assistant coach between 1980 and 1988, except for the 1984 season, when he was the head coach for Minnesota's minor league affiliate, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the Central Hockey League; he recorded a 35–35–2 mark as coach. Thereafter Parisé retired to Minnesota where he coached and was hockey director at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, where his son Zach Parise and many other players such as Sidney Crosby, Jack Johnson and Jonathan Toews played. On April 23, 2008, Parisé was named the head coach and general manager of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. He served one season as the team's coach. Personal life His youngest son Zach, plays for the New York Islanders. His eldest son, Jordan, was a goaltender who played in the United States Hockey League with the Chicago Steel and Waterloo Blackhawks, then played three seasons with the North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey, leaving as the school's all-time leader in goals against average (2.14). Jordan signed a contract by the New Jersey Devils on July 14, 2006, and played with the Lowell Devils for two seasons. Jordan later played in Europe with EC Red Bull Salzburg, Klagenfurt AC, and HC Valpellice. In addition to Zach and Jordan, Parisé had two children from his first marriage, Colette and Marc. Death It was reported in November 2014 that Parisé was in the advanced stages of lung cancer. Parisé died on January 7, 2015, of lung cancer, aged 73. In addition to son Zach, J.P. Parisé was survived by his wife of 42 years, Donna, two other sons, one daughter, and six grandchildren. Achievements and facts Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game in 1970 and 1973. On April 11, 1975, Parisé scored a goal 11 seconds into overtime to give the Islanders a 4–3 win over the New York Rangers, clinching the best-of-3 playoff series for the islanders. It was the fastest overtime goal in NHL history up to that time. At the time of his retirement, Parisé was the North Stars' all-time leader in assists, second in points, third in goals and fifth in games played. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1941 births 2015 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Deaths from cancer in Minnesota Cleveland Barons (NHL) players Deaths from lung cancer Ice hockey people from Ontario Minnesota North Stars coaches Minnesota North Stars