Brandon Prust

Brandon Prust
Prust with the Montreal Canadiens in January 2015
Born	(1984-03-16) March 16, 1984 (age 33) London, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Nürnberg Ice Tigers Calgary Flames Phoenix Coyotes New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft	70th overall, 2004 Calgary Flames
Playing career	2005–present

Brandon Raymond James Prust (born March 16, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers in Germany. He most recently played full time for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prust was drafted in the third round, 70th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played in the NHL for the Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks.

Prust played three seasons of major junior hockey with his home town London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his junior career, he won an OHL and Memorial Cup Championship. A Thorndale, Ontario, native, Prust was a walk-on during the Knights' open tryouts, having been bypassed in the OHL Priority Draft.

Prust was drafted by the Calgary Flames in third round, 70th overall, at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, where he was sent back down to London to play his final OHL season. After spending the following season with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Prust made his NHL debut on November 1, 2006, against the Detroit Red Wings.

Prust suffered an injury during the 2008–09 season when he broke his jaw after being elbowed by Cam Janssen of the St. Louis Blues. On March 4, 2009, Prust was traded, along with Matthew Lombardi and a 2009 first-round draft pick, to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Olli Jokinen, and was then traded back to Calgary in exchange for Jim Vandermeer on June 27.