Zach Parise met wife Alisha Woods at the University of North Dakota. Zach and Alisha were married on July 21 2012 in Minnesota.
The couple met while Parise was playing NCAA hockey for the University of North Dakota, where Alisha was a student. He joined the UND at the start of the 2002-2003 season.
Parise is a professional ice hockey player who swings a stick for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL). The New Jersey Devils picked him in the 2003 NHL Draft. However, he only made his debut in the league in the 2005-2006 campaign.
The 5 feet 11 inches tall athlete moved to the Minnesota Wild in 2012 and played there for nine seasons before the Islanders signed him in 2021. His one-year contract with the club is ending in March 2023.
Inside Zach Parise Married Life
Zach married his long term girlfriend Alisha in July 2012.
Alisha and Zach met at the University of North Dakota while he was a hockey player for the Fighting Hawks. Parise played for two seasons in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
They have been together for ten years and have made a family.
The college sweethearts announced their engagement in August 2011, a few days before Parise skedaddled for the 2011-2012 season training sessions with the Devils.
After the end of the 2011-2012 NHL season, Parise's contract with the New Jersey Devils ended.
He signed with Minnesota Wild, his hometown team in early July 2012. This was a significant move for Parise as he returned to his roots.
Later that month, they got hitched in Minnesota.
Alisha Woods Parise was a native dweller of North Dakota before she moved to Hoople. She now lives in Edina, Minnesota.
After graduating from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor's degree in community nutrition, she became well-equipped with the wisdom and skills to work in various settings. She was part of public health organizations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.
Alisha chose to work in the advertising industry for a brief period. With her strong communication and interpersonal skills, she was able to cope with the dynamic and competitive environment.
Zach Parise Has Three Children
Zach has three wonderful kids; two sons and a daughter living in Edina, Minnesota.
The couple was excited to welcome their first baby two years after their nuptials. They were blessed with twins on January 8, 2014.
The son was named Jaxson while the daughter was named Emelia Parise.
Because Parise suffered from a foot injury and had to stay home, he was lucky to be with Alisha during delivery.
The twins celebrated their ninth birthday on January 8, 2023.
Similarly, four years past the birth of Jaxson and Emelia, the pair were pregnant in 2018.
The third child was a baby boy Theodore Parise.
It was relatively easy for Alisha during the delivery of their third kid compared to her experience the first time when she had to give birth to two infants.
Zach and Alisha shared images of their three little ones on their social media sites. Alisha has a Facebook cover picture of the trio sipping some milkshakes in the local store.
Zach Parise Mom and Dad
Zach Praise parents are Jean Paul Parise and Donna Parise. He was born in Prior Lake Minnesota.
They raised Zach in Minneapolis along with his brother Jordan.
Jean also goes by JP, and Donna tied the knot in 1976. Six years after their cheerful marriage, they had their first baby, a boy named Jordan, followed by Zach in 1984.
Mother Donna said to the Athletics that Zach is very much similar to his father, JP Parise, not just in terms of their appearances but in overall personalities. "The biggest thing I see in Zach that J.P. had was his humbleness," she added.
Jean was an NHL legend who appeared in over 900 league games during his playing career. Similar in height and playing position, JP spent most of his career in the Minnesota North Stars and the New York Islanders.
Following his retirement in 1979, Parise ventured into coaching. From 1980 to 1988, he served as an assistant coach in the North Stars organization for eight years. Furthermore, Jean also worked as a scout and executive for several NHL teams.
In April 2008, he became the coach of the United States Hockey League side, the Des Moines Buccaneer, where he helped the team for one season.
JP was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in November 2014. During a post-match interview in January 2015, Zach could not hold himself and broke down in tears because his dad was in critical condition in a hospital bed.
On January 7, 2014, Jean-Paul passed away aged 73 with deteriorating health.
Zach Parise Was Raised In An Athletic Family
JP built a strong hockey background for the Parise family.
As a star player in the NHL during the 1970s, he paved the way for his two sons, Zach and Jordan, to follow in his footsteps and pursue careers in professional ice hockey.
Jordan played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). After a brief playing career, he worked as a coach before transitioning to his present position as an NHL goaltender coach.
The 40-year-old former athlete also played for the Chicago Steel and Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHL. In 2006 he went to play for Lowell Devils in AHL, where he spent two seasons.
However, in the 2007-08 seasons, he suffered a massive blow in his career following a horrible injury that forced him to miss an entire season.
Though he made his comeback, Jordan could not reach his full potential thereon and slowly lost interest in the game. After playing for a few seasons, he finally retired on September 17, 2013.
