The DFO Rundown Ep. 178 – Brent Thompson on his son Tage’s rise to stardom

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Frank Seravalli’s background was a beautiful blue sky with an abundance of palm trees as he’s in Florida for the upcoming Board of Governors meeting. He speculated about some of the potential discussion points that some of the most important people in the sport will be going through including the salary cap, the future of Gary Bettman, and some on-ice ideas.

From there, the guys hit on the surging Washington Capitals, the struggling Florida Panthers, and Darryl Sutters recent comments following a loss in Toronto. 

Our guest today on the show was Brent Thompson, the Head Coach of the Bridgeport Islanders. Oh, he’s also the father of the hottest player in the NHL, Tage Thompson. We talked with Brent about where he was when Tage popped home five goals against the Columbus Blue Jackets and got his take on his son’s rapid rise to stardom in the NHL. He’s also getting set to coach against his other son Tyce for the first time ever later this week and he talked about that experience.

1:25 – Board of Governors agenda

7:55 – Capitals surge

9:30 – Panthers struggles

12:10 – Darryl Sutter’s comments

14:35 – Brent Thompson joins the show

47:10 – Buy or Sell delivered by DoorDash