Parent had pinched a nerve in his neck causing radiating pain .
As the Flyers prepared a run at the championship for a third consecutive year , Parent was sidelined by a pre-season neck injury requiring surgery and he appeared in only 11 games in 1975 -- 76 .
Parent had pinched a nerve in Parent 's neck causing radiating pain .
As the Flyers prepared a run at the championship for a third consecutive year , Parent was sidelined by a pre-season neck injury requiring surgery and he appeared in only 11 games in 1975 -- 76 .