Flames prospect Zayne Parekh matches Bobby Orr’s milestone
Posted Mar 3, 2025 12:44 pm.
Last Updated Mar 3, 2025 2:36 pm.
A massive milestone for a Calgary Flames prospect has put him in impressive company.
Zayne Parekh joined Bobby Orr in the OHL historical database on Sunday with a unique feat.
PAREKH HITS 30 @NHLFlames prospect Zayne Parekh makes history and becomes the first defenceman in OHL Modern History to record back-to-back 30 goal seasons to put the @SpiritHockey up 8-3 with this goal!#OHL | @CHLHockey pic.twitter.com/pvKk3r02NB
— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) March 2, 2025
Parekh scored the final goal in the Saginaw Spirit’s 8-3 win over the North Bay Battallion, giving the defenceman 30 goals on the season.
He is just the second blueliner in OHL/OHA history to score 30-plus goals in mutiple seasons. The other is Orr, who did if from 1964-66 with the Oshawa Generals.
This season, Parekh, the Flames 2024 ninth overall selection, has 96 points in 55 games — 21 more than the league’s next number-two scoring D-man.
