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Luzerne County 4-H members participate in State 4-H Horse Show

Letter to the Editor: Home rule hasn’t failed Luzerne County; stay the course

<p>The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed free agent defenseman Ryan Parent to a professional tryout contract on Wednesday. A first round pick (18th overall) of the Nashville Predators in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Parent has played in 351 professional games.</p><p>The six-foot-two, 205-pounds defenseman appeared in 106 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. The addition of Parent gives the Penguins seven healthy defenseman. Veteran blueliner Tim Erixon is considered day-to-day as of Wednesday.</p><p>At the AHL level, Parent, 28, has suited up for the Milwaukee Admirals, Philadelphia Phantoms, Manitoba Moose, Chicago Wolves, Norfolk Admirals, St. John&#8217;s IceCaps, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.</p><p>In 239 AHL games, the Prince Albert, Sask. native has four goals and 24 assists for 28 points as well as 245 penalty minutes.</p><p>Parent played in two games during the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs with the Penguins, his only two games with the team. Parent also attended Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s training camp at the start of this season on a professional tryout basis but has not played with any team this season.</p><p>Before his pro career began, Parent captured two gold medals with Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2006 and 2007, and he won an OHL Championship in his rookie season with the Guelph Storm in 2004.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins add another defenseman