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	Canada
Born	April 3, 1945 (1945-04-03) (age 62), 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. Image File history File links Parenttime. ... The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ... There are three styles of gloves worn by ice hockey players. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things proper name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Robin, Robbo, RobBob, Bobby, Rab, Rabbie, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all nicknames for Robert). ... Stature redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with body weight. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Philadelphia Blazers were a hockey team based out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... A childs first birthday party. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article needs cleanup. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Motto (Latin for From Sea to Sea) Anthem O Canada Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Ottawa Largest city Toronto Official languages English, French Government Parliamentary democracy and federal constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor General Michaëlle Jean  -  Prime Minister Stephen Harper Establishment  -  Act of Union February... The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ...

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. // Recovering from World War I and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... A Wilson tennis ball. ...

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. Look up Québécois in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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. The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The 1965-66 season was the 49th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The 1966-67 NHL season was the 50th season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Joseph Jacques Omer Jake the Snake Plante (born January 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec; died February 27, 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. ... The 1970-71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League. ... Regular Season* October 16 The Toronto Maple Leafs Norm Ullman tallies his 1,000th point. ...

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. A popular bumper sticker distributed in the Philadelphia area during his career read, "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent". The 1972-73 WHA season was the first regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). ... The Philadelphia Blazers were a hockey team based out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... Conn Smythe Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Conn Smythe Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player during the National Hockey Leagues Stanley Cup playoffs. ... The 1973-74 NHL season was the 57th season of the National Hockey League. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1974-75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The 1978-79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League. ...

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. After Parent's retirement, the Flyers retired his jersey number (1) in his honor.

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. The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... The Hockey News is a hockey resource magazine. ...

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. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ...

Awards

• WHA Second All-Star Team (1973)
• NHL First All-Star Team (1974, 1975)
• Vezina Trophy (1974; shared with Tony Esposito, 1975)
• Conn Smythe Trophy (1974, 1975)
• Yanick Dupre Memorial (1979)

World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Vezina Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the person deemed the best ice hockey goalkeeper as voted on by the general managers of the teams in the National Hockey League. ... Tony Espositos #35 was retired by Chicago Anthony James Esposito (born April 23, 1943 in Sault Ste. ... Conn Smythe Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Conn Smythe Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player during the National Hockey Leagues Stanley Cup playoffs. ... The Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award is an award that honors the memory of Yanick Dupre, who died on August 16, 1997, at the age of 24 after a 16-month battle with leukemia. ...

Records

• Previously held the mark for most wins in a season (47), surpassed by New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur during the 2006-2007 season with 48 wins, though Parent never had the benefit of overtime or shootouts in his era.
• Fourth hockey player and third goalie to appear on the cover of TIME Magazine. (Lorne Chabot was first).

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Martin Pierre Brodeur (IPA: ) (born May 6, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. ...

Career statistics

Regular season

The Niagara Falls Flyers can mean: The team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League who played between 1960 and 1972. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... The Oklahoma City Blazers are an ice hockey team that plays in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. ... This article is about the current CHL; for earlier leagues also called the Central Hockey League, see Central Hockey League (disambiguation) The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Philadelphia Blazers were a hockey team based out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ...

Post season

External links

• Flyers Heroes of the Past: Bernie Parent at Philadelphiaflyers.com Part I of II.
• Flyers Heroes of the Past: Bernie Parent at Philadelphiaflyers.com Part II of II.
• Career Stats
• More Career Stats
• Time.com: Courage and Fear in a Vortex of Violence - Feb. 24, 1975