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Parise wears late father's North Stars helmet, gloves during warmup

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The Minnesota Wild paid tribute to their past Tuesday during warmups, and Zach Parise had some gear his players didn't.

The Wild forward was rocking his late father J.P. Parise's helmet and gloves:

"I was happy my mom was able to dig it out of one of his old bags," Parise said. "For me it was special."

J.P. Parise spent the majority of his NHL career with the Minnesota North Stars, recording 396 points in 588 regular-season games. He passed in early January 2015.

Tuesday was the Wild's final home game of the regular season, and they feted the 1967-68 team, which brought NHL hockey to Minnesota, as part of their fan-appreciation efforts.

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