Frank Corrado

Frank Corrado was born on March 26, 1993, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began his professional hockey career after being drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft. Before joining the NHL, Corrado played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Sudbury Wolves and Kitchener Rangers. During the 2010-11 OHL season, he was second on the Sudbury Wolves in assists (26) and points by a defenseman (30), demonstrating his offensive capabilities early in his career.

His NHL debut occurred during the 2012-13 season with the Vancouver Canucks, where he played three regular-season games and participated in four Stanley Cup Playoff games. Corrado continued his career progression, balancing time between the NHL and the American Hockey League (AHL). He played 59 games for the Utica Comets, the Canucks’ AHL affiliate, in 2013-14, and gained significant playoff experience, playing 18 games during Utica’s run to the Calder Cup Finals in 2014-15.

Corrado was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 6, 2015. He played 39 games for the Maple Leafs in the 2015-16 season, contributing 1 goal and 5 assists for a total of 6 points. On March 1, 2017, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He concluded his NHL career playing a total of 76 games, scoring 3 goals and 5 assists. Following his NHL tenure, Corrado continued to play professionally in the AHL with teams like the Toronto Marlies and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and later in European leagues such as Swe-1 with MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik and the KHL with Riga Dynamo, before transitioning into broadcasting.