Entering 2015-16 Season: First year with the Bulldogs after transferring from NCAA Division I St. Lawrence University out of ECAC Hockey, where he skated the previous two seasons... chose Adrian College for the great hockey program and academics.
2014-15 (Sophomore Year): Turned aside 22 of 24 shots he faced in a tough 2-1 loss at Vermont in his only appearance...helped the Saints to the ECAC Semifinals versus Colgate.
2013-14 (Freshman Year): Played 300 minutes and 39 seconds over span of seven games...posted a 2.99 goals-against average and went 2-1 in three starts...93 saves...made St. Lawrence debut in relief on Oct. 19 at Ferris State...earned first collegiate start against Northeastern a week later, a 6-4 win with 20 saves...twice recorded SLU career-high saves of 22...compiled a 2.16 GAA in three conference games.
Prior to Adrian College: One of the top prospects in the North American Hockey League...one of the tallest goalies in program history, he went 18-17 in 39 games for Minot in the 2012-13 NAHL season...owned a 2.79 GAA with a .917 save percentage...also played Junior hockey for Springfield in 2011-12, going 12-9 in 24 appearances with a 2.75 GAA...graduated from Vianney High School (Kirkwood, Mo.) in 2010, earning Honor Roll status during his junior and senior years.
Biggest Influence on you as an athlete and why?: "My mother through my hockey career because she has supported me playing junior hockey and through college. She has taught me to always work hard and compete hard."
Personal: Born Tyler Richard Parks on May 9, 1992, in St. Louis, Mo....nickname is Parksy...son of Erica Parks...Favorites: sports teams--NHL's Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues; athletes--Pekka Rinne and Carey Price; TV show--Shark Tank; movie--The Rookie; author--J.K. Rowling; book--The Power Within the Path to Elite Goaltending; musicians/groups--Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line; foods--pasta with vegetables...career goal is to be an investment banker...likes to play tennis and golf...aspires to play professional hockey... volunteered at a nursing home and soup kitchen in high school...majoring in business, with an economics minor.
