Ryan Parent

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Ryan Parent
Ryan Parent Wolves.jpg
Parent with the Chicago Wolves
Born (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 36)
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 18th overall, 2005
Nashville Predators
Playing career 20062016

Ryan Parent (born March 17, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently an assistant coach with the Utica Comets.

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Playing career

Parent who was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, grew up in the remote town of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Flyers rep program until his minor bantam year. At age 15, he played AAA hockey for the Thunder Bay Kings Bantam team and was a teammate of future NHL'ers Tom Pyatt and Marc Staal. Parent was then signed by the Waterloo Siskins Jr. B. team for the 2002-03 season before being drafted by the Guelph Storm in the 1st round (8th overall) in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection.

Parent was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 18th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm, Parent joined the Milwaukee Admirals for the 2006 American Hockey League playoffs. He returned to the Guelph Storm for the 2006–07 season. Parent also played on both Canada's 2006 and 2007 World Jr. Hockey Championship gold-medal winning teams.

On February 15, 2007, Parent was traded along with Scottie Upshall, a 1st-round draft pick, and a 3rd-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Peter Forsberg. On April 5, 2007, Parent made his NHL debut with the Flyers against the New Jersey Devils. He scored his first NHL goal during the 2009–10 season in a 7-4 Flyers loss against the Florida Panthers. [1]

Parent is considered a defensive specialist and he has been often compared to NHL players Scott Hannan and Robyn Regehr. He was nicknamed "Bernie" by his Flyers teammates because of former Flyers net minder Bernie Parent. [2] The two are not related and pronounce their last names differently.

On June 19, 2010, Parent was traded back to the Nashville Predators for the rights to Dan Hamhuis and a conditional draft pick in 2011 (in case Philadelphia did not sign Hamhuis). [3] However, before the regular season began Parent was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with Jonas Andersson for Shane O'Brien and Dan Gendur. Vancouver then put Parent on waivers. [4] Parent cleared waivers but wasn't demoted immediately. He dressed for 4 games for the Canucks before he injured his groin. When he recovered, he was reassigned to the Canucks' AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. He was recalled to the Canucks several times over the 2010-11 season, but didn't dress for another NHL game. Before the 2011-12 season, Parent was assigned by the Canucks to their new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. Parent was loaned to Team Canada for the 2011 Spengler Cup.

As an Unrestricted Free Agent going into the 2012–13 season due to the NHL lock-out, Parent was signed to a professional try-out contract with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL on October 24, 2012. [5] Parent was later signed by NHL affiliate, the Anaheim Ducks, on a one-year contract on January 16, 2013. [6]

Coaching career

On August 23, 2018, Parent was named as an assistant coach for the Binghamton Devils. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Waterloo Siskins MWJHL 4128103640110
2003–04 Guelph Storm OHL 5815618220002
2004–05 Guelph StormOHL66217193640114
2005–06 Guelph StormOHL60417211221514524
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 1000014
2006–07 Guelph StormOHL43371086401114
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL61014
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10000
2007–08 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL5317842
2007–08 Philadelphia FlyersNHL22000640110
2008–09 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL1501118
2008–09 Philadelphia FlyersNHL310441060006
2009–10 Philadelphia FlyersNHL4812320171012
2010–11 Vancouver Canucks NHL40000
2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL3911256
2011–12 Chicago Wolves AHL2215631501110
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL5605552
2013–14 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL260332650004
2014–15 Ontario Reign ECHL 60110
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL2202216
2014–15 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL20000
2015–16 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL120001690228
AHL totals251424282613103326
NHL totals10616736271128

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Canada
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Czech Republic
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Břeclav/Holodín/Pieštany
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Ontario
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 St. John's
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004 Canada Ontario U17 Gold medal icon.svg60114
2004 Canada U18 Gold medal icon.svg512312
2005 Canada WJC18 Silver medal icon.svg60006
2006 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg600012
2007 CanadaWJCGold medal icon.svg60006
Junior totals2913440

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
Second All-Star Team 2006, 2007

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References

  1. Sanfilippo, Anthony (March 4, 2010). "Flyers goalies get torched". The Trentonian . Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  2. Flyers Notes: Flyers' Parent may have earned a spot | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/17/2008
  3. Kurz, Kevin (June 19, 2010). "Flyers Acquire Hamhuis; Will Now Try to Sign Him". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  4. "Canucks Trade O'Brien, Gendur to Predators for Parent, Andersson". TSN. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  5. "Admirals sign Ryan Parent to PTO". Norfolk Admirals. October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  6. "Ducks sign Bodie, Parent and Rosehill to one-year deals". Anaheim Ducks. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  7. "Parent added to Devils' staff". August 23, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nashville Predators first round draft pick
2005
Succeeded by