George Parros
| George Parros | |||
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| Born |
December 29, 1979 Washington, PA, US |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Ducks Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL Draft | 222nd overall, 1999 Los Angeles Kings |
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| Playing career | 2005–2014 | ||
George James Parros (born December 29, 1979) is a retired American ice hockey player, who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League. He may have been known on the ice as an enforcer. Parros was part of the 2007 Stanley Cup winning Anaheim Ducks.
A native of Washington, Pennsylvania of Greek descent, Parros grew up in Randolph, New Jersey. He played for the (then Morris County, now) New Jersey Colonials and high school hockey at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey. He won Rookie of the Year honors in 1994–1995, followed by All-State recognition as an upperclassman. After high school, Parros attended an offseason event where he was seen by Princeton scouts. He was given a chance to play hockey at Princeton University.
After graduating high school in 1998, he deferred admission to Princeton University to play junior hockey with the Chicago Freeze in the North American Hockey League during the 1998–99 season. Playing in the juniors gave him a chance to improve his play and get a bit bigger. During his 54 games with the Freeze in Juniors, Parros nearly averaged a point per game.
Parros played four years at Princeton University, where he totaled 52 points and 119 PIM in 111 games. He was named team captain for his senior season in 2002–03. While at Princeton, Parros majored in economics and wrote his senior thesis on the West Coast longshoremen's labor dispute. In 2010, he was chosen as the fourth-smartest athlete in sports by the Sporting News.
Parros was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the eighth round (222nd) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. After graduating from Princeton, he joined the American Hockey League's Manchester Monarchs, a Kings affiliate. Parros remained with the team through the 2004–05 season. His best season was 2004–05, when Parros had 22 points (14 goals, 8 assists) and 247 penalty minutes. He was second on the team in penalty minutes that season. He also appeared in three games with Reading the Los Angeles Kings ECHL affiliate, where Parros took boxing lessons to become a better fighter.
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