"As usual, new Flyers captain Chris Pronger was a loud presence in the dressing room Monday.

One minute, the star defenseman was playfully riding a Canadian television reporter for showing up late for practice, the next he was pretending to be mad when spotting a newspaper man standing in a doorway that leads into the locker room.

Pronger was just having fun in his typical sarcastic way after making another big step toward being ready for the start of the season.

On Day 3 of training camp, Pronger was out on the Skate Zone ice practicing with teammates for the first time since late into the 2010-11 postseason due to right hand/wrist surgery in March and a back procedure in May.

"I had a good day, but I'll see how I feel (Tuesday) after taking in a little bit more than I have," said Pronger, who was named captain last Friday."