Frank Seravalli is an American sports reporter. He is a Hockey Insider and President of Hockey Content at Daily Faceoff and contributor to

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and

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broadcasts of the

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. He was previously a Hockey Insider for Canadian sports network TSN.

Early life and education

Seravalli attended

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and

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Career

Seravalli joined Daily Faceoff (DFO) in June 2021, helping launch the content wing of the DailyFaceoff web site. In addition to breaking news and reporting as an Insider, he oversees all content aspects of the site, co-hosts the Daily Faceoff Show digital stream and the DFO Rundown podcast. Additionally, he is a regular contributor to Canadian sports network

Rogers Sportsnet Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then was r ...

on television and

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, as well as American regional broadcaster

throughout the hockey season. On the morning of the

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, Seravalli stirred minor controversy by leaking most picks of the draft set to take place that evening, which some fans argued tainted the surprise and excitement of the event. Prior to Daily Faceoff, Seravalli served at TSN as Senior Hockey Reporter from, breaking NHL news for TSN's web site. He regularly appeared on '' SportsCentre'', ''

That's Hockey ''That's Hockey'' (currently known as ''7-Eleven That's Hockey'' for sponsorship reasons) is a Canadian television series on TSN which presents the latest news in hockey as well as panelists and interviews with hockey personalities. The current ...

'',

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specials from 2015 to 2021. Seravalli began his career covering the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

at the

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for six seasons from 2009 to 2015. In 2019, Seravalli was elected as president of the

Professional Hockey Writers' Association The Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) is a North American professional association for ice hockey journalists writing for newspapers, magazines and websites. The PHWA was founded in 1967 and has approximately 180 voting members. The a ...

(PHWA).

References

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