Michael Parks (ice hockey)

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Michael Parks
Born (1992-02-15) February 15, 1992 (age 33)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Vaasan Sport
Timrå IK
Dornbirn Bulldogs
HKM Zvolen
NHL draft 149th overall, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 20152020

Michael Parks (born February 15, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL), Finnish Liiga, Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan, and Slovak Extraliga. [1]

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Career

Parks was drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. [2] After four seasons at the University of North Dakota, he started his career with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2015 and the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL in 2016.

Parks signed a contract in Finland to play for top flight Liiga team, Vaasan Sport on July 26, 2017. [3] Late in the 2017–18 season, Parks joined Timrå IK in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

In the 2018–19 season, Parks continued his career in Europe agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club, Dornbirn Bulldogs on July 9, 2018. [4] As a regular among the Bulldogs top-nine forwards, Parks added 10 goals and 22 points through 44 regular-season games.

As a free agent, Parks opted to return to North America and the ECHL after two seasons abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with home state team, the Kansas City Mavericks on July 31, 2019. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 511111225750110
2010–11 Cedar Rapids RoughRidersUSHL562516414283146
2011–12 University of North Dakota WCHA 4212102238
2012–13 University of North DakotaWCHA2571831
2013–14 University of North Dakota NCHC 4212183028
2014–15 University of North DakotaNCHC4212203244
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 30110
2016–17 Quad City Mallards ECHL 612927563751014
2017–18 Vaasan Sport Liiga 461192045
2017–18 Timrå IK Allsv 5011281012
2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 4410122230
2019–20 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL1855108
2019–20 HKM Zvolen SVK 236131936
Liiga totals461192045

References

  1. "Michael Parks at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. "Michael Parks (b.1992) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. "MICHAEL PARKS SPORTIN HYÖKKÄYKSEEN" (in Finnish). Vaasan Sport. July 26, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  4. "Bulldogs welcome American Michael Parks" (in German). Dornbirn Bulldogs. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. "Mavericks sign Missouri native Michael Parks". Kansas City Mavericks. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.