Parris Duffus

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image=

| 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 = {{birth date and age|1970|1|27}}

| 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{{Cite web|url=http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/digital/collection/coll3/id/4602/|title = Parris Duffus}} but is called upon by the Komets periodically as an emergency backup goaltender.{{cite web |url=http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/sports/tailingthekomets/?m=200811 |title=Archived copy |website=fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221163404/http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/sports/tailingthekomets/?m=200811 |archive-date=21 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}http://www.ihl-hockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=444{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| SønderjyskE \| IHL \| 1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00	1.000 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 29 !! 1 !! 0 !! 2.08 !! .875 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1996 \| United States \| WC \| 7	4	3	0	425	18	0	2.54	.948
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999 \| United States \| WC \| 5	—	—	—	258	7	1	1.63	.939
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4\| Junior totals ! 12 !! — !! — !! — !! 683 !! 25 !! 1 !! 2.20 !! —