With an assist from a friend, Jack Parker headed to Hockey Hall of Fame

""I certainly thought about it for a while and then I really started to think about it when (Boston College coaching legend Jerry York) went in (in 2019). Jerry absolutely deserved to be in but Jack should be in, too," said Corbett. "I gave it a lot of thought and I knew of Jim Rice and (late statistician) Dick Bresciani of the Red Sox and he was really the driving force to get Jim Rice's candidacy heard and eventually got him into Cooperstown.""

""One of them said, 'You make the case, you put it all together and put it on paper, get it to me and I'll make sure that it gets distributed to the people on the committee.' It was like making a case to the Supreme Court of hockey.""

"So Corbett went to work compiling his accomplishments - 897 wins, 13 Frozen Four appearances, three NCAA championships, 73 players who went on to play in the NHL, 28 Olympians (including Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig, Dave Silk and Jack O'Callahan, who were part of the 1980 momentous win over the Soviets), and now former players who have gone on to the coaching (Mike Sullivan, John Hynes, Joe Sacco, David Quinn) and GM ranks (Chris Drury, Mik"

Jack Parker compiled 897 wins, 13 Frozen Four appearances, three NCAA championships, 73 NHL players and 28 Olympians, and produced numerous coaches and general managers during his tenure at Boston University. Bernie Corbett, a longtime BU announcer and alumnus, mobilized a campaign to secure Parker's Hockey Hall of Fame induction by compiling Parker's achievements and leveraging contacts on the Hall of Fame committee. Corbett prepared a written case, distributed it through sympathetic committee members, and drew inspiration from prior successful advocacy for other sports figures. Parker's induction followed Corbett's persistent advocacy and presentation of Parker's coaching legacy.

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