Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga akasarudzwa neNew Jersey Devils mumutambo wechitatu, wechi63, mu 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Kunyange zvazvo akanga asingakwanisi kuita chibvumirano neDhiyabhorosi, akadzokera ku1998
uye akasarudzwa mumutambo wokutanga, wechi20, neColorado Avalanche. Mushure mekutamba mwaka mishoma muWHL neKelowna Rockets, Parker akatanga basa rake reNHL neAvalanche muna 1998 uye aive nhengo yechikwata chavo che 2001 Stanley Cup.