Hockey Trivia 62 – Bernie Parent
Bernie Parent is the best goaltender in the history of the Philadelphia Flyers and one of the top NHL goalies of his generation. Test and expand your hockey trivia knowledge about Bernie Parent.
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Bernie Parent is easily the best goaltender to ever wear the jersey of the Philadelphia Flyers. Until the untimely end to his National Hockey Career in 1978-79 due to an eye injury, Parent was one of the best goalies of that era in the NHL.
Test and expand your hockey trivia knowledge of Bernie Parent with the following four trivia questions.
Q. Bernie Parent played one season in the World Hockey Association. Which WHA team did he play for?
A. Originally signed by the Miami Screaming Eagles, after not playing a single game in Florida, the Screaming Eagles were moved to Philadelphia where they were known as the Philadelphia Blazers for the 1972-73 season. Parent played 63 games for the Blazers in their only season in the WHA before becoming the Vancouver Blazers.
Q. Bernie Parent played his first NHL game with what team?
A. Parent was originally a prospect of the Boston Bruins. He played 39 games with the team in his rookie season, 1965-66, winning only eleven games. He played 18 games with the Bruins the following season before being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.
Q. In 2006-07, what record did Martin Brodeur break that Bernie Parent set in 1973-74?
A. It took over three decades for someone to break Parent’s record for most wins by a goalie in a season. In 1973-74 Bernie won 47 games for the Philadelphia Flyers while losing only 13 in 73 games. Brodeur’s season was four games longer than Parent’s and Marty had the advantage of overtimes and shootouts. Bernie tied 12 games in 1973-74 which would have been potential wins in today’s game.
Q. Bernie Parent won a Memorial Cup in 1964-65 with what Ontario Hockey Association team?
A. Ironically, Parent’s junior success came with a team also called the Flyers. The Niagara Falls Flyers were an OHA team sponsored by the Boston Bruins. The team won the Memorial Cup in 1965 with the help of future NHLers Jean Pronovost, Derek Sanderson and Don Marcotte.
Need more hockey trivia? Check out these previous articles in the hockey trivia series:
Hockey Trivia Sixty-one – The Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League
Hockey Trivia Sixty – Guy Lafleur
Hockey Trivia Fifty-nine – 1979 NHL Entry Draft
Hockey Trivia Fifty-eight – Bobby Orr
Hockey Trivia Fifty-seven – NHL’s 70 Goal Scorers
Hockey Trivia Fifty-six – Ottawa Senators (modern)
Hockey Trivia Fifty-five – St. Louis Blues Individual Records
Hockey Trivia Fifty-four – The Esposito Brothers
