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Gavin Prout (Photo: Cory Shannon)

At this time last year, Gavin Prout was the captain of a Colorado Mammoth team looking to build off a respectible 9-7 regular season, working their way back to a Champion’s Cup final the Woollies were hoisting over their heads just (a then) three short seasons ago.

A lot has changed since opening day 365 days ago, both for Prout and the Mammoth.

Prout, one of the sport’s top power forwards, was moved twice over this past off-season, first to the Rochester Knighthawks, and then shortly after to the Edmonton Rush, where he very much remains as the Rush attempt to change their fortunes.

The Mammoth of course barely slipped into the ‘09 playoffs, setting franchise low offensive production numbers that likely led to the paragraph above, although it’s tough to point the finger at Prout for what happened in Denver last year (unavoidable injuries at the top of the list).

Either way, Prout and the Mammoth have parted ways, the two first coming together after the New York Saints closed up shop and Prout and longtime teammate and friend, Gee Nash, were granted free agency, hooking up in Denver as two key ball players over the years.

Those season are of course now over, Prout in Alberta and Nash likely done in Colorado as well, currently on the team’s physically unable to perform list.

Although still an impact player live few others, Prout’s numbers did drop-off considerably last winter, his ‘08 92-point total dropping almost 20 full digits, his lowest single season numbers since playing 15 games with the Saints in his sophomore year. It was the first time since ‘06 that Prout didn’t lead the franchise in scoring.

Leading an offense with the likes of Ryan Ward and Ryan Powell in Edmonton, a roster that looks more Portland Lumberjax than it does Rush this year, much is expected from Prout in 2010 as Edmonton looks for him to have the same impact he had the last time he changed pro sweaters.

And since monster hits were a theme over the past year, check out Prout’s layout of Shawn Cable from a couple years back below, still considered by many to be one of the best bowl-overs of all-time…

Fact: The Other player that joined the Mammoth when the floor fell out in New York? Nick Carlson, who is one of just four players still with the franchise when they setup shop in Denver, joining Brian Langtry, Tom Ethington and John Gallant as the longest serving current Mammoth players. Off-season pickup Chad Culp was also a member of that torn apart Saints roster in ‘03.

# (last year)
17 (8) Gavin Prout, Edmonton Rush
18 (NR) Andrew McBride, Calgary Roughnecks
19 (NR) Rhys Duch, Washington Stealth
20 (31) Chris White, Buffalo Bandits
21 (42) Matt Vinc, Orlando Titans
22 (25) Pat Maddalena, Orlando Titans
23 (NR) Jeff Moleski, Calgary Roughnecks
24 (34) Kyle Sweeney, Philadelphia Wings
25 (15) Scott Self, Minnesota Swarm
26 (NR) Dan Teat, Philadelphia Wings
27 (5) Jeff Zywicki, Washington Stealth
28 (38) Brian Langtry, Colorado Mammoth
29 (44) Shawn Evans, Rochester Knighthawks
30 (41) Jeff Shattler, Calgary Roughnecks
31 (NR) Dane Dobbie, Calgary Roughnecks
32 (NR) Merrick Thomson, Philadelphia Wings
33 (NR) Daryl Veltman, Boston Blazers
34 (NR) Ian Hawksbee, Edmonton Rush
35 (NR) Phil Sanderson, Toronto Rock
36 (11) Ryan Cousins, Minnesota Swarm
37 (NR) Tyler Codron, Toronto Rock
38 (33) Luke Wiles, Washington Stealth
39 (47) Steve Toll, Rochester Knighthawks
40 (19) Blaine Manning, Toronto Rock
41 (37) Sean Pollock, Minnesota Swarm
42 (NR) Mike Carnegie, Calgary Roughnecks
43 (NR) Scott Stewart, Edmonton Rush
44 (NR) Kaleb Toth, Calgary Roughnecks
45 (NR) Matt Disher, Edmonton Rush
46 (23) Ryan Ward, Edmonton Rush
47 (NR) Kyle Ross, Boston Blazers
48 (NR) Matt King, Calgary Roughnecks
49 (NR) Mac Allen, Rochester Knighthawks
50 (NR) Nick Inch, Minnesota Swarm

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