 Before the 2011-12 season, Parent was assigned by the Canucks to their new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.Parent was loaned to Team Canada for the 2011 Spengler Cup.As an Unrestricted Free Agent going into the 2012–13 season due to the NHL lock-out, Parent was signed to a professional try-out contract with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL on October 24, 2012.