Ryan Parent
Parent with the Chicago Wolves
Born (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987
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 2006–2016

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.

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Waterloo Siskins MWJHL 41 2 8 10 36 4 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Guelph Storm OHL 58 1 5 6 18 22 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Guelph Storm OHL 66 2 17 19 36 4 0 1 1 4
2005–06 Guelph Storm OHL 60 4 17 21 122 15 1 4 5 24
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL — — — — — 10 0 0 0 14
2006–07 Guelph Storm OHL 43 3 7 10 86 4 0 1 1 14
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 6 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 53 1 7 8 42 — — — — —
2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 22 0 0 0 6 4 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 15 0 1 1 18 — — — — —
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31 0 4 4 10 6 0 0 0 6
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 48 1 2 3 20 17 1 0 1 2
2010–11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 39 1 1 2 56 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicago Wolves AHL 22 1 5 6 31 5 0 1 1 10
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 56 0 5 5 52 — — — — —
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 26 0 3 3 26 5 0 0 0 4
2014–15 Ontario Reign ECHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 22 0 2 2 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 12 0 0 0 16 9 0 2 2 8
AHL totals 251 4 24 28 261 31 0 3 3 26
NHL totals 106 1 6 7 36 27 1 1 2 8

International

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2006 Canada
Representing  Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Czech Republic
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2004 Břeclav/Holodín/Pieštany
Representing Canada Canada Ontario
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2004 St. John's
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada Ontario U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 4
2004 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 2 3 12
2005 Canada WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 6
2006 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 12
2007 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 6
Junior totals 29 1 3 4 40

Awards and honours

Award Year
OHL
Second All-Star Team 2006, 2007

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".
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