Chris Pronger could be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame sooner than later.

TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports that the Board of Directors of the Hall of Fame clarified the three-year eligibility waiting period by-law on Tuesday.

Though he has not officially retired, Pronger, who now works in the NHL's Department of Player Safety, has not played in the NHL since November, 2011 due to post-concussion syndrome. Under the clarified regulation, Pronger would be eligible for the Hall of Fame this June if the selection committee chooses to nominate him in April. This would be subject to ratification by full membership at the Hall of Fame's annual meeting in March, but the motion is expected to pass.

Previously, a player would have to have been retired from the game for three years in order to be eligible for election.

"The new by-law imposes a more objective test for the three-year eligibility rule applicable to player candidates, in particular, resolving possible ambiguity as to the nomination of a player who has not played for more than three years due to injury, but who is still under contract and continues to receive compensation that counts for salary cap purposes or otherwise," Jeff Denomme, president and CEO of the Hockey Hall of Fame, told LeBrun on Tuesday.

Pronger's 18-year career has been a decorated one.

Drafted second-overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft out of Peterborough by the Hartford Whalers, Pronger was a six-time All-Star.

In 2000, as a member of the Presidents Trophy-winning St. Louis Blues, Pronger captured both the Norris Trophy, given to the league's top defenceman, and the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's most valuable player.

He captured the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks.

Internationally, Pronger was a member of Canada's World Junior Championship winning entry in 1993 and won a World Championship in 1997. Pronger competed for Canada in four Winter Olympics, capturing gold in both 2002 and 2010.