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Rush acquire Prout from Knighthawks for draft picks LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMaineotText Size(NLL) The Edmonton Rush acquired seventime National Lacrosse League allstar and former Champions Cup final MVP Gavin Prout from the Rochester KnighthawksProut along with forward Dean Hill were shipped to the Rush in exchange for Edmontons firstround pick in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft plus a conditional secondround pick Prout a native of Whitby ON was acquired by Rochester last week in a trade with ColoradoWe made significant changes to the team over the past few months and I liked how our team was shaping up said Rush GM and head coach Derek Keenan But I had been saying for a long time that I wanted to add one more marquee offensive player and weve done that now with the additional of GavinHe 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 wellThe eightyear veteran has racked up 671 points including 230 goals during 127 regularseason games Prout has notched three seasons of 90plus points including a careerhigh 93 in 2006 That same season he compiled 10 goals and 15 assists in three playoff games in leading the Mammoth to the NLL title That contribution earned Prout the Champions Cup game most valuable player awardLast season Prout became Colorados alltime leading scorer finishing the year with 26 goals and 48 points for 74 points The 31yearold has scored 30plus goals three times with his careerhigh of 34 coming in 2004Prior to joining Colorado Prout played two seasons for the New York Saints who made him the first overall pick in the 2001 NLL Entry Draft His 82point inaugural season earned him a nod on the NLLs AllRookie TeamIn Hill the Rush have landed another player expected to give them more offensive punch The Scarborough ON native has recorded 95 points in 30 regularseason games including a careerhigh 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 topscoring members of that team in Rush forwards Andy Secore and Ryan WardIm thrilled that Dean is part of this trade added Keenan Two years ago Minnesota had one of the topscoring teams in the league and we now have the three main sources of that offense in Hill Secore and Wardlog inBe the first to submit a comment!log in(Photo Cory Shannon)Share ThisHighlights TOR 2 BUF 3R...