Bernie Parent was 80 years old. “The legend of Bernie Parent reached far beyond the ice and his accolades,” a statement from the Flyers and Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation said. “Bernie had a deep love for Philadelphia and fans of the Flyers. He was passionate about his role as an ambassador for Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education and inspired an entire generation of hockey fans. Parent then spent the next three-plus seasons with the Flyers during the first seasons of their history.