Parris Duffus

Parris Bryan Duffus (born January 27, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career Duffus was drafted 180th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL entry draft and played one NHL game for the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996–97 NHL season. He allowed one goal on eight shots in his sole NHL appearance against the Vancouver Canucks on February 27, 1997, playing 28:49 of ice time.

He was the goaltender for the Minnesota Moose for two seasons and holds the Minnesota franchise record for a GAA of 3.31 (1995–96) and SV%: .895 (1995–96).

Duffus lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the IIHF World Championships in 1996 in Austria, the nation's first medal in 34 years. He also backstopped Team USA in qualifying play for Pool A after a disastrous 1998 World Championships. Duffus earned a shutout against Kazakhstan, beat Estonia & Austria to earn the US a berth in Pool A in the 1999 World Championships.

Duffus played in the Finnish SM-liiga where he played for HPK, Jokerit, and HIFK. He also played for the Berlin Capitals and Nürnberg Ice Tigers in Germany, and HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in Russia.

Duffus played for the Fort Wayne Komets of UHL in 2002–03 season before retiring.

After retiring from professional hockey, Duffus became a Fort Wayne firefighter but is called upon by the Komets periodically as an emergency backup goaltender.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1988–89 Melville Millionaires SJHL 39 — — — — — — 6.17 — — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Melfort Mustangs SJHL 51 17 23 3 2828 226 2 4.79 .860 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Cornell University ECAC 4 0 0 0 37 3 0 4.86 .850 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Cornell University ECAC 28 14 11 3 1677 74 1 2.65 .913 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 4 3 1 0 245 13 0 3.18 .909 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Peoria Rivermen IHL 37 16 15 4 2149 142 0 3.96 .875 1 0 1 59 5 0 5.08 .868 1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 36 19 10 3 1845 141 0 4.58 .862 2 0 1 92 6 0 3.88 .880 1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 29 17 7 3 1581 71 3 2.69 .911 7 4 2 409 17 0 2.49 .929 1995–96 Minnesota Moose IHL 35 10 17 2 1812 100 1 3.31 .895 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 29 1 0 2.08 .875 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 58 28 19 6 3266 176 3 3.23 .897 3 0 3 175 8 0 2.73 .917 1997–98 HPK FIN 24 11 13 0 1436 79 0 3.30 .911 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 17 10 5 0 916 47 0 3.08 .907 5 1 3 252 12 0 2.85 .898 1998–99 Berlin Capitals DEL 38 — — — 2256 126 1 3.35 .890 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Jokerit FIN 15 7 8 0 894 34 5 2.28 .932 3 0 3 188 13 0 4.15 .871 1999–00 HIFK FIN 29 12 10 7 1767 72 1 2.44 .922 7 4 3 432 24 0 3.33 .890 1999–00 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 3 3 0 0 180 10 0 3.33 .897 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 49 — — — 2794 125 2 2.68 .903 4 — — 281 11 0 2.35 .919 2001–12 Anchorage Aces WCHL 7 1 6 0 313 31 0 5.94 .823 — — — — — — — — 2001–12 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RSL 38 9 22 2 2193 97 3 2.65 .880 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 5 3 1 0 242 14 0 3.47 .865 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 SønderjyskE IHL 1 — — — — — — 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 29 1 0 2.08 .875 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1996 United States WC 7 4 3 0 425 18 0 2.54 .948 1999 United States WC 5 — — — 258 7 1 1.63 .939 Junior totals 12 — — — 683 25 1 2.20 —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1991–92 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1991–92 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1992