Scott Parker (ice hockey)
| Scott Parker | |||
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| Born |
January 29, 1978 Hanford, CA, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks |
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| NHL Draft | 63rd overall, 1996 New Jersey Devils 20th overall, 1998 Colorado Avalanche |
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| Playing career | 1998–2008 | ||
Scott Douglas Parker (born January 29, 1978) is a retired American professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks in the NHL. Parker earned his nickname, "The Sheriff", from his reputation as a feared fighter and enforcer.
Parker grew up playing ice hockey in Eagle River, Alaska, with the youth hockey Mustang Hockey Association and Alaska All Star Hockey Association. He played high school hockey for the Chugiak High School Mustangs. In his sophomore year with the Mustangs Parker was a member of the varsity hockey team that won the Alaska state high school hockey championship. Parker played a season of Junior "B" hockey for the Spokane Braves and then went on to play for the Kelowna Rockets of the Major Junior Western Hockey League of the Canadian Hockey League. It was with the Rockets that Parker was drafted into the NHL.
He was initially drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the third round, 63rd overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. However unable to come to an agreement with the Devils he re-entered into the 1998 draft and was selected in the first round, 20th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche. After playing a few seasons in the WHL with the Kelowna Rockets, Parker started his NHL career with the Avalanche in 1998 and was a member of their 2001 Stanley Cup championship team.
Parker was acquired by San Jose for a fifth round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft on June 21, 2003. In 2005, Parker was struck in the head by the puck, and spent a long time off the ice recovering from the resulting concussion.
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