Vancouver Sun · Feb 4, 2016
Canucks demote Brandon Prust to AHL Comets
Brandon Prust had seven points and 59 penalty minutes in 35 games with the Canucks this season. (Jeff Vinnick, NHLI via Getty Images)Brandon Prust will be joining Chris Higgins on the farm.
The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Prust — the rugged, veteran winger obtained from the Montreal Canadiens last summer for Zack Kassian — is being reassigned to the AHL’s Utica Comets, where he will skate alongside Higgins, who was dispatched to the Comets last month.
The 31-year-old Prust, who lost his spot in the Canucks lineup to younger players like rookie winger Jake Virtanen, played in 35 games for the Canucks this season, where he has seven points (1-6-7) along with 59 penalty minutes.