Overview
- The Montreal Canadiens announced on Wednesday that former winger André Pronovost died on Sept. 8 at age 90, with the team posting the news to its official channels.
- Pronovost broke into the NHL in 1956–57 and was a member of Montreal’s late‑1950s dynasty, winning four Stanley Cups in the Original Six era.
- His NHL career spanned about a decade and included trades to the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings before a brief return with the expansion Minnesota North Stars in 1967–68.
- Reports list his NHL totals at roughly 94 goals and 198 points with a small discrepancy in games played (556 versus 557) and note 22 points in 70 playoff contests.
- Pronovost was part of a hockey family as the younger brother of Hall of Famer Marcel Pronovost and the grandfather of current NHLer Anthony Mantha, and no funeral or memorial plans have been reported yet.