| Parris Duffus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 1970 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes HPK Jokerit HIFK Berlin Capitals Nürnberg Ice Tigers HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
| National team |
United States | ||
| NHL draft |
180th overall,
1990 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | ||
Parris Bryan Duffus (born January 27, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Playing career
Duffus was drafted 180th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and played one NHL game for the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996–97 NHL season. He allowed one goal on eight shots in his sole NHL appearance against the Vancouver Canucks on February 27, 1997, playing 28:49 of ice time.
He was the goaltender for the Minnesota Moose for two seasons and holds the Minnesota franchise record for a GAA of 3.31 (1995–96) and SV%: .895 (1995–96).
Duffus lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the IIHF World Championships in 1996 in Austria, the nation's first medal in 34 years. He also backstopped Team USA in qualifying play for Pool A after a disastrous 1998 World Championships. Duffus earned a shutout against Kazakhstan, beat Estonia & Austria to earn the US a berth in Pool A in the 1999 World Championships.
Duffus played in the Finnish SM-liiga where he played for HPK, Jokerit, and HIFK. He also played for the Berlin Capitals and Nürnberg Ice Tigers in Germany, and HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in Russia.
Duffus played for the Fort Wayne Komets of UHL in 2002–03 season before retiring.
After retiring from professional hockey, Duffus became a Fort Wayne firefighter [1] but is called upon by the Komets periodically as an emergency backup goaltender. [2] [3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1988–89 | Melville Millionaires | SJHL | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Melfort Mustangs | SJHL | 51 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2828 | 226 | 2 | 4.79 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Cornell University | ECAC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4.86 | .850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Cornell University | ECAC | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1677 | 74 | 1 | 2.65 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 13 | 0 | 3.18 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 37 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2149 | 142 | 0 | 3.96 | .875 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 5.08 | .868 | ||
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 36 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1845 | 141 | 0 | 4.58 | .862 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 3.88 | .880 | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 29 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1581 | 71 | 3 | 2.69 | .911 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 17 | 0 | 2.49 | .929 | ||
| 1995–96 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 35 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1812 | 100 | 1 | 3.31 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 58 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3266 | 176 | 3 | 3.23 | .897 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 | .917 | ||
| 1997–98 | HPK | FIN | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1436 | 79 | 0 | 3.30 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 916 | 47 | 0 | 3.08 | .907 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 252 | 12 | 0 | 2.85 | .898 | ||
| 1998–99 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 38 | — | — | — | 2256 | 126 | 1 | 3.35 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Jokerit | FIN | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 894 | 34 | 5 | 2.28 | .932 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 13 | 0 | 4.15 | .871 | ||
| 1999–00 | HIFK | FIN | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1767 | 72 | 1 | 2.44 | .922 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 24 | 0 | 3.33 | .890 | ||
| 1999–00 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | — | — | — | 2794 | 125 | 2 | 2.68 | .903 | 4 | — | — | 281 | 11 | 0 | 2.35 | .919 | ||
| 2001–12 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 313 | 31 | 0 | 5.94 | .823 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–12 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 38 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2193 | 97 | 3 | 2.65 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 14 | 0 | 3.47 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SønderjyskE | IHL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | United States | WC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 425 | 18 | 0 | 2.54 | .948 | |
| 1999 | United States | WC | 5 | — | — | — | 258 | 7 | 1 | 1.63 | .939 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | — | — | — | 683 | 25 | 1 | 2.20 | — | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All- ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1991–92 |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1991–92 |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 1992 |
See also
References
- ^ "Parris Duffus".
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Player Profile:Parris Duffus
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey goaltenders
- Anchorage Aces players
- BSC Preussen Berlin players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
- Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Hampton Roads Admirals players
- HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- HPK players
- Ice hockey people from Denver
- Jokerit players
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Minnesota Moose players
- Nürnberg Ice Tigers players
- Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans