Dave Parro

David E. Parro (born April 30, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 77 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1981 to 1984. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1987, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career Parro was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was selected at 34th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, the first goalie chosen. Before getting the chance to play for Boston, Parro was claimed by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. Two days later, the Nordiques traded him to the Washington Capitals. After remaining in the Capitals' organization until 1984, Parro spent several seasons in the International Hockey League before retiring in 1987.

Parro was the first goalie taken in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft, he was also the final player overall to be drafted by the World Hockey Association, as the Houston Aeros chose him with the final pick, 90th overall, in the 10th round of the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1973–74 Saskatoon Olympics SJHL 29 — — — 1740 137 0 4.21 — — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Saskatoon Olympics SJHL 35 — — — 2100 136 0 4.34 — — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 — — — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 36 28 6 2 2100 119 1 3.40 — 9 1 3 1 414 31 0 4.49 — 1976–77 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 69 28 26 12 3956 246 1 3.73 .893 6 2 4 — 360 23 0 3.83 .895 1977–78 Rochester Americans AHL 46 25 16 3 2964 164 0 3.65 .890 3 2 1 — 180 9 0 3.00 — 1978–79 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 7 — — — 419 25 0 3.58 — — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Rochester Americans AHL 36 12 15 5 2065 130 2 3.78 — — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 54 20 30 3 3159 172 0 3.27 — — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Washington Capitals NHL 18 4 7 2 809 49 1 3.64 .888 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Hershey Bears AHL 14 7 6 1 834 60 0 4.32 — — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL 52 16 26 7 2938 206 1 4.21 .874 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Washington Capitals NHL 6 1 3 1 261 19 0 4.38 .849 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Hershey Bears AHL 47 21 20 4 2714 175 1 3.87 — — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 42 12 21 5 2277 190 1 5.07 — — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 28 11 14 3 1672 102 0 3.66 — — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Flint Spirits IHL 46 10 34 0 2527 235 0 5.30 — — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5 1 3 1 305 18 0 3.54 — — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 32 16 14 0 1780 124 4 4.18 — — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 77 21 36 10 4006 274 2 4.10 .876 — — — — — — — — —

Awards WCHL Second All-Star Team – 1976 and 1977