MINNESOTA WILD RE-SIGNS NATE PROSSER
HOUSTON --- Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has re-signed D Nate Prosser to a one-year contract.
Prosser, 25 (5/7/86), posted 27 points (8-19=27) in 73 games for the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Houston Aeros in the 2010-11 season, ranking second amongst defensemen in scoring. Prosser added four points (2-2=4) in 24 playoff games as the Aeros reached the Calder Cup Finals. He recorded the game-winning goal in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals.
Prosser, who was signed as a free agent by the Wild on March 18, 2010, has recorded one assist in five career games for Minnesota.
The native of Elk River, Minn., recorded an assist in his NHL debut at Edmonton on April 5, 2010. Prosser totaled 64 points (12-52=64) in 137 games over four seasons with Colorado College. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound blueliner was a two-time all-conference selection at Elk River High School.
