Parris Bryan Duffus (born January 27, 1970) is an American former professional

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Playing career

Duffus was drafted 180th overall by the

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in the

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and played one NHL game for the

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in the

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. He allowed one goal on eight shots in his sole NHL appearance against the

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on February 27, 1997, playing 28:49 of ice time. He was the goaltender for the Minnesota Moose for two seasons and holds the Minnesota franchise record for a GAA of 3.31 (1995–96) and SV%: .895 (1995–96). Duffus lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the IIHF World Championships in 1996 in Austria, the nation's first medal in 34 years. He also backstopped Team USA in qualifying play for Pool A after a disastrous 1998 World Championships. Duffus earned a shutout against Kazakhstan, beat Estonia & Austria to earn the US a berth in Pool A in the 1999 World Championships. Duffus played in the Finnish

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where he played for

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, and

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. He also played for the Berlin Capitals and

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, and

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...

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. Duffus played for the

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of UHL in 2002–03 season before retiring. After retiring from professional hockey, Duffus became a Fort Wayne firefighter but is called upon by the Komets periodically as an emergency backup goaltender.http://www.ihl-hockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=444

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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Player Profile:Parris Duffus
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffus, Parris 1970 births Living people American men's ice hockey goaltenders Anchorage Aces players Berlin Capitals players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Fort Wayne Komets players Hampton Roads Admirals players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players Ice hockey people from Denver Jokerit players Las Vegas Thunder players Minnesota Moose players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Phoenix Coyotes players St. Louis Blues draft picks AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans