Duluth, GA - The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that they have agreed to terms with forward Jeff Prough. Prough began his professional career last season with the Florida Everblades appearing in 9 games and posting an assist and 6 penalty minutes. Prough joined the Everblades after completing his senior season as an assistant captain at Brown University where he amassed 7 goals and 19 assists for 26 points in 31 games last year.
The Farmingham Hills, Michigan native had a career season posting 33 points during his junior campaign to lead Brown in scoring in 2006-07 as he posted 16 goals and 17 assists. He finished his collegiate career appearing in 127 games with Brown University while notching 49 goals and 60 assists for 109 career points.
Prior to attending Brown University, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Prough appeared in 53 games with the Junior “A” Souix Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. He collected 8 goals and 17 assists for 25 points while notching 22 penalty minutes with the Stampede.
In 2002, Prough helped lead his high school team to a Michigan State High School Championship while playing at Detroit Catholic Central. He won a Gold Medal in Five-Nations Under-17 Tournament for Team USA in the Czech Republic and he earned a second Gold Medal in 2003 for the USA Under-18 team in Slovakia.
