Darren Dreger

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4,636 appearances 35 recordings 1 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 4d ago

Darren Dreger’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 35 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 8.

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OverDrive · Dreger on Babcock's role with the Oilers, Hiller leading the Maple Leafs and Fantilli's contract value · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

Look, I'm not complaining because, look, I love what I do, and it's one of the pitfalls of the jobs that we do. voice-verified

So I convinced the brass that I needed to get on an airplane yesterday. voice-verified

So I left my house in Brooklyn, Ontario at 4.30 a.m., got on a flight, flew to New York to be with Chris and to be with Pierre Lebrun because there was a sense that something of significance was going to happen. voice-verified

There's an undercurrent of disgruntled owners who didn't love the fact that this succession plan of Gary Bettman was basically being ramrodded through. voice-verified

I mean, it'll probably end up being Deputy Commissioner Bill Daley. voice-verified

That's fine. voice-verified

Everybody likes Bill. voice-verified

Bill has done great work for the National Hockey League for a long, long time. voice-verified

So we wondered, okay, well, it isn't going to happen necessarily, but maybe there's some sort of showdown with these disgruntled owners. voice-verified

Then you get there. voice-verified

And they named Ted Leonsis and Murray Edwards as the chair and the vice chair, who those two men are probably two of the most respected owners in the game. voice-verified

And both those guys made a point of telling the media, look, you know, we're both the heads of publicly traded companies. voice-verified

And when major office is vacated, there's a process and procedural work that has to get done to fulfill that obligation, which is a message that, okay, when Gary decides, I mean, he's turning 75 in June, that he's had enough and he wants to retire, they'll go through the procedural work that's needed to replace him. voice-verified

That was the message that I took. voice-verified

It wasn't quite as sexy or as juicy as it might have been going in, but that was kind of what we learned from that. voice-verified

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OverDrive · Dreger on Bobrovsky landing with the Maple Leafs, Hellebuyck's future and Rielly's next steps · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

Feels like I've been bobbing for fries for the last five hours. voice-verified

The suit might survive. voice-verified

Nothing else. voice-verified

Nothing. voice-verified

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