TEAM GUIDE

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NATE
PROSSER
(PRAW-suhr)
DEFENSEMAN
Shoots: Right • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 201
Born: 5/7/86
Elk River, MN, USA
2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS
• Ranked second on team in blocked shots in Stanley Cup Playoffs.
• Ranked third on the team in PIM and fifth in blocked shots during regular season.
Hit total tied career best.
• Nominated for Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by Twin Cities chapter of PHWA (3/29).
In addition to team initiatives, he has taken it upon himself to mentor and befriend
sick children in the area and support a number of local charities including United
Heroes League, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and Wishes & More.
• Blocked season-high four shots at MTL (3/12).
• Skated season-high 20:25 at CGY (2/17).
• Notched season-high three hits at SJ (12/12).
• Appeared in 200th NHL game at BOS (11/19).
• Registered a plus-2 rating in season debut at ARI (10/15).
CAREER
• Set career highs in games played and shots in 2014-15. Ranked fourth on team in
blocked shots.
• Ranked third on team in PIM (career high) and fifth in blocked shots in 2013-14.
• Tallied GWG in 3-2 OT win vs. DAL (1/14/14) and collected first career GWG and
career-best, plus-3 rating vs. EDM (1/16/14) to become first Wild defensemen to
record back-to-back GWG in franchise history.
• Led team defensemen in plus/minus rating in 2012-13.
• Led Wild and ranked first among NHL rookies in blocked shots in 2011-12. Ranked
seventh amongst NHL rookies in TOI/game.
• Tallied first career NHL goal at CBJ (2/7/12, Sanford).
• Played in 23 games with Houston (AHL) in 2011-12 and ranked second on team
with a plus-9 rating.
• Ranked T-3rd on Aeros with plus-12 rating in 2010-11 and second amongst team
defensemen in scoring. Skated in all 24 playoff games as Houston advanced to
Calder Cup finals.
• Earned an assist in his NHL debut at EDM (4/5/10).
• Notched 64 points (12-52=64) and 178 PIM in 137 games at Colorado College
(2006-10).
• Ranked second amongst WCHA defensemen in scoring in 2009-10 and named to the
2010 WCHA Second All-Star Team.
• Led Colorado College defensemen in goals in 2008-09 and ranked T-1st on the team
with a plus-21 rating in 2007-08.
• Played three seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL, 2003-06). Helped Sioux
Falls claim the Anderson Cup as 2005-06 regular season champion.
• Two-time All-Conference selection at Elk River High School.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
• Claimed off waivers by Minnesota from St. Louis on Oct. 2, 2014; Signed by St. Louis
as a free agent, July 21, 2014; Signed by Minnesota as a free agent, March 18, 2010.
• Signed through 2016-17. Becomes an unrestricted free agent 2017-18.
PERSONAL
• Charitable interests include United Heroes League, Children’s Hospital and
Wishes & More.
• Wife, Brittani, and daughters Emeri (4), Willa (2) and Alba (3 mos.).
• His current favorite song is “Bored to Death” by Blink-182.
• The Wild’s inaugural season (2000-01) was 16 years ago: He first drove a 1994
Toyota Corolla.
Goals, Game: 1 – five times
Assists, Game: 1 – 26 times
Points, Game: 1 – 31 times
PIM, Game: 15 – two times
PROSSER’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
+/-, Game: 3 – two times
TOI, Game: 25:53 – at COL, 2/2/12
Shots, Game: 3 – five times
Goal Steak: 2g – 1/16-1/18/14
Assist Streak: 2g – three times
Point Streak: 2g – five times
Career Hat Tricks: None
Career Shootout: 0-0
PROSSER VS. NHL
TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM
ANA 8 0 3 3 1 2 DET 12 0 0 0 -2 8 OTT 4 0 0 0 1 0
ARI 10 0 0 0 1 18 EDM 12 1 2 3 3 10 PHI 2 0 0 0 -1 4
BOS 6 0 0 0 -1 2 FLA 7 0 0 0 2 0 PIT 5 0 1 1 -1 0
BUF 4 0 0 0 0 2 LA 9 0 2 2 -4 2 SJ 8 0 1 1 -2 9
CAR 6 1 1 2 1 7 MIN – – – – – – STL 14 0 2 2 -2 4
CGY 12 0 2 2 5 8 MTL 6 0 1 1 2 2 TB 4 0 0 0 1 2
CHI 12 0 1 1 -2 31 NJ 4 0 0 0 -4 15 TOR 5 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ 6 1 0 1 0 5 NSH 17 0 2 2 4 21 VAN 13 0 2 2 -1 13
COL 14 0 1 1 -3 9 NYI 4 0 0 0 -2 2 WAS 6 0 0 0 -1 9
DAL 17 1 3 4 3 11 NYR 4 1 0 1 -3 0 WPG 12 0 2 2 -4 2
PROSSER’S PROFESSIONAL CAREER
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI
2009-10 MINNESOTA NHL 3 0 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 4 0.0 5 2 19:37
Colorado College WCHA 39 4 24 28 8 58 3 0 1 – – – – –
2010-11 MINNESOTA NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 2 0 14:48
Houston AHL 73 8 19 27 12 31 2 0 0 87 9.2 – – –
2011-12 MINNESOTA NHL 51 1 11 12 -17 57 0 0 0 32 3.1 124 34 19:15
Houston AHL 23 0 4 4 9 10 0 0 0 28 0.0 – – –
2012-13 MINNESOTA NHL 17 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 5 0.0 22 17 11:15
2013-14 MINNESOTA NHL 53 2 6 8 2 58 0 0 2 30 6.7 83 22 14:32
2014-15 MINNESOTA NHL 63 2 5 7 -1 32 0 0 1 38 5.3 102 34 12:48
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 54 0 3 3 1 39 0 0 0 20 0.0 73 34 11:23
WILD/NHL TOTALS 243 5 26 31 -9 198 0 0 3 130 3.8 411 143 14:12
PROSSER’S PROFESSIONAL PLAYOFF CAREER
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI
2010-11 Houston AHL 24 2 2 4 2 16 0 0 1 34 5.8 – – –
2011-12 Houston AHL 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 20.0 – – –
2013-14 MINNESOTA NHL 10 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 7 0.0 16 5 12:31
2014-15 MINNESOTA NHL 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 4:02
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 1 1 -6 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16 3 11:54
WILD/NHL TOTALS 17 0 1 1 -5 14 0 0 0 9 0.0 33 8 11:48
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