Overview
- The team announced his death Sunday with no cause released, while former teammate Joe Watson said Parent died overnight in his sleep.
- Parent backstopped Philadelphia to consecutive Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975, winning the Vezina and Conn Smythe trophies in both seasons.
- He clinched each championship with a shutout, defeating the Bruins in 1974 and the Sabres in 1975.
- An errant stick caused a career-ending eye injury on Feb. 17, 1979; he retired at 34, had his No. 1 retired that year, and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.
- A longtime ambassador for the franchise and Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education, he recorded 231 wins with the Flyers and a team-record 50 shutouts.