PHILADELPHIA -- Even at 66 years old and his legacy secure in hockey history, Bernie Parent was nervous heading into Saturday’s Winter Classic alumni game.

"You’re a competitor,” he explained. “It never leaves you.”

The Hall of Fame goalie hadn’t played in decades and shoulder replacement surgery in June meant his training was limited. Ten days, to be exact.

“Only 10 days of skating out of 30 years -- that’s not much,” Parent said after the game, a 3-1 Rangers win in which Parent played the first five minutes.

In those five minutes, Parent was tested and decades of time off didn’t remove the fight from a guy who led the Flyers to two Stanley Cups. He was perfect on six shots -- even diving to stop one. The Citizens Bank Park crowd was quick to chant his name.

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