Gavin Prout (born March 13, 1978 in
Whitby, Ontario
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) is a
Canadian
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professional
lacrosse
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player who plays for the
Colorado Mammoth
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in the
National Lacrosse League
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The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...
, and formerly of the
Hamilton Nationals
The Hamilton Nationals were a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They began play in the 2009 season in Toronto, Ontario as the Toronto Nationals, becoming the first-ever Canadi ...
in
Major League Lacrosse
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. He was also a member of the Team Canada squad that won the gold medal during the
2006 World Lacrosse Championship
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.
Canadian Box career
Junior
Prout played for the
Whitby Warriors
The Whitby Warriors are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.
History
The Whitby Jr Lacrosse Franchise began in 1969 as the Whitby B & R Transporters. The Transporters ...
of the
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
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. In 1997, Prout lead the Warriors to their first
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada.
It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto. Originally restricted to amateurs, within three years the first under-the-table professional ...
championship in 12 years. The following year, Prout was awarded the "Green Gael Trophy" for League M.V.P.,
scoring 49 goals and 125 points during the season. In 1999, Prout led the league in scoring with a career high 132 points, and led the Warriors to their second
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada.
It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto. Originally restricted to amateurs, within three years the first under-the-table professional ...
in three years. Prout was also given the "Dean McLeod Award" for Playoffs M.V.P. and the "B.W. Evans Award" for Top Graduating Player.
Prout finished his junior career with an outstanding 676 points (regular season and playoffs combined), ranking him 25th all time in
Canadian Junior A lacrosse history. Prout is also ranked 21st all time in combined assists with 396.
Senior
Prout finished his first season in the
MSL with 73 points, and helped the
Brooklin Redmen
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to their first
Mann Cup
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in ten years. Prout was awarded the "Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy" as Rookie of the Year.
College career
Prout started his collegiate career in Erie, PA playing at
Mercyhurst College
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as a freshman until they dropped Men's Lacrosse as a Division 1 sport and
Gannon University
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as a sophomore, until they also dropped Men's Lacrosse as a division 1 sport. Prout played collegiate lacrosse at
Loyola College in Maryland
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, where he was named to the First-team
All-American team as a senior.
Professional career
Prout was drafted first overall by the
New York Saints
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T ...
in the
2001 National Lacrosse League entry draft.
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As a rookie, Prout was named to the All-Rookie team as a member of the Saints. Since joining the league, Prout has played in six NLL All-Star Games (]2002
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, & 2004
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- 2008
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).[
Prout joined the Mammoth in 2004, and was named the captain of the Mammoth prior to the 2006 season. He was named the Championship game MVP when the Mammoth won the NLL championship in 2006.]
In 2008
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, Prout led the National Lacrosse League in assists with 67, a career high. During the 2009 NLL season
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, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game
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.
In October 2009, Prout was traded along with Andrew Potter and two 2010 1st round draft selections to the Rochester Knighthawks
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The Knighthawks are ow ...
for Ilija Gajic and their 2012 first round draft selection. Just two weeks later, Prout was once again traded with Dean Hill to the Edmonton Rush
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The team announced on July 20, 2015, that they would be relocating to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the 2016 sea ...
for two draft picks.
In March 2011, after playing a season and a half for Edmonton, Prout was traded back to the Mammoth.
Statistics
NCAA
MLL
NLL
Reference:
O.L.A. Jr.A
MSL
Awards
References
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1978 births
Living people
Canadian lacrosse players
Colorado Mammoth players
Edmonton Rush players
Lacrosse people from Ontario
Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse players
Major League Lacrosse players
National Lacrosse League All-Stars
Sportspeople from Whitby, Ontario
Rochester Knighthawks players
Hamilton Nationals players