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ETHAN PROW SEASON IN REVIEW

ETHAN PROW: SEASON IN REVIEW

Jun 27, 2023

It was Ethan Prow's seventh season in the American Hockey League, and his second with the Rochester Americans. He served as alternate captain for the Amerks, and was a steady staple on the Rochester blue line all season long.

Prow recorded 41 points in his 67 regular season games played. He added seven more points, including a goal, in the Calder Cup Playoff run. When asked if he was surprised at the success of the team, he responded: "No. Not surprised."

"Obviously, at the beginning of the year, the talk is young, but we knew that," he explained in his end-of-season interview. "But it's one of those things you just build."

"It's every day, just doing it the right way."

Being a veteran on a relatively young squad came with extra responsibility for Prow, but it was one he embraced. He always attacked practice, always attacked his work off the ice, and was always eager to help in the community.

He knew his role on the ice was to be solid, especially at the beginning of the season. "We had a little bit of everything back there," he said of the D-core. "We talked about it this year, just tryign to be drivers on the back-end. You had to be staples back there, being a little older."

Prow was paired with Lawrence Pilut for much of the season, and the duo proved to be a quick puck-moving pair. "It's one of those things that gelled well, and he's obviously a great personality, a great guy, and easy to play with," he added.

Prow quarterbacked the power play for most of the season, too, providing a calming presence on the blue line as the young forwards found their way. He, and the leadership group, expected some growing pains along the way: "We knew it was going to be building all year."

"We knew that we had great players, so much talent. It's learning and getting in those situations, he continued. "By the middle to the end of the year, it's right there. Everyone's in the mix, comfortable. And we put a good performance on the ice."

Prow appeared in his 300th AHL game in November and recorded his 200th professional point in December. He reached the 30-assist mark for the second-straight season in March and reached the 40-point mark for the third time in four years in April.

Prow totaled eight points over a six-game span in the postseason and owned the longest assist-streak for a defenseman in the Calder Cup Playoffs at six games.

"We knew it was possible. The fight, the never quit."

He said that even in February, when sitting in sixth place in the North Division, he knew this team was special. "It's one of those things when you play, what, seven seasons for me, that you don't have these teams very often," he said of the team chemistry.

"I think I was lucky enough the last two years to have. Just the bond, the camaraderie you have in the room, and the genuine care you have for each other. It's unmatched."

"It's one of those things that's from the leadership down: it's the way we go about business here. It's the right way, and it's how you get teams like this."

Prow was a big part of setting the culture in Rochester, and the foundation from which this postseason success is being built. Prow signed a two-year contract in 2022, so he will return to Rochester in the fall.

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