7 7 , ▁led ▁many ▁N HL ▁goal ies ▁to ▁switch ▁from ▁fib reg lass ▁fac em ask s ▁toward ▁the ▁c age ▁and ▁hel met ▁style , ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁amateur ▁and ▁junior ▁le agues ▁b anning ▁fib reg lass ▁mask s ▁altogether , ▁mand ating ▁the ▁hel met / c age ▁com bo . ▁ ▁Post - care er ▁ ▁After ▁Parent ' s ▁ret irement ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁retired ▁his ▁j er sey ▁number ▁( 1 ) ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁organization ▁as ▁go alt ending ▁coach , ▁ment oring ▁future ▁V ez ina - win ning ▁goal ies ▁Ron ▁He xt all ▁and ▁the ▁late ▁P elle ▁Lind berg h , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁whom ▁id ol ized ▁Parent ▁as ▁a ▁young ster ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Sweden . ▁Today , ▁he ▁is ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁of ▁Hockey . ▁He ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁Fly ers ▁home ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁conc ourse . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁early ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Parent ▁turned ▁to ▁alco hol ▁and ▁eventually ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁rooms ▁of ▁Al co hol ics ▁An onymous . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁so ber ▁for ▁well ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview ▁with ▁Philadelphia ▁Magazine , ▁Parent ▁sheep ish ly ▁admitted ▁he ▁was ▁watching ▁the ▁clock ▁tick ▁off ▁the ▁final