Brandon Prust

Brandon Prust (born March 16, 1984) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He currently serves as head coach of the London Nationals of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL).
==Playing career==
*London Knights hockey team in London, Ontario, which were the OHL and Memorial Cup Champions, 2005.
*Missed 6 weeks of the 2005 season after breaking his jaw in a fight with Brad Staubitz of the Ottawa 67's.
*Drafted by Calgary in the third round (70th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
*Made NHL debut November 1, 2006 in game versus Detroit Red Wings.
*Missed 8 weeks of the 2009 season after breaking his jaw, by being elbowed by Cam Janssen of the St. Louis Blues.
*On March 4, 2009, he was traded along with Matthew Lombardi and a 1st round draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for Olli Jokinen.
*On June 27, 2009, he was traded back to Calgary for Jim Vandermeer.
*On February 1, 2010, he was traded to the Rangers, along with Olli Jokinen for Aleš Kotalík and Christopher Higgins.
*On July 3, 2010, he was re-signed by the Rangers to a 2-year, $1.6 million contract.
*On April 7, 2011, he was awarded the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award 2011
==Personal life==
Prust has an uncle who was a Broadway actor, and he also enjoys going to Broadway shows in his spare time. His other interests include golf and watching baseball.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2002–03 	London Knights 	OHL 	 	65 	12 	17 	29 	94 	 	14 	2 	1 	3 	21
2003–04 	London Knights 	OHL 	 	64 	19 	33 	52 	269 	 	15 	7 	13 	20 	33
2004–05 	London Knights 	OHL 	 	48 	10 	20 	30 	174 	 	15 	3 	5 	8 	71
2005–06 	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	AHL 	 	79 	12 	14 	26 	249 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	AHL 	 	63 	17 	10 	27 	211 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	20
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Quad City Flames 	AHL 	 	79 	10 	27 	37 	248 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	25 	1 	1 	2 	79 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	1 	1 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	43 	1 	4 	5 	98 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	26 	4 	5 	9 	65 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	82 	13 	16 	29 	160 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	197 	19 	27 	46 	456 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1984
Category:Calgary Flames draft picks
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:London Knights alumni
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players
Category:Quad City Flames players