Bernie Parent

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Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Nickname Benny, Barnyard
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Pro Clubs Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Philadelphia Blazers
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 3, 1945,
Montreal, PQ, CAN
Pro Career 1965 – 1979
Hall of Fame 1984

Bernard Marcel Parent (born April 3, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

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[edit] Early Years

Bernie Parent grew up in Montreal in the early 1950s and played pickup games on the street with a tennis ball. Somewhat of a loner as a kid, he liked playing goal. Remarkably, Parent didn't learn to skate until he was 11. In his first game as a kid, he sheepishly admitted he let in 20 goals, not a great start for someone aiming for the pros.

As a Québécois, Parent's use of English was a never ending source of locker room and bus trip humor, especially when he was excited. During his ten years playing career, Parent did not conduct interviews in English.

[edit] Professional career

Parent began his career with the Boston Bruins in 1965 until 1967. He was selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and played the next two seasons there when he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played there with boyhood hero Jacques Plante, from mid-season 1970 to 1972.

During the 1972-73 season he played for the Philadelphia Blazers of the WHA. He returned to the Flyers in 1973 and played the rest of his career there. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1974 and 1975 as the most valuable player during the Stanley Cup playoffs. An eye injury suffered in 1979 ended his playing career.

Plante had a strong influence on Parent's career. Parent, like Plante, was always a stand-up type goalie. Plante also coached Parent on goaltending fundamentals. On one occasion, Plante watched him practice in Philadelphia for two days, then he told Parent exactly what he was doing wrong - sitting back on his heels, backing into his crease and losing concentration. Later, when the slumping Parent talked about retiring, Plante talked him out of it.

Parent was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. In 1998, he was ranked number 63 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Parent admitted he had considerable fear of playing goal in the NHL, and that fear helped him play better. On game nights, he never appeared without his mask on, even going to and from the dressing room. He also had a strict pre-game ritual. He sat alone under a miniature Stanley Cup and thought about the opposing players he would face, then slept for eight hours, had a steak for lunch and then slept again.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

  • Most wins (47) in a season (1973-74) by a goaltender.
  • First hockey player to appear on the cover of TIME Magazine.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1963-64 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 28  ??  ??  ?? 1680 80 4 2.86
1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 34  ??  ??  ?? 2004 86 2 2.58
1965-66 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 3 1 1 1 180 11 0 3.67
1965-66 Boston Bruins NHL 39 11 20 3 2083 128 1 3.69
1966-67 Boston Bruins NHL 18 4 12 2 1022 62 0 3.64
1966-67 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 14 10 4 0 820 37 4 2.70
1967-68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 38 16 17 5 2248 93 4 2.48
1968-69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58 17 23 16 3365 151 1 2.69
1969-70 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62 13 29 20 3680 171 3 2.79
1970-71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 30 9 12 6 1586 73 2 2.76
1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 7 7 3 1040 46 0 2.65
1971-72 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 17 18 9 2715 116 3 2.56
1972-73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 63 33 28 0 3653 220 2 3.61
1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 47 13 12 4314 136 12 1.89
1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 44 14 10 4041 137 12 2.03
1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 11 6 2 3 615 24 0 2.34
1976-77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 61 35 13 12 3525 159 5 2.71
1977-78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 49 29 6 13 2923 108 7 2.22
1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 36 16 12 7 1979 89 4 2.70
NHL CAREER TOTALS 608 271 198 121 35136 1493 54 2.55
WHA CAREER TOTALS 63 33 28 0 3653 220 2 3.61

[edit] Post season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1963-64 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 4 0 4 0 240 26 0 6.50
1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 8 6 2 0 480 15 1 1.86
1967-68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 2 3 0 355 8 0 1.35
1968-69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 3 0 180 12 0 4.00
1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 2 2 0 235 9 0 2.30
1971-72 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 1 3 0 243 13 0 3.21
1972-73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 1 0 1 0 70 3 0 2.57
1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 12 5 0 1042 35 2 2.02
1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 10 5 0 922 29 4 1.89
1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 8 4 4 0 480 27 0 3.38
1976-77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 3 0 123 8 0 3.90
1977-78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 12 7 5 0 722 33 0 2.74
NHL Totals 71 38 33 0 4302 174 6 2.43
WHA Totals 1 0 1 0 70 3 0 2.57

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Preceded by
Yvan Cournoyer		 Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy
1974, 1975		 Succeeded by
Reggie Leach
Preceded by
Tony Esposito		 Winner of the Vezina Trophy
tied with Tony Esposito (1974)
1974, 1975		 Succeeded by
Ken Dryden
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