Career
Parmström served as coach of AIK in the Swedish Elitserien hockey league for eight seasons before coaching the Swedish national ice hockey team ("Tre Kronor") in 1981-1984. As an active player, he represented AIK IF in 1960-1970. "Ankan" (the Duck) Parmström is a familiar profile on Swedish television, having worked as a hockey colour commentator for both Swedish Canal+ and SVT. He also provided Swedish language commentary for the computer game National Hockey League 06.