Gavin Prout
| Gavin Prout | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
March 13, 1978 Whitby, ON, CAN |
| Position | Forward |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 188 pounds (85 kg) |
|
NLL team F. Teams |
Colorado Mammoth Edmonton Rush Rochester Knighthawks New York Saints |
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MLL Team F. Teams |
Free Agent Hamilton Nationals Rochester Rattlers Baltimore Bayhawks |
| Nationality | Canada |
| NLL Draft | 1st overall, 2001 New York Saints |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Shoots | Right |
Gavin Prout (born March 13, 1978 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League, and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse. He was also a member of the Team Canada squad that won the gold medal during the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship.
Prout played for the Whitby Warriors of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 1997, Prout lead the Warriors to their first Minto Cup 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 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.
Prout finished his first season in the MSL with 73 points, and helped the Brooklin Redmen to their first Mann Cup in ten years. Prout was awarded the "Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy" as Rookie of the Year.
Prout started his collegiate career in Erie, PA playing at Mercyhurst College as a freshman until they dropped Men's Lacrosse as a Division 1 sport and Gannon University as a sophomore, until they also dropped Men's Lacrosse as a division 1 sport. Prout played collegiate lacrosse at Loyola College in Maryland, where he was named to the First-team All-American team as a senior.
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