GEORGE PARROS RUMORS

Zuccarello Stares Down Parros

Standing at 6' 5", 229lbs, George Parros is an intimidating figure on the ice. Apparently, intimidating to everyone accept the 5' 7" Mats Zuccarello, who stared down the Panthers enforcer after a goal mouth scrum in the second period... ...i got so pumped when I saw Zucc get right up in Parros' face. Fearless out there. ...not sure what Paul Maurice...
Via NY Rangers Blog Verified_ybn
April 19, 2013  |  Discuss

George Parros Attended Princeton University From 1999 to 2003

Don’t let his mustache or proclivity for fighting fool you — George Parros is a bit of an intellectual. That’s what his college years would suggest, at least. Parros attended Princeton University for four years from 1999 to 2003. There, he totaled 129 penalty minutes during his four seasons with the Tigers. That number pales in comparison to the 979 PIMs he’s racked...
Via NESN.com Verified_ybn
March 14, 2013  |  Discuss

At Which ECAC School Did Panthers Enforcer George Parros Play Hockey?

Hockey fans have no problem spotting George Parros. He’s the 6-foot-5 guy rocking the game’s sweetest mustache either pummeling an opponent’s face in or sitting in the penalty box after pummeling an opponent’s face in. But the longtime enforcer wasn’t always just hitting people in the face, as he was hitting the books for four years at an ECAC hockey school from 1999-2003...
Via NESN.com Verified_ybn
March 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Parros gets 1st chance to skate with Panthers

George Parros is sleeping for the time being in a teammate's guest room. His family is 2,700 miles away, waiting for him to find their new home. He's learning about a new city and getting acclimated to a new locker room. And on Saturday, he'll be making his debut for the Florida Panthers. This hectic life-after-the-lockout schedule will be daunting for just about everyone...
Via AP on Fox
January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Parros signs with Panthers

Right wing George Parros signed a two-year, $1.85 million deal with the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Orange County Register reported. Parros, 32, played the past six seasons with the Anaheim Ducks. An enforcer, Parros had one goal and three assists this season. The Ducks also lost defenseman Sheldon Brookbank, who signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He...
Via Pro Sports Daily Verified_ybn
July 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Parros faces uncertain future in Anaheim

Few among the Ducks are more popular than George Parros, whose work on and off the ice over the past six seasons has made him a fan favorite. But the enforcer's future with the team is cloudy now that he's become a regular healthy scratch over the last six weeks and has an expiring contract. Unlike three years ago when the Ducks talked to him and got him locked up midway...
Via Fox Sports West
April 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Fifth Annual George Parros Cut for the Kids is Thursday, January 5

Join George Parros in the fight against cancer by donating your hair at the Fifth Annual George Parros Cut for the Kids on Thursday, January 5, 2012, 5:00pm– 8:00pm, at the Rinks Huntington Beach to benefit the Childhood Leukemia Foundation ...
Via nhl.com
December 19, 2011  |  Discuss

Parros Eye Surgery and More on Visors

While George Parros is out of the Anaheim Ducks line up for the next four weeks recovering from a retinal tear, he better start thinking "visor."  His latest eye injuries can be added to the growing list of reasons why they should be mandatory. In hockey, pucks happen.  As do sticks.  And other flukes of nature.  Do visors protect in all cases?  No.  But do they protect...
Via On the Duck Pond Verified_ybn
November 08, 2011  |  Discuss

George Parros out for a month after eye surgery

George Parros might be well advised to start wearing a visor at least in practice after twice taking pucks in the face on the Ducks' recently completed trip. The second incident required laser surgery to repair a torn retina of the left eye of the Ducks enforcer. He will be out for about a month and is expected to make a full recovery, the team said. His injury happened at...
Via Fox Sports West
November 07, 2011  |  Discuss

Ducks enforcer Parros out 4 weeks with torn retina

Anaheim Ducks enforcer George Parros will be out for four weeks after having laser eye surgery to fix a torn retina. Parros had surgery Monday, the Ducks announced. The veteran forward was injured when a deflected puck hit him in the left eye during Anaheim's practice in Detroit last Friday. He's expected to recover fully after surgery. The 31-year-old former economics...
Via AP on Fox
November 07, 2011  |  Discuss
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