The Rochester Knighthawks yesterday traded Gavin Prout and Dean Hill to the Edmonton Rush for a first-round selection in the 2011 entry draft and a conditional second-round selection in 2010 or 2011.

This is Prout's second trade in less than two weeks, following a Halloween deal in which the Knighthawks acquired him, Andrew Potter and two first-round entry draft picks from Colorado in exchange for the rights to Ilija Gajic and a first-round selection.

"We made significant changes to the team over the past few months and I liked how our team was shaping up," Rush coach and general manager Derek Keenan said. "But I had been saying for a long time that I wanted to add one more marquee offensive player and we've done that now with the additional of Gavin.

"He had been a consistent and dynamic offensive threat in this league for a long time and I think he will continue to produce in a big way here in Edmonton, plus give our other offensive players that much more room to work as well."

From the Knighthawks' perspective on the trade, team owner and general manager Curt Styres said, "We went out and were looking for players and we were fortunate to get Gavin Prout in the Ilija (Gajic) deal."

"We wanted to get four picks for Ilija and now we got them," Styres added. "We also wanted to give Dean more of an opportunity and will get that in Edmonton."

Prout, an eight-year veteran, has racked up 671 points including 230 goals during 127 regular-season games. He has notched three seasons of 90-plus points including a career-high 93 in 2006. That same season, the five-foot-10, 185-pound forward compiled 10 goals and 15 assists in three playoff games in leading the Mammoth to the NLL title.

Last season, Prout became Colorado's all-time leading scorer, finishing the year with 26 goals and 48 points for 74 points. The 31-year-old has scored 30-plus goals three times with his career-high of 34 coming in 2004.

Prout was the first overall pick in the 2001 NLL Entry Draft. His 82-point inaugural season earned him a nod on the NLL's All-Rookie Team.

In Hill, the Rush have landed another player expected to give them more offensive punch. The six-foot-three, 225-pounder has recorded 95 points in 30 regular-season games including a career-high 53 points in 2007 with Minnesota. It was with that Swarm club that Hill found his greatest success and he is now reunited with two other top-scoring members of that team in Rush forwards Andy Secore and Ryan Ward.

"I'm thrilled that Dean is part of this trade," added Keenan. "Two years ago Minnesota had one of the top-scoring teams in the league and we now have the three main sources of that offense in Hill, Secore and Ward."