 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 35 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 72 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 215 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1984–85 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 77 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 158 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 55 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 50 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 56 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 54 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 105 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 41 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 82 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Chris Pryor at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Flyers Promote Chris Pryor to Assistant GM, Director of Player Personnel". Philadelphia Flyers. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Flyers fire AGM Pryor, assistant coach Murphy". TSN.ca. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Penguins Name Chris Pryor Director of Player Personnel". The Official Site of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bringing Pryor on Board Was a "No. 1 Priority" for Hextall". NHL.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Rorabaugh, Seth (2022-06-14). "Penguins promote Chris Pryor to assistant general manager". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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