Playing career
Pronovost began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1956-57 season, winning the Stanley Cup as a rookie and then repeating the next three seasons.
The Canadiens traded Pronovost to the Boston Bruins for Jean-Guy Gendron early in the 1960-61 season. Pronovost spent the decade bouncing between the NHL with Boston, the Detroit Red Wings, and Minnesota North Stars and minor league teams. He retired from professional hockey in 1972 after a five-game run with Jersey Devils of the Eastern Hockey League.
In 557 NHL games, Pronvost scored 94 goals and notched 104 assists for 198 points. He added 11 goals and 11 assists in 70 playoff games.
Personal life and death
Pronovost's grandson, Anthony Mantha, currently plays for the New Jersey Devils. Pronovost was in attendance for Mantha's first NHL goal as a member of the Detroit Red Wings, against the Montreal Canadiens on March 24, 2016. His granddaughter, Elizabeth Mantha, is an on-ice official in the American Hockey League.
André was not related to the Pronovost brothers – Marcel, Claude, and Jean Pronovost – whose NHL careers overlapped his.
Following his playing career, Pronovost briefly coached his hometown major-junior team before moving on to a career owning fast-food restaurants. André Pronovost died at a hospital in Shawinigan on September 8, 2026, at the age of 90. He was the last surviving member of the Canadiens dynasty of the late 1950s.
