Gavin Prout

Gavin Prout was born on 13 March 1978 in Whitby, Ontario, and is a Canadian former professional box lacrosse player who went on to become general manager of the Brooklin Lacrosse Club in Major Series Lacrosse. As a junior he played for the Whitby Warriors of the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior A league, leading them to the Minto Cup in 1997 and again in 1999, and he won the league most valuable player award in 1998. At senior level he helped the Brooklin Redmen win the Mann Cup and was named Rookie of the Year. He played college lacrosse at Mercyhurst College, Gannon University and Loyola College in Maryland, where he was a first-team All-American as a senior. The New York Saints took him first overall in the 2001 National Lacrosse League draft, and he later played for the Mammoth, whom he captained to the 2006 league championship, and for the Edmonton Rush, appearing in six NLL All-Star Games. He was part of the Team Canada squad that won gold at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship and was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2023.