Another Monday is here and that means we have a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown (pres. by Fantrax). Today on the pod, we welcomed in our newest teammate: Scott Burnside! He's covered the league for almost 25 years and now he's bringing his talents to Daily Faceoff for the upcoming season! They kicked off their chat with Scott by talking about the string of tweets that Robin Lehner sent out over the weekend. That eventually turned into a bigger conversation about culture in hockey and how th...
Oct 04, 2021•49 min•Ep. 68
A new episode of The DFO Rundown is here to bring you into the weekend! This week's episode was loaded with interesting topics as Gregor and Seravalli started things off by digging into the news that the Vancouver Canucks have gotten their two RFA's signed. From there they got into 'Buy or Sell' and a Pacific Division Preview with Tyler Yaremchuk. In the second half of the podcast, they welcomed Rob Rossi from The Athletic to talk a little Pittsburgh Penguins. The team won't have Sidney Crosby o...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 67
We have another new member of our team at Daily Faceoff. Former NHL Referee Tim Peel is joining us for the upcoming season and he hopped on the podcast to talk about his career, the incident that happened last season, and more. Tim refereed over 1300 NHL games, 90 playoff games, and even got a chance to officiate the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He was one of the most experienced officials when his time with the NHL ended. We started the interview by digging into the incident that ended his NH...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 66
Today on the DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank were joined by their newest teammate Mike McKenna. They got into why he's excited to be joining the team at Daily Faceoff and what he'll be doing this season. Of course, they also talked to him about his professional career. He wore eight different NHL sweaters during his 13-year NHL career and played for over 20 different professional teams. With all that travelling, Mike has an abundance of stories and also gave us some great insight into the world of ...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 65
Jason and Frank are back with a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown brought to you by Fantrax. They kicked things off by bringing in Tyler Yaremchuk to recap the NHL's Player Media Tour that took place last week in Chicago. Nathan MacKinnon talked about his diet, Drew Doughty was open about how much he pays attention to projected Olympic rosters, and Steven Stamkos got into his mindset heading into the season. From there they got into more Olympic talk, Jack Eichel and his status heading into t...
Sep 20, 2021•55 min•Ep. 64
We are back with a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli, brought to you by Fantrax. This week on the podcast, they were joined by Cammi Granato. The Hockey Hall of Fame player is now working as a scout in the Seattle Kraken organization. There was a lot to get to with Granato, who is the first female pro scout in the NHL. They kicked things off by talking about a girls hockey tournament that she has gotten going before getting into her new role with the Krak...
Sep 13, 2021•45 min•Ep. 63
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back together for a new episode of The DFO Rundown and this week there was no guest, just straight hockey talk. They kicked things off with a little bit of talk about the NHL's COVID Protocol and some questions that still need to be answered. From there, they got into some of the big-name RFA's that are still sitting unsigned. Will any of Kaprizov, Tkachuk, Hughes, or Pettersson not start the season with their respective clubs? Frank gave us some insight into...
Sep 13, 2021•58 min•Ep. 62
We are back with a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown! Today on the pod, we were joined by another former member of the Danbury Trashers: Mike Rupp! He is also a veteran of over 600 NHL games and now works with the NHL Network, but we spent a big part of the interview chatting about his time with the most talked about team in the hockey world right now. Mike shared a bunch of stories that didn't make the cut for the documentary and talked about how he got connected to the Trashers, his first f...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 61
We continued our offseason interview series today on The DFO Rundown and today, Frank and Jason were joined by Jason Payne of the Cincinnati Cyclones, who is the only black Head Coach in North American Professional Hockey. Jason joined the show to talk about his path to becoming a Head Coach, his playing career, and how he’s dealt with racism on his journey to where he is now. Before they got into their chat with Jason, they got into some of the big storylines from around the NHL and brought in ...
Sep 06, 2021•55 min•Ep. 61
This week on The DFO Rundown, Frank Seravalli was joined by AJ Galante, who is the former President and General Manager of the Danbury Trashers hockey club and if you’ve watched the documentary ‘Untold: Crime & Penalties’ then you know exactly who he is. AJ joined Frank to talk about the documentary being released and also gave us further insight into what made the Danbury Trashers one of the most unique, compelling, and infamous hockey clubs of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Sep 03, 2021•37 min•Ep. 60
A new episode of The DFO Rundown is live and for the first time ever, Jason and Frank were in the same room to record the podcast! Frank is up in Edmonton for the week so we took the chance to record a few episodes of the podcast! The first episode features some talk about Frank’s journey up to Edmonton and then the guys welcome in former NHLer Colby Cohen, who is now jumping into the media world to be a broadcaster with the Chicago Blackhawks. Colby, who was a second-round pick back in 2007, ta...
Aug 27, 2021•50 min•Ep. 57
We are back with another in-person episode of The DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli. Today on the pod, it truly was a family affair as San Jose Sharks forward Noah Gregor joined the show (and yes, he’s Jason’s nephew). We started things off by talking about his path to the NHL and the different sports he played growing up. From there, we went on to talk about his NHL debut, the player he was most excited to go up against, and more. Of course, there were some great family stories ...
Aug 26, 2021•38 min•Ep. 58
Happy Friday! Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are here with another episode of The DFO Rundown! Today on the pod, they started things off by talking about the situation that's currently brewing between the Arizona Coyotes and the city of Glendale. Frank gave some background info on what's going on there and where the Coyotes could end up going if things continue to go south in the desert. They also talked about the Hall of Fame career of Henrik Lundqvist before getting into "Buy or Sell" with T...
Aug 20, 2021•47 min•Ep. 56
Another episode of The DFO Rundown is here and today, Jason and Frank were joined by Oilers Head Coach Dave Tippett, who is about to head into his third season behind the bench in Edmonton. Before getting to Tippett, Frank and Jason talked about the Kirill Kaprizov situation and also, what could be happening with a few free agents that are still available. With Tippett, they started off with an in-depth talk about his golf game and he shared a funny story about a product that revived his ability...
Aug 16, 2021•56 min•Ep. 55
This week on The DFO Rundown, Frank and Jason were joined by one of the newest members of the San Jose Sharks: Andrew Cogliano. The NHL veteran talked about the early days of his career with the Edmonton Oilers, the free agent process (which he experienced for the first time), and why he decided to stay on the west coast. From there, they also talked about the idea of ‘loving the game’ and how his relationship with hockey has changed since he was a fresh-faced rookie almost 15 years ago. They al...
Aug 13, 2021•42 min•Ep. 54
Our offseason interview series continues on The DFO Rundown! Today, Jason and Frank were joined by Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher who has been one of the busiest people in the NHL over the last six weeks. Fletcher talked about overhauling the Flyers blueline, the other moves he made this summer, and he also played a round of 'Rapid Fire'! There was obviously plenty to get to with Fletcher. Not only did we talk about what goes into making a big trade, but he also gave us some insight into how he became...
Aug 09, 2021•42 min•Ep. 53
Another Friday is here and today on The DFO Rundown, Frank and Jason were joined by Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle! The former first-round pick talked about the process of being selected in the expansion draft and what was going through his head in the days leading up to it. They dug into some of the challenges that will come with being on an expansion team, both on and off the ice. He also talked about why he’s so excited to be playing in the Seattle market. Eberle also talked about how h...
Aug 06, 2021•46 min•Ep. 52
The guys are back with a new episode of The DFO Rundown! This week Jason and Frank were joined by Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook, who recently signed a three-year extension to stay with the club. Martinook had a unique path to the NHL and talked about how he made it. He also touched on the moves that the team made this offseason and shared some funny insight into how an NHL team group chat changes during the summer. Before talking with Martinook, Jason and Frank dug into some stori...
Aug 03, 2021•47 min•Ep. 51
Welcome back to another Friday edition of The DFO Rundown with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor! Since Free agency opened up on Wednesday, it has been a crazy time around the NHL, and the guys dove into everything. Multiple defencemen are now getting paid the big bucks, the Arizona Coyotes are doing whatever they can to get Shane Wright, and the Edmonton Oilers are still searching for a new goaltender, to name a few of the headlines. The show ends with some rapid fire questions for Frank about t...
Jul 30, 2021•53 min•Ep. 50
Welcome back to another week of The DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli! It was another busy weekend around the National Hockey League, with the 2021 entry level draft taking place virtually for the second year in a row. There was plenty to discuss with some big trades going down in Philadelphia and Chicago; and what went down in the draft. On top of that, NHL free agency is coming up this Wednesday, with several big names still available. Where will Dougie Hamilton land? Will the ...
Jul 26, 2021•53 min•Ep. 49
It’s been a busy week in the NHL, and it’s only going to get busier! After Frank Seravalli exploded hockey Twitter with Seattle Kraken draft news on Wednesday morning, he and Jason Gregor are back with a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown. They dove into the Kraken’s expansion draft right off the bat, breaking down a few picks and their overall thoughts. The most focus of the show, however, was the NHL Draft. In today’s episode, they were joined by Brad Allen from the hockeyprospect.com . Brad...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 48
It was truly a wild weekend around the NHL with some big trades and expansion lists being released! Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli have a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown and they dug right into what they think the Seattle Kraken will do this week. They both did their own mock expansion draft and shared the results with each other live on the podcast! The guys picked all 30 players that they think could end up with the NHL's 32nd franchise and only agreed on 11 in total. The debates were v...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 47
We are now just under a week away from the NHL's expansion draft and teams are starting to make moves to put themselves in a good spot before they lose a player to the Seattle Kraken. It's really just the tip of the iceberg and there are no doubt more big moves to come, so we decided to bring NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman onto the podcast to give us the latest on what he's hearing from around the league. Before getting to Friedman, Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli talked about the big news from ...
Jul 16, 2021•50 min•Ep. 46
Welcome into a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown from The Wood Jerseys Studio! Frank and Jason started this week's podcast off by talking about some players who could potentially be traded ahead of next week's expansion draft. They also got into a pretty passionate debate about the NHL/CHL agreement that needs to be renegotiated this offseason. Before getting to their guest of the week, Frank gave his take on Nikita Kucherov's new t-shirts that he's been rocking during the Lightning Stanley C...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 45
Another Friday episode of The DFO Rundown is here! It's rumour season around the NHL, so to kick off today's episode Frank and Jason dug into to some of the big stories around the league starting with some potential buyouts candidates before digging into the Duncan Keith trade talks. They also talked about soon-to-be free agent Tony DeAngelo and had some fun with the Nikita Kucherov press conference. They also welcomed Michael Russo of The Athletic, who covers the Minnesota Wild, into the Wood J...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 44
Welcome to another episode of The DFO Rundown with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor! In today’s episode, Frank and Jason are joined by Seattle Kraken reporter Ryan Clark from The Athletic. They dove into everything around the Kraken’s expansion draft, so if you too are doing a mock draft a day, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. They spoke about several different scenarios, including who Tampa Bay will lose, how Duncan Keith affects everything, and the possibility of Seattle taking pendi...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 43
Another new episode of The DFO Rundown is here to kick off your long weekend! This week Frank and Jason weren't joined by a guest and instead, went around the NHL to talk about the latest breaking stories and trade rumours. Of course, you have to start with the Stanley Cup Final, where the Habs find themselves heading home down 2-0. Gregor is definitely more down on the Canadiens than Frank, who argued that they still have a shot in this series. From there, we had a new edition of 'Frankly Speak...
Jul 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 42
A new episode of The DFO Rundown is here! To start this week's episode, Jason brings in a travelling Frank Seravalli, who is on the road covering the Stanley Cup Final. Frank is starting to buy into the Canadiens hype heading into their series against Tampa Bay while Jason still believes it will be the Lightning who comes out on top. They also touched on the Jack Eichel situation and Frank dropped one team that has been increased their interest in the Sabres star forward. They then welcomed in K...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 41
Happy Friday! We are back with another episode of The DFO Rundown! There was some big news this week as Frank is joining Daily Faceoff full time! The podcast started with Frank and Jason talking about the big news before getting into the hockey talk. Fresh off the Habs game six victory, they touched on who's the better matchup for the Canadiens in the Cup Final. They were also joined by Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin, who recently won the Lady Byng Award! With Jaccob, they talked a...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 40
The storylines coming out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are neverending. From officiating to goaltending to COVID protocols, the last few days have given us plenty to talk about. Jason and Frank talked about all of that today on The DFO Rundown. On top of that, to really break down the goaltending position, they welcomed Kevin Woodley from In Goal Magazine to the Wood Jerseys Studio. With Woodley, they talked about the Golden Knight's decision to go with Robin Lehner for game four against Montreal...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 39
