Ryan Parent
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| Born |
March 17, 1987 Prince Albert, SK, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Philadelphia Flyers Vancouver Canucks |
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| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 2005 Nashville Predators |
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2007 Sweden | |
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2006 Canada | |
| Representing Canada
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| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
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2005 Czech Republic | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2004 Břeclav/Holodín/Pieštany | |
| Representing Canada Ontario
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| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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2004 St. John's | |
Ryan Parent (born March 17, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Parent who was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, grew up in the remote town of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Flyers rep program until his minor bantam year. At age 15, he played AAA hockey for the Thunder Bay Kings Bantam team and was a teammate of future NHL'ers Tom Pyatt and Marc Staal. Parent was then signed by the Waterloo Siskins Jr.B. team for the 2002-03 season before being drafted by the Guelph Storm in the 1st round (8th overall) in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection.
Parent 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 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.
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