Parris Duffus Explained

Played For:Phoenix Coyotes
HPK
Jokerit
HIFK
Berlin Capitals
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:192
Birth Date:27 January 1970
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Ntl Team:USA
Draft:180th overall
Draft Year:1990
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Career Start:1992
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1988–89Melville MillionairesSJHL39 6.17
1989–90Melfort MustangsSJHL51 17 23 3 2828 226 2 4.79 .860
1990–91Cornell UniversityECAC4 0 0 0 37 3 0 4.86 .850
1991–92Cornell UniversityECAC28 14 11 3 1677 74 1 2.65 .913
1992–93Hampton Roads AdmiralsECHL4 3 1 0 245 13 0 3.18 .909
1992–93Peoria RivermenIHL37 16 15 4 2149 142 0 3.96 .8751 0 1 59 5 0 5.08 .868
1993–94Peoria RivermenIHL36 19 10 3 1845 141 0 4.58 .8622 0 1 92 6 0 3.88 .880
1994–95Peoria RivermenIHL29 17 7 3 1581 71 3 2.69 .9117 4 2 409 17 0 2.49 .929
1995–96Minnesota MooseIHL35 10 17 2 1812 100 1 3.31 .895
1996–97Phoenix CoyotesNHL1 0 0 0 29 1 0 2.08 .875
1996–97Las Vegas ThunderIHL58 28 19 6 3266 176 3 3.23 .8973 0 3 175 8 0 2.73 .917
1997–98HPKFIN24 11 13 0 1436 79 0 3.30 .911
1997–98Cincinnati CyclonesIHL17 10 5 0 916 47 0 3.08 .9075 1 3 252 12 0 2.85 .898
1998–99Berlin CapitalsDEL38 2256 126 1 3.35 .890
1998–99JokeritFIN15 7 8 0 894 34 5 2.28 .9323 0 3 188 13 0 4.15 .871
1999–00HIFKFIN29 12 10 7 1767 72 1 2.44 .9227 4 3 432 24 0 3.33 .890
1999–00Fort Wayne KometsUHL3 3 0 0 180 10 0 3.33 .897
2000–01Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL49 2794 125 2 2.68 .9034 281 11 0 2.35 .919
2001–12Anchorage AcesWCHL7 1 6 0 313 31 0 5.94 .823
2001–12Neftekhimik NizhnekamskRSL38 9 22 2 2193 97 3 2.65 .880
2002–03Fort Wayne KometsUHL5 3 1 0 242 14 0 3.47 .865
2009–10SønderjyskEIHL1 0.00 1.000
NHL totals1 0 0 0 29 1 0 2.08 .875

International

YearTeamEventGP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1996United StatesWC7 4 3 0 425 18 0 2.54 .948
1999United StatesWC5 258 7 1 1.63 .939
Junior totals12 683 25 1 2.20

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1991–92
AHCA East First-Team All-American1991–92
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parris Duffus.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090221163404/http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/sports/tailingthekomets/?m=200811 . 21 February 2009 . dead.
  3. http://www.ihl-hockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=444{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}