Editing Bernie Parent (section)

==Early years==
Parent is the youngest of seven siblings. He grew up in [[Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie|Rosemont, Quebec]], a suburb of [[Montreal]]. Parent's hero as a young boy was [[Montreal Canadiens]] goalie [[Jacques Plante]], whose sister lived in Parent's neighbourhood. Many times Parent watched out for Plante's visits to his sister and her family.<ref>[https://www.nhl.com/news/bernie-parent-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-285371010?tid=283865022 Bernie Parent: 100 Greatest NHL Players]</ref> Plante later became his teammate and mentor in 1971 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, when Plante was 43.<ref name=":0" />

As a [[Québécois people|Québécois]], Parent's use of English was a never-ending source of locker room and bus trip humour, especially when he was excited. During his early playing career, Parent did not conduct interviews in English for fear of saying the wrong things.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}