Mark Parrish Mark Daniel Parrish ( born February 2 , 1977 ) was an American professional ice hockey right winger . He has played 10 seasons in the NHL for the Florida Panthers , New York Islanders , Los Angeles Kings , Minnesota Wild , Dallas Stars , Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres Playing career . Parrish , a native of Bloomigton , Minnesota , attended Bloomington Jefferson High School and won two high school State Championships with the Jaguars in 1993 and 1994 . Upon graduating from high school , Parrish joined the St . Cloud State Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) . After recording 30 points in 39 games as a freshman , Parrish was drafted in the third round , 79th overall , by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft . Parrish returned to the St . Cloud for one more season , then decided to forego his final two years of collegiate hockey to join the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . A WHL West First All - Star in his only year of major junior , he scored at a goal - per - game pace with the Thunderbirds as team captain and accumulated 92 points in 54 games . Before he could appear in an NHL game , the Colorado Avalanche traded Parrish to the Florida Panthers along with a 3rd round selection in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for veteran Tom Fitzgerald . He made his debut with the Panthers in 1998 – 99 and established himself as an effective power forward in the NHL , scoring 24 goals and 37 points as a rookie . After two seasons with the Panthers , Parrish was sent to the New York Islanders with left wing Oleg Kvasha in exchange for future superstars Roberto Luongo and Olli Jokinen . His production dipped to 17 goals and 30 points in his first season with the Islanders , before emerging with a career - high 30 goals , 30 assists and 60 points in 2001 – 02 . His career - year also included an appearance in the 2002 NHL All - Star Game . In the off - season , he was re - signed to a two - year contract by the Islanders . Parrish continued to score in the 20 - goal range and re - signed again with the Islanders following the 2003 – 04 season , but was inactive during in 2004 – 05 due to the NHL lockout . When NHL play was set to resume the following season , Parrish signed another one - year contract worth $ 1 . 9 million on September 12 , 2005 . At the 2005 – 06 trade deadline , he was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings along with Brent Sopel for Jeff Tambellini and Denis Grebeshkov . As his one - year contract expired at the end of that season , he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1 , 2006 , and signed with his home - state team , the Minnesota Wild to a five - year , $ 13 . 25 million contract . Parrish played two seasons with the Wild and was given the captaincy on three occasions as part of the team ' s monthly rotation . However , he could not match his previous production with the Islanders . On July 30 , 2008 , the final three years of Parrish ' s contract was bought out in order to clear salary cap space and he became a free agent . Without an NHL team , Parrish signed with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) on a 25 - game tryout basis on October 22 . Soon thereafter , however , the Dallas Stars signed Parrish to a 1 - year , two - way contract on November 3 . He made an immediate impact in his Stars debut on November 7 , recording a hat trick in a 5 - 2 win against the Anaheim Ducks . Not re - signed by the Stars for the 2009 – 10 season , Parrish was invited to training camp on a tryout by the Vancouver Canucks on September 11 , 2009 . He was released two weeks later on September 25 . On October 10 , 2009 , it was reported that Parrish had signed with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL . Providing offensive support and a veteran presence Parrish was signed to a one - year contract by the Admirals NHL affiliate , the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 8 , 2010 . On September 17 , 2010 , it was announced that he would be heading to Buffalo for a tryout with the Sabres . He was released from his tryout on October 2 , 2010 . He was signed by Buffalo on October 6 and sent their AHL affiliate , the Portland Pirates . After spending the season with the Pirates without being recalled , Parrish was recalled by the Buffalo Sabres on February 8 , 2011 . On July 8 , 2011 , he was signed by the Ottawa Senators to a two - way contract . International play . Along with New York Islanders teammates Rick DiPietro and Jason Blake , Parrish played for Team USA at the Winter Olympics held in Turin , Italy , in February of 2006 . The team was led by Peter Laviolette , Parrish ' s former coach with the Islanders . Team USA finished a disappointing 1 – 4 – 1 , gaining its only win over Kazakhstan and eventually losing to Finland in the quarterfinals .