by Andrew Vines ’29 on February 26, 2026
Men's Ice Hockey
Earlier this season, Providence College men’s ice hockey goalie Philip Svedebäck ’26 went down with an MCL injury. This injury would have Svedebäck out for a while, and the team needed someone to step up. Svedebäck’s backup was freshman Jack Parsons ’29. Parsons has stepped into Svedebäck’s role and has not looked back. Since filling in, Parsons has been one of the top goalies in the Hockey East Conference.
Parsons is from Cortland, NY. Growing up, he played two seasons for Mount St. Charles Academy. In his 15U AAA season, Parsons’s team went 29–2–1 in a season where he had a .923 save percentage. After his time at Mount St. Charles Academy, Parsons played for the U.S. National team and the USNTDP Juniors in the USHL. Parsons won gold at the 2022 World U17 Hockey Challenge for Team USA. At the U18 world championships in 2024, Parsons and Team USA won silver. After his time with Team USA and USNTDP Juniors, Parsons played for the Chicago Steel in the USHL. Over the 2025 summer, Parsons played at the Las Vegas Golden Knights development camp. Jack was the No.10 ranked North American goalie from the NHL’s Central Scouting rankings ahead of the last NHL draft where he went undrafted.
Since starting for PC, Parsons has picked up many awards. He has won Hockey East Rookie of the week twice, Hockey East Goaltender of the Week twice, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month, and National Rookie of the Month for January. These are all due to his spectacular performance on the ice. This season, Parsons has a .920 save percentage, 2.06 GAA, and two shutouts. In the Friars’ overtime win at Boston College, Parsons had 43 saves and recorded a .935 save percentage in the victory. In his starts since taking over for Svedebäck, the Friars are 11–2 and had a nine-game winning streak. Parsons has been a brick wall in the net for the Friars and has seemed to provide a spark for the team after a rough start to the season.
Parsons and the Friars are starting to heat up at the right time of the season. The Friars are currently up nine points in the Hockey East standings. If the Friars can hold the top spot in the standings, this would be the first time PC has won the Hockey East regular season title outright.