Terik Parascak
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2006)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|5|28}}
| birth_place = Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 173
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Washington Capitals
| prospect_league = WHL
| prospect_team = Prince George Cougars
| draft = 17th overall
| draft_year = 2024
| draft_team = Washington Capitals
}}
Terik Parascak (born May 28, 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger for the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 17th overall by the Capitals in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Parascak attended and played for the Edge School before joining the Prince George Cougars during the 2022–23 WHL season, playing in five regular season games.{{cite web |last1=Gee |first1=Daniel |title=Film Room: Doubt Terik Parascak at your own peril |url=https://eprinkside.com/2024/06/25/film-room-doubt-terik-parascak-at-your-own-peril |website=eprinkside.com |publisher=EliteProspects.com |access-date=28 June 2024}} The following season, Parascak scored 105 points, the eighth-highest total in the league. He was the runner-up for the WHL Rookie of the Year award and was named to the CHL All-Rookie Team.{{cite web |title=Terik Parascak named to CHL All-Rookie Team for 2023-24 |url=https://chl.ca/whl-cougars/article/terik-parascak-named-to-chl-all-rookie-team-for-2023-24 |website=chl.ca |date=June 3, 2024 |access-date=28 June 2024}} He was drafted 17th overall, in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft by the Washington Capitals.{{cite web |last1=Silber |first1=Sammi |title=Capitals Take Terik Parascak With 17th Overall Pick In 2024 NHL Draft |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/news/washington-capitals-2024-nhl-draft-select |website=thehockeynews.com |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=28 June 2024}} He signed an entry-level contract with the team on July 5, 2024.{{cite web |title=Capitals sign forward Terik Parascak to three-year, entry-level contract |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/capitals-sign-forward-terik-parascak-to-three-year-entry-level-contract/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=July 5, 2024 |date=July 5, 2024}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="94" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="94" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2022–23
| WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023–24 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 68 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 41
| 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024–25
| Prince George Cougars | WHL | 59 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 47
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|WHL totals ! 131 !! 71 !! 116 !! 187 !! 88 ! 20 !! 10 !! 14 !! 24 !! 14 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|elite=711384|hockeydb=265268|nhl=8484769}}
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{{succession box | before = Ryan Leonard | title = Washington Capitals first round draft pick | years = 2024 | after = Incumbent}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parascak, Terik}}
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Ice hockey people from Lethbridge
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:Prince George Cougars players