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The Six Degrees of Jack Parker

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SteveF said:
Hobey Baker played against William H Clafin on Havard (1912)
William H Claflin later coached George Owen at Harvard (1923)
George Owen played with eddie shore on the boston bruins (1930s)
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if you can use "played against" that makes a lot of them quicker. I'll have to check the official rulebook. :p
 
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SteveF said:
i might have made this hard on myself


jerry york
coached with ron rolston at BC (02-03)
who played for asst coach bruce horsch at michigan tech (87-88)
who played with jack o'callahan on the us olympic team (1980)
who played for jack parker (76-80)
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FOUL!
Bruce Horsh never was on the "official" 1980 Olympic team. Just like Herb Brooks (anyone want to try him?) was never on the 1960 team.

Jerry York
Coached at Clarkson - Asst Coach was Bill O'Flaherty (1)
Coached at Clarkson - Asst Coach was Terry Meagher (2)
Who played for Jack (3)

And I don't play the drinking game, but I do visit the Oracle of Bacon when things are really boring.
 
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jen said:
I like it. i tried to come up with some older ones that would be a bit tougher, because it's hard to find teams with no BU connection in the past 20 years or so.

Henri Richard
played with Guy Lafleur in MTL
who played with James PAtrick on NYR
who played with Tony Amonte on NYR
who was coached by Jack.

Eddie Shore
played with Frank Brimsek in Boston (39-40) #1
who played with Doug Bentley in CHI (49-50) #2
Who played with Andy Bathgate on NYR (53-54) #3
Who played with Glen Sather in Vancouver (70-71) #4
Who coached Tom Poti on NYR (02-03) and Dan LaCouture #5
who were coached by Jack (is that more than 6? can we get a ruling?) #6
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SUCCESS!!

How far back can we take Ricky Meagher?

BTW, Jerry York has a nice branch, but you can only use 3 as he has a Parker number of 3 to start with. And can we link Charlie Holt with Jack Parker?? Because then we start ANOTHER mass migration.
 
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Red Cloud said:
Brooks is far too easy. He coached a number of Jack's former charges on the '80 team (Eruzione, O'Callahan, Craig, Silk).
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Try using only NCAA or NHL teams -- it still works, but takes a bit longer.

This does not count -

President George H. W. Bush
Has daughter Doro (1)
Who was married to Bill LeBlond (2) <- another BC/BU matchup that did not go as planned.
Who played for Jack (3)
 
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joecct said:
SUCCESS!!

How far back can we take Ricky Meagher?

BTW, Jerry York has a nice branch, but you can only use 3 as he has a Parker number of 3 to start with. And can we link Charlie Holt with Jack Parker?? Because then we start ANOTHER mass migration.
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Charlie Holt
coached Peter Douris at UNH
who played with Joe Sacco in Anaheim
who was coached by Jack.

joecct said:
Try using only NCAA or NHL teams -- it still works, but takes a bit longer.
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Herb Brooks coached Dave Silk with the Rangers, who played for Jack. ;)
 
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jen said:
Charlie Holt
coached Peter Douris at UNH
who played with Joe Sacco in Anaheim
who was coached by Jack.



Herb Brooks coached Dave Silk with the Rangers, who played for Jack. ;)
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Maybe, but unless you find somebody who transferred from UNH -> BU, the lowest Parker number you can get is 3.

Hey Jen -- >you're good!!!
 
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jen said:
if you can use "played against" that makes a lot of them quicker. I'll have to check the official rulebook. :p
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you try looking around for the 1910 princeton roster.

if i need this thread was going to get so hostile i would have tried to hijack it like everyone else did in the beginning!
 
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SteveF said:
you try looking around for the 1910 princeton roster.
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I did!! I got nothin. can't even find the name of ONE teammate. I'm impressed you even found someone who played against him. :)

edit: ok, I just found 3 teammates, but they lead nowhere. https://admin.xosn.com/fls/10600/pdf/MIH_Record_Book_09.pdf - Wendel S. Kuhn, Clarence Peacock, and Alfred Kay.

judging by this, I think it may be impossible. Earliest Princeton hockey Olympian was 1926. They only list letterwinners starting in 1930.
 
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joecct said:
Maybe, but unless you find somebody who transferred from UNH -> BU, the lowest Parker number you can get is 3.

Hey Jen -- >you're good!!!
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John Corriveau should fill the missing link.
Played two years for Charlie Holt, then two for Jack, including the 1978 national championship team--so he was an O'Callahan, Craig and Silk teammate, if you want to make a detour to the Olympic team.


1974-75 U. of New Hampshire NCAA 29 15 12 27 18
1975-76 U. of New Hampshire NCAA 31 8 7 15 20
1977-78 Boston University NCAA 6 1 2 3 4
1978-79 Boston University NCAA 6 0 3 3 4
http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=7382


Charlie Holt
coached John Corriveau at UNH (74-76)
who was coached by Jack. (77-79)
 
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7... the best I can do

Hobey Baker
was coached by <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9503E3DB103CE633A25757C1A9649D946396D6CF">Gus Hornfeck</a> in 1912
who played with Jimmy Bulger for the <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9806E5DC153EE733A25751C1A9649C946897D6CF">NY Wanderers</a> in 1909
who played with Sprague Cleghorn for <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9905E1DD1139E333A2575BC0A9679C946196D6CF">the NY Wanderers</a> in 1910
who played with Dutch Gainor on the Bruins (1927-28)
who played with Toe Blake on the Montreal Maroons (1934-35)
who coached Jacques Lemaire with the Canadiens
who coached Jay Pandolfo with the Devils
who played for Jack.
 
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mine is better because one william h claflin founded BU in the 1800s. i presume its his dad. ironically he is buried in newton!
 
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Viktor Tikhonov

Coached Alexei Kasatonov (1980 Russian Olympic Team)
Who played with Joe Sacco (1993-4 Anaheim)
Who played for JP
 
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jen said:
7... the best I can do

Hobey Baker
was coached by <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9503E3DB103CE633A25757C1A9649D946396D6CF">Gus Hornfeck</a> in 1912
who played with Jimmy Bulger for the <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9806E5DC153EE733A25751C1A9649C946897D6CF">NY Wanderers</a> in 1909
who played with Sprague Cleghorn for <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9905E1DD1139E333A2575BC0A9679C946196D6CF">the NY Wanderers</a> in 1910
who played with Dutch Gainor on the Bruins (1927-28)
who played with Toe Blake on the Montreal Maroons (1934-35)
who coached Jacques Lemaire with the Canadiens
who coached Jay Pandolfo with the Devils
who played for Jack.
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Jen rules.
Skill, dexterity, style. Can you hear my applause from Colorado?
Is there anything you can't do?:eek: :cool: :D
 
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I switched to non-Canadiens..

Syl Apps (the first one)
played with Sid Smith on the Leafs (47-48)
played with Bobby Baun on the Leafs (57-58)
who played with Darryl Sittler on the Leafs (71-72)
who played with Dave Silk on the Wings (84-85)
who was coached by Jack.

I actually found a way to do it that included the second Syl Apps, but then it took 7 steps.

I'm not very busy at work today... :) This is a very educational exercise. I did not know Toe BLake's first name was Hector. No wonder he went by Toe. Why don't players have nicknames like that anymore? Dit, Happy, King, Toe, Dutch.
 
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