Former Minnesota North Stars standout J.P. Parise has died from lung cancer at 73.
The Minnesota Wild said Thursday he died Wednesday night at his home in the Minneapolis suburb of Prior Lake. Son and Wild star Zach Parise informed the team of his father’s death.
Parise spent most of his NHL career with the North Stars and was chosen to two All-Star teams. He had 594 points in 890 games from 1965-79 with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, North Stars, New York Islanders and Cleveland Barons.
After retirement, he spent nine seasons as a North Stars assistant coach. He later ran the hockey program at Shattuck-St. Mary’s prep school in Faribault, one of the nation’s top prep hockey schools.
