Education
Prior to turning professional, DeFazio attended Clarkson University where he played four seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men"s ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights men"s ice hockey team
Prior to turning professional, DeFazio attended Clarkson University where he played four seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men"s ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights men"s ice hockey team
He is currently playing within the Boston Bruins organization of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). After graduating from his senior year with Clarkson, DeFazio joined the Pittsburgh Penguins affiliate teams, the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to end the 2010-2011 season. DeFazio was signed by Wilkes-Barre to a one-year AHL contract, and was also given a try-out and attended Pittsburgh"s National Hockey League training camp for the 2011-2012 season.
On July 2, 2012, DeFazio signed as a free agent to a one-year, two way contract with the New York Islanders.
A year later, though, DeFazio left the Islanders organization as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 12, 2013. In the 2014-2015 season, DeFazio received his first National Hockey League recall by the Canucks on November 9, 2014.
He made his long awaited National Hockey League debut that night in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks. DeFazio played in his second career game on November 11th against the Ottawa Senators, where he collected the first shot of his career while playing 5 minutes and 49 seconds.
On July 6, 2015, having left the Canucks as a free agent, DeFazio returned to the Eastern Conference in signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.
His father, Dean De Fazio, also played professional hockey within the Penguins organization.