Ryan Parent
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Bernie |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg/13 st 12 lb) |
| NHL Team | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | March 17, 1987 , Prince Albert, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 2005 Nashville Predators |
| Pro career | 2006 – present |
Ryan Parent (born March 17, 1987 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada but grew up in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays defence for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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[edit] Playing career
He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 18th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm, Parent joined the Milwaukee Admirals for the 2006 American Hockey League playoffs. He has returned to the Guelph Storm for the 2006–07 season.
Parent also played on both Canada's 2006 and 2007 World Jr. Hockey Championship gold-medal winning teams.
On February 15, 2007, Parent was traded along with Scottie Upshall, a 1st round draft-pick, and a 3rd round draft-pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Peter Forsberg.
Parent is considered a defensive specialist, he has been often compared to NHL players Scott Hannan and Robyn Regehr.
On April 5, 2007, Parent made his NHL debut playing against the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center.
Ryan is nicknamed "Bernie" by his Flyers teammates because of former Flyers net minder Bernie Parent[1]. The two are not related and pronounce their last names differently.
[edit] Awards
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| World Junior Championships | |||
| Gold | 2007 Leksand | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 2006 Vancouver | Ice Hockey | |
- 2005–06 - OHL Second All-Star Team
- 2006–07 - OHL Second All-Star Team
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 58 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 66 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 60 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 122 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL Totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 59 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| OHL Totals | 227 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 262 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 44 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada | WJ18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Ryan Parent's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ryan Parent's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Ryan Parent's NHL player profile
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