The Edmonton Rush acquired Gavin Prout in a trade with the Knighthawks. It marks the second time that Prout has been traded in the past two weeks. Prout was traded from Colorado to Rochester on Ocotber 31.
KNIGHTHAWKS TRADE PROUT TO RUSH
Gavin Prout, Dean Hill traded to Edmonton for draft picks
11/10/2009
The Rochester Knighthawks have traded Gavin Prout and Dean Hill to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for their first round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft and a conditional second round selection in the 2011 or 2010 Entry Draft."We made significant changes to the team over the past few months and I liked how our team was shaping up," said Keenan. "But I had been saying for a long time that I wanted to add one more marquee offensive player and we've done that now with the additional of Gavin.
"He had been a consistent and dynamic offensive threat in this league for a long time and I think he will continue to produce in a big way here in Edmonton, plus give our other offensive players that much more room to work as well."
From the Knighthawks perspective on the trade, Owner & General Manager Curt Styres said, "We went out and were looking for players and we were fortunate to get Gavin Prout in the Ilija (Gajic) deal. We wanted to get four picks for Ilija and now we got them," said Styres, who also got two picks in an earlier trade with Colorado. "We also wanted to give Dean more of an opportunity and will get that in Edmonton."
The eight-year veteran has racked up 671 points including 230 goals during 127 regular-season games. Prout has notched three seasons of 90-plus points including a career-high 93 in 2006. That same season, the five-foot-10, 185-pound forward compiled 10 goals and 15 assists in three playoff games in leading the Mammoth to the NLL title. That contribution earned Prout the Champion's Cup game most valuable player award.
Last season, Prout became Colorado's all-time leading scorer, finishing the year with 26 goals and 48 points for 74 points. The 31-year-old has scored 30-plus goals three times with his career-high of 34 coming in 2004.
Prout was the first overall pick in the 2001 NLL Entry Draft. His 82-point inaugural season earned him a nod on the NLL's All-Rookie Team.
In Hill, the Rush have landed another player expected to give them more offensive punch. The six-foot-three, 225-pounder has recorded 95 points in 30 regular-season games including a career-high 53 points in 2007 with Minnesota. It was with that Swarm club that Hill found his greatest success and he is now reunited with two other top-scoring members of that team in Rush forwards Andy Secore and Ryan Ward.
"I'm thrilled that Dean is part of this trade," added Keenan. "Two years ago Minnesota had one of the top-scoring teams in the league and we now have the three main sources of that offense in Hill, Secore and Ward."
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