Seattle Thunderbirds | VIDEO: Rai is Reporter’s Player of the Week for Oct. 23

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Prab Rai is the Kent Reporter's Seattle Thunderbird Player of the Week for Oct. 23.

Prab Rai is the Kent Reporter's Seattle Thunderbird Player of the Week for Oct. 23.

Prab Rai

Position: LW

Date of Birth: 11/22/1989

Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 183 lbs

Shoots: L

Resides: Surrey, British Columbia

Drafted: Vancouver Canucks, 2008

Biography:

2008-09: Prab played in 61 games and had 25 goals and 40 assists for 65 points, the second highest on the team this season. He finished the regular season with a plus/minus rating of plus-11 and had 29 penalty minutes. Prab had a team high five points in game twice during the regular season. He had two goals and thee assists against Portland on November 22 and a goal and four assists against Lethbridge on February 6. Prab had 14 points (1goal-13assists) in January and 18 points (6goals-12assists) in February. He played in all five T-Birds playoff games and had a goal and an assists.

2007-08: In his second season with the T-Birds, Prab played in all 72 games. He recorded 20 goals and 45 assists for a total of 65 points. He had a plus minus rating of plus 31 and spent 21 minutes in the penalty box. He recorded a season high two goals twice and also recorded three assists on two separate occasions. In the playoffs, Prab played in eleven games. He scored two goals and added four assists for a total of six points. He also had plus minus rating of positive four and spent 4 minutes in the penalty box.

2006-07: Prab started the season with the Prince George Cougars and had five points on two goals and three assists in 24 games with the Cougars. In December the T-Birds acquired Prab from the Cougars for center Chad Hohmann. With the T-Birds Prab had 19 points on five goals and 14 assists in 38 games. He had a plus/minus rating of minus-4 with 18 penalty minutes.

2005-06: In his rookie season in the WHL Prab played in 38 games with the Prince George Cougars of the BC Division. He had five goals and 15 penalty minutes with the Cougars that season.


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