▁games . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁were ▁drawing ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁stand - up ▁go alt ender ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁The ▁never ▁before ▁seen ▁goal ▁scoring ▁tot als ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁eventually ▁forced ▁a ▁revolution ▁in ▁go alt ender ▁style ▁and ▁play . ▁The ▁but ter fly ▁style ▁of ▁Patrick ▁Roy ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁style ▁and ▁the ▁stand - up ▁style ▁of ▁Parent ▁and ▁Pl ante ▁became ▁a ▁re lic ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁past . ▁Parent ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁great ▁stand - up ▁go alt ender . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Parent ▁suffered ▁a ▁career - ending ▁eye ▁injury ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁R angers . ▁An ▁err ant ▁stick ▁entered ▁the ▁right ▁eye ▁hole ▁of ▁his ▁mask , ▁causing ▁permanent ▁damage ▁to ▁his ▁vision . ▁After ▁hospital ization , ▁including ▁the ▁complete ▁loss ▁of ▁sight ▁for ▁two ▁weeks , ▁Parent ▁recovered ▁and ▁eventually ▁reg ained ▁sight , ▁although ▁not ▁at ▁the ▁level ▁required ▁to ▁res ume ▁his ▁playing ▁career . ▁He ▁retired ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 4 , ▁an ▁age ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁" st ill ▁in ▁athlet ic ▁prime " ▁for ▁go alt enders . ▁This ▁incident , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁Ger ry ▁Des j ard ins ' ▁career ▁when ▁a ▁pu ck ▁struck ▁his ▁eye ▁in ▁ 1 9