Frankly Speaking - with Frank Seravalli

An amazing career for one of the most clutch playoff performers. San Jose Sharks captain, Logan Couture, is calling it a career after more than 900 NHL career games. He joins Frank to discuss his career ending injury (osteitis pubis), how the Sharks supported him during his rehab, life after hockey, being around the team while injured, and much more. TIME STAMPS 4:00 - osteitis pubis 7:00 - What a...

He has been coaching for almost 20 years and has held a winning record in every head coaching role he's held -- except his last season when he was fired by the Edmonton Oilers. Jay Woodcroft joins Frank to discuss what he's been doing the last 16 months, the emotion after getting fired in Edmonton, travelling the world and learning from other coaches, area he struggled in as a coach, and how he's...

Luke Schenn's career is defined by perseverance, hard work and a willingness to change. Frank is joined by the newly acquired Winnipeg Jet to discuss the wild 48hr rollercoaster ahead of years trade deadline and his conversations with Sidney Crosby during this period, the impact it has had on his family, playing in his 1000th NHL game (the same season as his brother), working with Adam Oates and t...

The Washington Capitals aren't slowing down! The General Manager of the Caps, Chris Patrick, joined Frank in Florida during the GM Meetings to talk about the Gr8 Chase as Alexander Ovechkin inches closer to the all-time goal scoring record, the energy around the team this season, working with Spencer Carbery, Ryan Leonard, and his first time attending the GM meetings. TIME STAMPS 3:30 - Ovechkin's...

The Canadiens are cooking up something special in la belle province. Montreal has built their team around youth and skill. Under the on ice leadership of Nick Suzuki, they have brought back excitement to the Bell Centre. Habs general manager, Kent Hughes, joins Frank while they were in Florida for the GM meetings. They discuss several topics including playing meaningful hockey in March/April, the...

Frank asked you on social media what you wanted to know following the trade deadline. Frank answers 25 of your questions about the deadline, the off-season and how trade deadline day shakes out for an insider. Frank talks about the Brad Marchand trade to Florida (1:00), insiders talking to one another (3:20), Oilers goaltending (4:20), who Carolina was trying to acquire (5:40), Frank's screen time...

We are just over a week away from the NHL Trade Deadline and the Oilers might have a few things to sort out! Frank is joined by Stan Bowman, Edmonton Oilers General Managers, to talk about his thoughts on the 4 Nations final, managing the salary cap, the play of Evan Bouchard, how things are progressing with Evander Kane, what he has seen from John Klingberg, and thoughts on their goaltending situ...

Ahead of the final of the 4 Nations Face-off, the Executive Director of the NHLPA, Marty Walsh, joined Frank to discuss the atmosphere of the tournament, support from both Tourism Montreal and Boston, players buying into the tournament, the salary cap, rules adjustments in the tournament, and more consistent international hockey over the next 10yrs. TIME STAMPS 2:10 - International Hockey 4:45 - A...

4 Nations Face-off has been a blast! Team USA has been the talk of the tournament and the Executive Director of USA Hockey, Pat Kelleher, joined Frank in Montreal at La Cage to talk about the tournament, the pressure to succeed, the growth of hockey in Minnesota, more municipal rinks, National Team Development Program, the changing landscape of hockey in North America, and looking forward to Thurs...

We are still a month away from the NHL Trade Deadline but Craig Conroy decided to get things going early! Frank is joined by the Calgary Flames GM to talk about trading away Jakob Pelletier and Andrei Kuzmenko to the Flyers for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost. They also delve into several other topics including their goaltending situation, the draft, team culture, and the new arena. TIME STAMPS 2:30...

The Coyotes relocated to Utah and they are turning things around! Frank is joined by Utah Hockey Club General Manager Bill Armstrong to talk about the teams transition (4:00), dealing with injuries (7:40), expectations when acquiring a player (13:30), their goaltending situation (15:20), and how they are positioning themselves going into the trade deadline as well as the off-season (22:25). TIME S...

David Carle is building himself an impressive trophy case at a very young age! Coming off a gold medal performance at the World Junior Championship in Ottawa with Team USA and a National Championship with the University of Denver in 2024, Carle has become one of the most sought after coaches on the planet. Frank is joined by David Carle to talk about the World Junior Championship (3:50), his minds...

To end the year, Frank asked you to submit your questions! Over this hour long episode, Frank answers 40 questions about hockey, his career and food (+wine). 1:00 - from JT 2:45 - from SportsMag416 4:18 - from Ryan Mead 4:45 - from Ryan Ouimet 6:30 - from TheBrattPack63 7:40 - from Joshua 10:05 - from Pat Pascall 12:20 - from Fish Dancer 13:45 - from Glenn Keeping 15:50 - from Turpin19 16:50 - fro...

There are 21 players in NHL history that have played more than 1,500 games. Matt Cullen is on that list and he's the latest inductee into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Fun fact; Cullen is the only player of the 21 to not have made an NHL All-Star team! He joins Frank for a lengthy discussion talking about his induction, his family hockey tree, working on his skating throughout his career, winning...

Dylan Strome is on pace for a career season. After a few challenging years in Chicago, Strome has found himself a home in Washington where he is thriving alongside Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas under the leadership of Alexander Ovechkin. Frank is joined by Strome to talk about the new look Capitals, finding confidence, coach Spencer Carbery, playing with Patrick Kane and Alexander Ovechkin,...

Kyle Davidson is youngest General Manager in the NHL. He sat down with Frank in Toronto to talk about his first job in hockey, interning in Chicago, growing on the job, the GM search in Chicago, not being afraid to reach out to teams during his early days, his "welcome to the NHL" moment, and tips he would like to pass along to the next generation of hockey executives. TIME STAMPS 2:00 - Growing u...

Frank sits down with Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff in Toronto during Hockey Hall of Fame weekend to discuss his their unbelievable start, improvements they have made during the off-season, how Scott Arniel has left his mark on the team, the growth of their leadership group, and the importance of Connor Hellebuyck. TIMESTAMPS 2:15 - Did you see this start coming? 3:15 - What has enabled the t...

He is one of the top players in the NHL and he's only 19 years old! Frank travelled to Chicago to sit down with Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard for an in-depth interview about his confidence going into year two, off-season training, problem solving on the ice, family coming to visit, living alone, and commitment to defence. 5:15 - Fantasy Football 6:45 - Confidence going into year two 7:30 - Th...

We are potentially approaching a milestone moment for major junior hockey. The NCAA Division I Council is considering making a landmark change in eligibility rules that would allow CHL (Canadian Hockey League) players to compete at U.S. colleges. The upcoming vote will allow players who have previously played in any of the CHL leagues—the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), o...

Frank is on the road! This week he travels to Boston to sit down with head coach Jim Montgomery (4:00), veteran Brandon Carlo (17:00), and newcomer Elias Lindholm (27:00). Jim Montgomery 4:30 - How the team has handled ‘the noise’ around Jeremy Swayman 6:15 - Instilling a tradition of excellence  8:45 - Becoming a better coach 13:00 - Developing Boston’s young stars 15:00 - The new D-core mak...

The Ottawa Senators are a different team this season. Frank travelled to Ottawa during their training camp to chat with head coach Travis Green (35:40), captain Brady Tkachuk (4:45), and newest member of the team, David Perron (18:30). Brady Tkachuk 5:30 - What he learned about what it takes to win a cup from watching his brother Matthew  7:50 - New vibe to the team this year 9:10 - Things th...

How does one go from managing a world class golfer from Utah to running the Utah Hockey Club? Frank is join by newly hired president of hockey operations for the Utah Hockey Club, Chris Armstrong, to discuss how he got the job, where along his journey on the sport agency side he met Ryan and Ashley Smith, what's currently being done to make sure the team is ready to go for the start of the season,...

The San Jose Sharks named Ryan Warsofsky as the 11th head coach in team history. Ryan joined Frank to discuss his emotional press conference, growing up in a competitive household, the biggest challenge coaching at the NHL level, setting a positive mindset in the organization, and ignoring the outside noise. 6:15 - Emotions press conference 8:30 - Getting the call from Mike Grier and onboarding wi...

The Washington Capitals are hungry for more and they won't stop till they get it! Capitals President of Hockey Ops & General Manager, Brian MacLellan, joined Frank to discuss his team's performance this season, the impact of Spencer Carbery, the playing of John Carlson and the future of T.J. Oshie, and why they chose to purchase CapFriendly. 3:45 - What MacLellan learned about his team this se...

Winnipeg turns to Scott Arniel to get them over the hump. Frank is joined by newly named Jets head coach Scott Arniel to discuss his relationship with Rick Bowness (5:00), understanding where the team fell short last season (7:45), what he's picked up since his last head coaching job (11:00), the importance of Adam Lowry (15:00), and the future of Nikolaj Ehlers (20:15). 3:30 - The emotions of get...