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Tyler Parsons (born September 18, 1997) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Parsons most recently played for the Stockton Heat in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Junior
Parsons spent his junior career with the London Knights of the OHL, playing three seasons with the team, including winning seventeen straight games en route to winning the 2016 Memorial Cup. During the 2016-17 season, Parsons was one of the top goaltenders in the league; leading the league in save percentage for starting goaltenders.
Professional
After his impressive performance leading up to his Memorial Cup championship, Parsons was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round of the 2016 NHL draft, 54th overall. Parsons signed his entry level contract with the Flames on March 19, 2017. On October 13, 2017, Parsons made his professional debut for the Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL, a 5–3 victory against the Tulsa Oilers. Parsons would spend most of his professional rookie season with the Mavericks, with the remainder played with the Flames top affiliate, the Stockton Heat of the AHL.
Despite being regarded as the Flames top goaltending prospect, Parsons would play the entirety of his career in the Flames minor league system, never being called up due to injury and struggles with anger management, anxiety, and depression.
International play
On December 24, 2016, Parsons was named to the final roster to represent the United States during the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Parsons would go on to shine in the tournament; not being credited with a loss, and winning the gold medal game in exciting fashion, beating host team Canada in the shootout.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2014–15 | London Knights | OHL | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1,147 | 97 | 0 | 3.53 | .905 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 437 | 24 | 1 | 3.30 | .917 | ||
| 2015–16 | London Knights | OHL | 49 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2,835 | 110 | 4 | 2.33 | .921 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1086 | 39 | 1 | 2.15 | .925 | ||
| 2016–17 | London Knights | OHL | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2,000 | 79 | 4 | 2.37 | .925 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 870 | 39 | 1 | 2.69 | .922 | ||
| 2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 301 | 22 | 0 | 4.39 | .856 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kansas City Mavericks | ECHL | 28 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1,576 | 83 | 1 | 3.16 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1,087 | 67 | 0 | 3.70 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Kansas City Mavericks | ECHL | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1,327 | 67 | 1 | 3.03 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States | WJC |  | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 12 | 0 | 2.18 | 0.917 |
