Rich Parent

Rich Parent (born March 29, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 32 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1997 and 2001.

He is the former Head Coach of the now defunct Mississippi Sea Wolves of the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

Playing career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Parent began his junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL) as the goalie of the Spokane Chiefs. After one year with the Chiefs, Parent turned professional when he joined the Muskegon Fury of the Colonial Hockey League (CoHL). During the 1995–96 season, Parent was a CoHL first team All-Star, named the CoHL Most Outstanding Goalie, and also played 19 games with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League and 2 games with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. The following season Parent played full-time with the Vipers and led them to a Turner Cup victory. The St. Louis Blues signed Parent to a contract following the season and Parent made his debut in the NHL, playing for 12 minutes in a game for the Blues.

For the 1998–99 season Parent split the year between the Blues and the Worcester IceCats, the Blues' minor league affiliate. During the season, he was injured by a slapshot by teammate Al MacInnis and was diagnosed with a ruptured testicle. Midway through 1999–2000 season Parent was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he played in a career-high 14 games for the Lightning. The 2000–01 season saw Parent sign as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 7 games with the Penguins, but played the majority of the season for their affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

In July 2001 Parent signed on to play in Germany, playing for Iserlohn, Kassel, Berlin and Hannover before retiring in 2006.

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% 1991–92 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 23 — — — 1,363 90 0 3.96 — 9 — — 519 30 1 3.47 — 1991–92 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 2 0 1 0 52 5 0 5.77 — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Spokane Chiefs WHL 36 12 14 2 1,767 129 2 4.38 .876 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.000 1993–94 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 29 — — — 1,712 91 1 3.19 — — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Muskegon Fury CoHL 35 17 11 3 1,867 112 1 3.60 .889 13 7 3 725 47 1 3.89 .869 1995–96 Muskegon Fury CoHL 36 23 7 4 2,087 85 2 2.44 .930 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 1 0 90 6 0 4.02 .875 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 19 16 0 1 1,040 48 2 2.77 .908 7 3 3 363 22 0 3.64 .901 1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 53 31 13 4 2,815 104 4 2.22 .920 15 8 3 786 21 1 1.60 .939 1997–98 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 26 8 12 2 1,334 69 3 3.10 .905 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 7 4 0 3 417 15 0 2.15 .907 5 1 0 157 6 0 2.29 .907 1998–99 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 4 3 1 519 22 1 2.54 .886 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Worcester IceCats AHL 20 8 8 2 1,100 56 1 3.05 .893 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 2 7 1 698 43 0 3.70 .878 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Utah Grizzlies IHL 27 17 7 3 1,571 58 1 2.21 .919 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL 10 3 5 1 539 23 1 2.56 .923 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7 1 1 3 332 17 0 3.08 .887 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 35 17 12 5 2,043 80 2 2.35 .922 21 13 8 1347 58 1 2.58 .912 2001–02 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 19 — — — 1,056 43 2 2.44 .910 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Kassel Huskies DEL 36 — — — 1,964 72 6 2.20 .922 7 — — 418 21 0 3.01 .922 2003–04 Eisbären Berlin DEL 27 — — — 1,572 62 1 2.37 .910 5 — — 314 15 0 2.87 .892 2004–05 Hannover Scorpions DEL 24 — — — 1,368 67 1 2.94 .899 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 11 — — — 607 38 0 3.75 .883 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 32 7 11 5 1,561 82 1 3.15 .882 — — — — — — — —

Awards 1996: ColHL First Team All-Star 1996: ColHL Outstanding Goaltender 1997: James Norris Memorial Trophy (Fewest Goals Allowed in IHL. Shared with Jeff Reese.)