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.Star Tribune: 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.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	Bloomington Jefferson 	MSHSL 		27 	40 	20 	60 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 		39 	15 	15 	30 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 		35 	27 	15 	42 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Seattle Thunderbirds 	WHL 		54 	54 	38 	92 	29 		5 	2 	3 	5 	2
1997–98 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		1 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		2 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		73 	24 	13 	37 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		81 	26 	18 	44 	39 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2000–01 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		70 	17 	13 	30 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		78 	30 	30 	60 	32 		7 	2 	1 	3 	6
2002–03 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		81 	23 	25 	48 	28 		5 	1 	0 	1 	4
2003–04 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		59 	24 	11 	35 	18 		5 	1 	2 	3 	0
2005–06 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		57 	24 	17 	41 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		19 	5 	3 	8 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		76 	19 	20 	39 	18 		5 	1 	0 	1 	0
2007–08 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		66 	16 	14 	30 	16 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		44 	8 	5 	13 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		56 	17 	21 	38 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		16 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		56 	17 	34 	51 	12 		12 	3 	3 	6 	0
2010–11 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		722 	216 	171 	387 	246 		27 	5 	4 	9 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996 	United States 	WJC 	6 	1	3	4 	2
1997 	United States 	WJC 	6 	5	2	7 	8
1998 	United States 	WC 	6 	0	0	0 	4
2001 	United States 	WC 	4 	1	0	1 	2
2005 	United States 	WC 	6 	5	0	5 	6
2006 	United States 	OG 	6 	0	0	0 	4
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	12	6	5	11 	10
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	22	6	0	6 	16
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
WHL 	WHL 	WHL
West First All-Star Team	1998	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
All-Star Game 	2002	
== References ==
== External links ==
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* Mark Parrish's U.S. Olympic Team bio
Category:Born in 1977
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
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Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:2006 Olympian
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:National Hockey League All-Stars
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Seattle Thunderbirds alumni
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Retired in 2012
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