Rich Parent

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Montreal, Quebec, January 12, 1973.
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 195-215 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 30 (St. Louis), 31 (Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh).
CATCHES: Left
STYLE:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Parent has teased several organizations into thinking he has what it takes to develop into at least a solid backup. However, the perennial IHL all-star has lacked the consistency needed when summoned to the NHL. Now in the prime of his hockey career, Parent will have to quickly make believers of his employers." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 78)

"Perennial third-string goaltender has played unbelievably well in the minors." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 226)

TRANSACTIONS:

Signed as free agent by St. Louis Blues, July 17, 1997.
Traded by Blues (with D Chris McAlpine) to Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for RW Stephane Richer, January 13, 2000.
Traded by Lightning to Ottawa Senators in exchange for a seventh-round choice (traded to Buffalo) in 2000 draft, June 4, 2000.
Signed as free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins, September 19, 2000.

ACCOLADES:

Named Colonial Hockey League's Outstanding Goaltender, 1994-95.
Named to Colonial Hockey League All-Star first team, 1995-96.
Named Colonial Hockey League's Outstanding Goaltender, 1995-96.
Shared (with Jeff Reese) James Norris Memorial Trophy, 1996-97.
Named International Hockey League Goaltender of the Week, November 21-28, 1999.

INJURIES:

Strained groin; missed three games, October 1, 1997.
Suffered scrotal contusion and ruptured testicle; missed eleven games, February 13, 1999.
Suffered from tendinitis; missed final seven games of season, March 28, 2000.

RECORDS:

PENALTY SHOTS:

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
91-92 Fort McMurray Oil Bar. AJHL 23   1363                90   3.96                    0
      Vernon Lakers BCJHL          2     52   0   1   0     5   5.77                    0
92-93 Spokane Chiefs WHL          36   1767  12  14   2   129   4.38                    2   0   2     6
93-94 Fort McMurray Oil Bar. AJHL 29   1712                91   3.19                    1
94-95 Muskegon Fury CoHL          35   1867  17  11   3   112   3.60    1006   .889     1   0   2     8    32.33  942.55
95-96 Muskegon Fury CoHL          36   2087  23   7   4    85   2.44    1214   .930     2   0   2    16    34.90  988.15
      Rochester Americans AHL      2     90   0   1   0     6   4.00      48   .875     0   0   0     0    32.00  928.33
      Detroit Vipers IHL          19   1040  16   0   1    48   2.77     523   .908     2   0   1     0    30.17  958.51
96-97 Detroit Vipers IHL          53   2815  31  13   4   104   2.22    1292   .920     4   0   3     2    27.54  965.40
97-98 St. Louis Blues NHL          1     12   0   0   0     0   0.00       1  1.000     0   0   0     0     5.00 1008.33
      Manitoba Moose IHL          26   1334   8  12   2    69   3.10     723   .905     3   0   0     4    32.52  958.76
      Detroit Vipers IHL           7    417   4   0   3    15   2.15     161   .907     0   0   0     2    23.17  945.44
98-99 Worcester Icecats AHL       20   1100   8   8   2    56   3.05     522   .893     1   0   1     2    28.47  940.17
      St. Louis Blues NHL         10    519   4   3   1    22   2.54     193   .886     1   0   0     2    22.31  923.20
99-00 Utah Grizzlies IHL          27   1571  21   7   3    58   2.22     713   .919     1   0   3     2    27.23  964.04
      Tampa Bay Lightning NHL     14    698   2   7   1    43   3.70     353   .878     0   0   0     2    30.34  928.76
      Detroit Vipers IHL          10    539   3   5   1    23   2.56     300   .923     1   0   0     0    33.40  978.99
00-01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL   35   2043  17  12   5    80   2.35    1031   .922     2   0   1    26    30.28  972.87
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL      7    332   1   1   3    17   3.07     150   .887     0   0   0     0    27.11  931.85
01-02 Iserlohn Roosters GERMANY   19   1057                43   2.44     479   .910     2   0   0     0
02-03 Kassel Huskies GERMANY      36   1965                72   2.20     917   .921     6   0   0    18
03-04 Berlin Polar Bears GERMANY  27   1572                62   2.37     849   .927     1   0   1     8
04-05 Hannover Scorpions GERMANY  24                                                        0   0     4
      Verdun Dragons LNAH          1                                                        0   0     0
FOUR (4) NHL SEASONS              32   1561   7  11   5    82   3.15     697  0.882     1   0   0     4    26.79  927.00

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
94-95 Muskegon Fury CoHL          13    725   7   3   47   3.89                    1   0   1     4
95-96 Detroit Vipers IHL           7    363   3   3   22   3.64                    0   0   0     2
96-97 Detroit Vipers IHL          15    786   8   3   21   1.60                    1   0   0     2
97-98 Detroit Vipers IHL           5    157   1   0    6   2.29                    0   0   0     0
00-01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL   21   1347  13   8   58   2.58                    1   0   0     4
02-03 Kassel Huskies GERMANY       7                       3.01           .924         0   1     0
03-04 Berlin Polar Bears GERMANY  11                                                   0   0     0

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed as free agent by St. Louis Blues.
11/08/97: - (12m04s, 1/1) 1-4 defeat at Colorado (Roy) [Replaced McLennan].
11/11/98: - (40m, 16/18) 2-6 defeat at Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced McLennan].
11/21/98: T (45m, 9/10) 3-3 OT tie vs. Dallas (Turek, Belfour) [Replaced McLennan].
01/21/99: - (10m58s, 6/6) 2-4 defeat vs. Toronto (Joseph, Reese) [Replaced Fuhr].
01/26/99: W (60m, 20/20) 3-0 victory at San Jose (Shields).
01/28/99: W (60m, 17/19) 4-2 victory at Vancouver (Snow).
01/30/99: L (63m21s, 15/19) 3-4 OT defeat at Calgary (Brathwaite).
02/01/99: W (60m35s, 27/30) 4-3 OT victory at Edmonton (Shtalenkov).
02/04/99: L (59m, 20/21) 0-2 defeat vs. New Jersey (Terreri).
02/08/99: W (60m, 21/25) 5-4 victory at Florida (Burke).
02/11/99: L (60m, 20/25) 1-5 defeat vs. San Jose (Shields).
Acquired by Tampa Bay Lightning.
01/15/00: L (60m, 21/26) 2-5 defeat vs. Florida (Shtalenkov).
01/17/00: L (60m, 23/29) 3-6 defeat vs. Washington (Kolzig).
01/22/00: - (3m24s, 0/0) 0-2 defeat at NY Islanders (Weekes) [Replaced Hodson].
02/10/00: L (63m49s, 37/42) 4-5 OT defeat at NY Islanders (Luongo).
02/12/00: - (30m42s, 17/19) 2-5 defeat vs. Carolina (Irbe) [Replaced Cloutier].
02/17/00: - (31m27s, 18/20) 2-6 defeat at Ottawa (Tugnutt) [Replaced Cloutier].
02/19/00: L (57m27s, 20/24) 2-4 defeat at Carolina (Irbe) [Replaced by Cloutier, replaced Cloutier].
02/27/00: - (53m25s, 28/29) 1-3 defeat at Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced Bierk].
03/12/00: L (59m, 23/26) 1-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Thibault).
03/14/00: W (36m51s, 16/18) 4-3 victory at Montreal (Hackett) [Replaced Cloutier].
03/15/00: T (65m, 36/40) 4-4 OT tie at NY Rangers (McLean).
03/17/00: W (60m, 34/35) 3-1 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/19/00: L (60m, 21/26) 2-5 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
03/26/00: L (60m, 16/19) 1-3 defeat vs. Montreal (Hackett).
Signed as free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins.
12/13/00: - (15m53s, 4/4) 4-7 defeat vs. Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced Snow].
12/16/00: T (65m, 22/26) 4-4 OT tie at Montreal (Hackett).
12/20/00: T (65m, 20/22) 2-2 OT tie at Florida (Kidd).
12/23/00: - (13m36s, 4/6) 2-8 defeat vs. Dallas (Belfour) [Replaced Snow].
02/10/01: W (47m26s, 14/15) 5-4 OT victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur) [Replaced Aubin].
02/16/01: T (65m, 27/31) 4-4 OT tie at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/03/01: L (59m19s, 42/46) 3-4 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).

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