hockey coach and player. Parise played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Minnesota North Stars and the New York Islanders.

, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza

Jordan (Arabic: الأردن‎ Al-ʾUrdunn [al.ʔur.dunː]), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across

to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high

The Simpsons includes a large array of supporting/minor characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, fictional characters within the show, and even animals. The writers originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. A number of them have gained expanded roles and have subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the Canadian sketch comedy show Second City Television.

Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain

to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad

for football in Jordan. Jordan's home ground/stadium is the Amman International Stadium and King Abdullah II

in Western Asia claiming the West Bank (bordering Israel and Jordan) and Gaza Strip (bordering Israel