[2] After four seasons at the University of North Dakota, he started his career with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2015 and the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL in 2016.
Parks signed a contract in Finland to play for top flight Liiga team, Vaasan Sport on July 26, 2017.
In the 2018–19 season, Parks continued his career in Europe agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club, Dornbirn Bulldogs on July 9, 2018.
[4] As a regular among the Bulldogs top-nine forwards, Parks added 10 goals and 22 points through 44 regular-season games.
As a free agent, Parks opted to return to North America and the ECHL after two seasons abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with home state team, the Kansas City Mavericks on July 31, 2019.