Ethan Prow

Ethan Prow
Prow in 2019
Born	(1992-11-17) November 17, 1992 (age 29) Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defenseman
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans  (AHL) EHC München
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present

Ethan Prow (born November 17, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Prior to turning professional, Prow played four seasons at St. Cloud State. In his senior year, Prow was named a Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist and selected for the All-NCHC First Team, NCHC Player of the Year, NCHC Defenseman of the Year, NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year and Division I AHCA All-American West First Team.

Playing career

Collegiate

Prow played college hockey at St. Cloud State from 2012 to 2016. In his second game with the St. Cloud Huskies, Prow recorded two goals and an assist in an 8–3 win over the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers on October 19, 2012. ^{[1] [2]}

In his sophomore season, Prow recorded a new career high of four goals and 19 assists, which he again tied in his junior year, and was named to the All-NCHC Academic Team. ^[1]

In 2015–16, Prow was named the captain of the Huskies and he guided them to their first NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship while tying the school record in wins. ^[3] As a result, he was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey; ^[4] he was also named All-NCHC First Team and won the NCHC's Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, and Offensive Defenseman of the Year awards. ^[5] He was also named a First All-American Team. ^[3]

Prow signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 29, 2016. ^[6] He joined the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, as an amateur tryout to complete their season. ^[7] He made his AHL debut on April 8, 2016, against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. ^[8]

Professional

On October 20, 2016, Prow was reassigned to the Penguins ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers, and he made his ECHL debut that night. He recorded two assists in the 4–3 loss to the Reading Royals. On October 22, Prow was promoted back to the AHL. ^[9] He recorded his first AHL points that season, two assists, in a 6–1 win over the Syracuse Crunch after his promotion. ^[10] On February 3, Prow recorded his first, and only, goal in a 5–2 loss to the St. John's IceCaps. ^[11] Prow finished the season with the WBS Penguins and ended his rookie campaign with 16 points in 59 games.

After attending the Pittsburgh Penguins 2017–18 training camp, Prow was reassigned to the WBS Penguins for the 2017–18 season. ^[12] However, he was reassigned to the Nailers again on December 6, 2017. ^[13] Prow played three games for the Nailers before returning to the WBS Penguins for the rest of the season. ^[14] Prow completed his sophomore season with 17 points in 40 games.

Prow re-signed a one-year contract with the Penguins on July 17, 2018. ^[15] After participating in the Penguins 2018 Training camp, Prow was reassigned to the WBS Penguins. ^[16] That season, Prow spiked offensively and was selected to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic after recording new career highs with 22 points in 32 games. His 10 goals at the end of December marked the first time a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin defensemen recorded double digits in goals by December 31 since the 2002–03 season. ^[17]

Prow left the Penguins at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2019. ^[18] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for the duration of the 2019-20 season, collecting 9 goals and 32 points through 42 regular season games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Approaching his final season under contract with the Panthers and unable to move his way up the depth chart, Prow's tenure with the club was effectively ended after he was assigned to German club, EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the remainder of the season, on January 28, 2021. ^[19] Through 26 regular season games in Munich, Prow demonstrated his offensive acumen with 4 goals and 20 points.

As a free agent from the Panthers at the conclusion of his contract, Prow returned from Germany and agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 28, 2021. ^[20]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Sauk Rapids-Rice High	USHS		24	7	25	32	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Sauk Rapids-Rice High	USHS		24	20	18	38	6		2	0	4	4	0
2010–11	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		59	8	14	22	28		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		56	2	22	24	22		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	St. Cloud State	WCHA		39	3	12	15	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	St. Cloud State	NCHC		38	4	19	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	St. Cloud State	NCHC		35	4	19	23	6		7	2	8	10	4
2015–16	St. Cloud State	NCHC		37	8	30	38	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		5	0	1	1	6		2	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		59	1	15	16	24		5	1	0	1	0
2016–17	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		1	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		40	4	13	17	16		1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		74	18	32	50	22		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		42	9	23	32	20		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	EHC München	DEL		26	4	16	20	4		2	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Rochester Americans	AHL		70	10	39	49	6		10	0	4	4	0
2021–22	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist	2015–16 [4]
All-NCHC First Team	2015–16 [5]
NCHC Player of the Year	2015–16 [5]
NCHC Defenseman of the Year	2015–16 [5]
NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year	2015–16 [5]
Division I AHCA All-American West First Team	2015–16
NCHC All-Tournament Team	2016 [21]
AHL
Second All-Star Team	2018–19 [22]
AHL All-Star Classic	2018–19 [17]

References

1. "Ethan Prow". scsuhuskies.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
2. "St. Cloud State Skates Past Alabama Huntsville, 8-3". wcha.com. October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
3. "SCSU's Lindgren and Prow earn First Team All-America honors". scsuhuskies.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
4. "Michigan's top-line forwards all land spots on list of 2016 Hobey Baker Award finalists". 16 March 2016.
5. "Prow, Lindgren earn NCHC honors at league banquet on March 17".
6. "Penguins Sign Defenseman Ethan Prow". National Hockey League. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
7. Rorabaugh, Seth (June 30, 2016). "Penguins prospect Ethan Prow adjusting to pro game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
8. Tony Androckitis (April 8, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Phantoms frustrate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in shutout". Times Leader. Retrieved January 12, 2019. Defenseman Ethan Prow made his AHL debut paired with defenseman Tim Erixon.
9. "Ethan Prow Reassigned to Penguins From Wheeling". wbspenguins.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
10. Molinari, Dave (November 3, 2016). "Penguins prospect rebounds quickly from brief demotion to Wheeling". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
11. "Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Defeated By St. John's, 5-2". wbspenguins.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
12. "Penguins Trim Training Camp Roster". NHL.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
13. "Nailers Receive Players, Leading Into Wednesday's Road Game". wheelingnailers.com. December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
14. Hart, Nick (December 10, 2017). "Ethan Prow Reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". wbspenguins.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
15. "Penguins re-sign Ethan Prow to one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. July 17, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
16. "Pittsburgh Assigns 18 to Wilkes-Barre". wbspenguins.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
17. "Penguins' Ethan Prow Named to AHL All-Star Classic". NHL.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
18. "Panthers agree to terms with Defensemen Tommy Cross and Ethan Prow". Florida Panthers. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
19. "Red Bulls sign defender Ethan Prow" (in German). EHC München. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
20. "Sabres sign Prow to one-year contract". Buffalo Sabres. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
21. "St. Cloud State Captures 2016 Frozen Faceoff Title". NCHC Hockey. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
22. "2018-19 American Hockey League First and Second All-Star Teams Named". OurSports Central. April 11, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Joey LaLeggia	NCHC Player of the Year 2015–16	Succeeded by Will Butcher
Preceded by Joey LaLeggia	NCHC Defenseman of the Year 2015–16	Succeeded by Award Discontinued
Preceded by Joey LaLeggia	NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year 2015–16	Succeeded by Will Butcher