By Kyle Palantzas

Born in the USA hit fan-favorite status in northern Saskatchewan this season, serenading the crowd each time Prince Albert Raiders dynamo right winger Jonathan Parker lit the lamp.

After a 45-goal campaign that left him fifth in Western League tallies, the California native has catapulted onto the NHL’s radar by outperforming highly touted prospects Nino Niederreiter, Quinton Howden and Ryan Johansen, to name a few, and is coming off the biggest turnaround season of any player in the league. Parker, who stands 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, scored 30 more goals this year than in the 2009-10 WHL season.

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