Ethan Prow

Ethan Prow (born November 17, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Prior to turning professional, Prow played four seasons at St. Cloud State. In his senior year, Prow was named a Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist and selected for the All-NCHC First Team, NCHC Player of the Year, NCHC Defenseman of the Year, NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year and Division I AHCA All-American West First Team.

Playing career Collegiate Prow played college hockey at St. Cloud State from 2012 to 2016. In his second game with the St. Cloud Huskies, Prow recorded two goals and an assist in an 8–3 win over the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers on October 19, 2012.

In his sophomore season, Prow recorded a new career high of four goals and 19 assists, which he again tied in his junior year, and was named to the All-NCHC Academic Team. As a result, he was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey; he was also named All-NCHC First Team and won the NCHC's Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, and Offensive Defenseman of the Year awards. He was also named a First All-American Team. He joined the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, as an amateur tryout to complete their season. He made his AHL debut on April 8, 2016, against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Professional On October 20, 2016, Prow was reassigned to the Penguins ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers, and he made his ECHL debut that night. He recorded two assists in the 4–3 loss to the Reading Royals. On October 22, Prow was promoted back to the AHL. He recorded his first AHL points that season, two assists, in a 6–1 win over the Syracuse Crunch after his promotion. On February 3, Prow recorded his first, and only, goal in a 5–2 loss to the St. John's IceCaps. Prow finished the season with the WBS Penguins and ended his rookie campaign with 16 points in 59 games.

After attending the Pittsburgh Penguins 2017–18 training camp, Prow was reassigned to the WBS Penguins for the 2017–18 season. However, he was reassigned to the Nailers again on December 6, 2017. Prow played three games for the Nailers before returning to the WBS Penguins for the rest of the season. Prow completed his sophomore season with 17 points in 40 games.

Prow re-signed a one-year contract with the Penguins on July 17, 2018. After participating in the Penguins 2018 Training camp, Prow was reassigned to the WBS Penguins. That season, Prow spiked offensively and was selected to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic after recording new career highs with 22 points in 32 games. His 10 goals at the end of December marked the first time a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin defensemen recorded double digits in goals by December 31 since the 2002–03 season.

Prow left the Penguins at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2019. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for the duration of the 2019–20 season, collecting 9 goals and 32 points through 42 regular season games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Approaching his final season under contract with the Panthers and unable to move his way up the depth chart, Prow's tenure with the club was effectively ended after he was assigned to German club, EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the remainder of the season, on January 28, 2021. Through 26 regular season games in Munich, Prow demonstrated his offensive acumen with 4 goals and 20 points.

As a free agent from the Panthers at the conclusion of his contract, Prow returned from Germany and agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 28, 2021.

On July 13, 2022, Prow opted to remain in the Sabres organization, agreeing to a two-year AHL contract to continue with the Rochester Americans.

On July 1, 2025, Prow left North America, returning to the German DEL, in signing a one-year contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Sauk Rapids-Rice High USHS 24 7 25 32 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Sauk Rapids-Rice High USHS 24 20 18 38 6 2 0 4 4 0 2010–11 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 59 8 14 22 28 — — — — — 2011–12 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 56 2 22 24 22 — — — — — 2012–13 St. Cloud State WCHA 39 3 12 15 2 — — — — — 2013–14 St. Cloud State NCHC 38 4 19 23 14 — — — — — 2014–15 St. Cloud State NCHC 35 4 19 23 6 7 2 8 10 4 2015–16 St. Cloud State NCHC 37 8 30 38 2 — — — — — 2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 5 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 59 1 15 16 24 5 1 0 1 0 2016–17 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 40 4 13 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 74 18 32 50 22 — — — — — 2019–20 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 42 9 23 32 20 — — — — — 2020–21 EHC München DEL 26 4 16 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 70 10 39 49 6 10 0 4 4 0 2021–22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 67 6 35 41 16 13 1 7 8 4 2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 56 4 15 19 6 5 0 2 2 2 2024–25 Rochester Americans AHL 22 1 6 7 8 — — — — — NHL totals 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year College Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist 2015–16 AHL Second All-Star Team 2018–19 AHL All-Star Classic 2018–19