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George Parros (born December 29, 1979 in Washington, Pennsylvania) is an American ice hockey player.

Career overview

6-foot-5 and 232 pounds, Parros was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the eighth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. A resident of Randolph, New Jersey, Parros played high school hockey at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey. After graduating in 1998, he deferred admission to Princeton University to play junior hockey with the Chicago Freeze in the North American Hockey League during the 1998-99 season.

Parros then played four years at Princeton, where he totaled 52 points and 119 PIM in 111 games. He was named team captain for his senior season in 2002-03. Upon graduation, he joined the American Hockey League's Manchester Monarchs, a Kings affiliate. Parros remained with the team through the 2004-05 season. His best season was 2004-05, when Parros had 22 points (14 goals, 8 assists) and 247 penalty minutes.

He made the Kings' roster for the 2005-06 season and scored his first NHL goal October 20 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas against the Dallas Stars. He recorded an assist and a major fighting penalty in the same game, terming his performance "a Gordie Howe hat trick."

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