Athlete of the Week: Jack Parsons

by Andrew Vines ’29 on February 27, 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.

A Heated Rivalry: Providence College Men’s Hockey Sweeps Boston College

by Pippa Jones ‘28 on January 22, 2026

Sports - Friar Sports

Providence College’s men’s ice hockey (No. 14) team’s competition with Boston College (No. 12/13) has been a passionate rivalry for a long time, as New England not only loves ice hockey, but also an intense competition. With die-hard fans on each team, these games provide for a fierce watch. Both teams are usually ranked in the top five of the Hockey East, making this game imperative for ranking and supremacy in the conference. Both schools being religious and close in proximity raises the stakes to assert dominance.

Heading into the games, Boston College averaged 3.3 goals per game with goals from Lukas Gustaffson and Dean Letourneau, who were recently given Hockey East awards, averaging 18 and 20 games played respectively this season. Letourneau is the goal leader for the team followed by James Hagens with the second-highest shooting percentage this season. Boston College’s goalie Louka Cloutier was also named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List.

At Providence College, goalie Jack Parsons ’29 was just named the Pro Ambitions Hockey East of the week with his near shutout against the University of Maine. Goalie Philip Svedbäck ’26 was also named for the Mike Richter Award Watch List. Logan Sawyer ’28 and John Mustard ’28 have the most recorded goals and shots for the Friars followed by first round draft pick Roger Mcqueen ’29, who has the most recorded points and assists. The first game away at Boston College ended with a Friars overtime win of 4–3, with the winning goal scored by Sawyer.

The game kicked off with an Eagles goal scored by former Friar Brady Berard in the first period followed by one from Providence’s Clint Levens ’27 and another from Aleksi Kivioja ’28. In the second period, Kale McCallum ’26G raised the scoring gap with the third goal. Boston responded to the Friars lead in the second period with their second goal by Teddy Stiga.

The Eagles’ Will Moore tied the game 3–3 before Sawyer brought it into overtime with a goal for Providence. Parsons had a career high of 43 saves for the Friars. Game Two at home had an electric atmosphere for the “Freezeout” game. The game started with a strong lead of three Providence goals in the first period. Mustard started with a goal followed by a powerplay goal by Boston College’s Andre Gasseau. Providence returned with a powerplay goal by Tanner Adams ’27, and concluded the period with a pass between the legs from McQueen and a finish by Jonathan Faucon ’29. In the second period, Sawyer scored the fourth goal leading to a Providence powerplay. Ryan Conny from the Eagles scored on their powerplay bringing the game to a score of 4–2. In the third period, Luka Radivojec brought the score to 4–3 and concluded the goals of the game. At a high stakes game, the Friar fans definitely brought the energy that contributed to Providence’s full weekend sweep of Boston College for the first time since 2002.