On May 2, 2016, the Islanders signed Wotherspoon to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] On October 27, 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension with the team.[3] Wotherspoon made his NHL debut on December 23, 2022, playing for 14:47 minutes while recording two shots on goal and one hit in the Islanders' 5–1 win against the Florida Panthers.[4][5]
Boston Bruins
Following six full seasons within the Islanders organization, Wotherspoon left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2023.[6]
Although Wotherspoon initially started the 2023–24 season with the Bruins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins, injuries to Boston's defense corps caused him to bounce between Providence and Boston for much of the first half of the season.[7] However, his consistent stability on Boston's blue line earned him a permanent spot on the NHL squad as the team's seventh defenceman,[8] as well as a one-year, $800,000 contract extension on March 8, 2024.[9] In his first full season staying at the NHL level, Wotherspoon scored eight assists in 41 games. Wotherspoon made his NHL playoff debut in Game 3 of the first round against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Similarly as he had done in the regular season, once Wotherspoon was slotted into the playoff lineup, he found a consistent and stable role in the lineup. Wotherspoon would help the Bruins beat the Leafs in seven games, and would record his first NHL playoff point, an assist, in Game 1 of the second round against the Florida Panthers. However, the Panthers would eliminate the Bruins in six games, ending Wotherspoon's and the Bruins' season.
^Gorman, Denis P. (December 23, 2022). "Raty scores in NHL debut for Islanders in win against Panthers". NHL.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022. ...Islanders defenseman Parker Wotherspoon had two shots and one hit in 14:47 in his NHL debut after being called up from Bridgeport on Friday. The 25-year-old was selected No. 112 in the 2015 NHL Draft...