Introduction
Blake Parlett (born May 13, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently contracted to the KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Parlett played Major Junior Hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, the last as an overage player for Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. He turned professional with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League during the 2010–11 season.
Parlett split his first season between the Wolf Pack/Whale and ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors, earning a starting position in the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game.
He was signed to a two-year entry level contract by the Whale's parent club, the New York Rangers, on June 2, 2011.
During the 2012–13 season with the Connecticut Whale, Parlett was included, along with Steven Delisle, as part of the package in the deadline trade of Marian Gaborik from the Rangers to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and a sixth-round pick on April 3, 2013. Parlett was immediately reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.
On February 7, 2014, Parlett was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Carter Camper. and was assigned to the AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, for the remainder of the season.
On July 2, 2014, Parlett signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers. In the 2014–15 campaign, Parlett was assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for the duration of the season.
On June 10, 2015, approaching free agency, and unable to break into the NHL, Parlett signed a one-year contract with Croatian KHL club, Medveščak.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Huntsville Otters | OPJHL | 48 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 68 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2009–10 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 68 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 46 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 55 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 67 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 37 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 67 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 284 | 27 | 80 | 107 | 246 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | ||||