Left unprotected for the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, Parent was chosen by the Philadelphia Flyers where he and Doug Favell, another former Bruin prospect, split the netminding duties for the Flyers' first season. Parent recorded a 2.48 GAA with four shutouts and the Flyers finished first in the NHL's West Division. Over the next two seasons, with Favell performing inconsistently or injured, Parent became the Flyers' #1 goalie and appeared in 58 and 62 games for the Flyers. Looking for help up front to improve the club's offence, the Flyers dealt Parent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in January 1971. At Toronto, Parent joined his boyhood hero, Jacques Plante, who at 42 was having an all-star season. Under Plante's tutelage, Parent became a more consistent and technically proficient goalie. Parent played well for the Leafs through the 1971 72 season, gaining valuable regular season and playoff experience. Toronto traded Parent's NHL rights back to the Flyers for Favell and a first round pick in that summer's (1973) amateur draft.

The next two seasons were the greatest of his career. Playing 73 games in a 78 game schedule, Parent sparkled in leading the league with a 1.89 GAA and 12 shutouts. He shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's Tony Esposito and was named a first team all-star as the Flyers to a first place finish in the West Division. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP) and the Flyers won the first of consecutive Stanley Cup Championships. The following year, he won another Vezina Trophy, a second Conn Smythe Trophy and the Stanley Cup. "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent" became a catch-phrase and bumper sticker in Philadelphia in those years.

COLLECTABLE: AUTOGRAPHED BERNIE PARENT PHILADELPHIA FLYERS JERSEY


Philadelphia Flyers jersey autographed by Bernie Parent. The jersey is semi-pro, CCM, KOHO, or Reebok, with name and numbers sown on.

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PROFESSIONAL FRAME (as seen above) $400 add extra puck $15 custom frame color $25 to $100 add extra photograph $25 custom plaque $20 NOTE: Location of puck, photo, plaque & pins is customizable.

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