Career
Pronovost was a consistent scorer who scored 40 goals four times. Pronovost played his junior career with the Niagara Falls Flyers. He was traded to Atlanta by Pittsburgh for Gregg Sheppard on September 6, 1978 and was sold to Washington by Calgary on July 1, 1980.
Pronovost coached Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL 1994 to 1996.
The Quebec Rafales of the IHL 1996-1997 and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 2000-2001. He is also a noted born-again Christian and worked at Emmanuel Christian School in Dollard des Ormeaux in the West Island of Montreal, Quebec.
Two of Jean"s older brothers also played in the National Hockey League: Marcel, and Claude.