Frank Seravalli for Frankly Hockey (12/22/25)
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This is the opportunity that Connor Ingram is getting to put it all back together again after what he's been through, battling through OCD, alcoholism, the loss of his mom, who was just such a big stabilizing force, and being a guy that, for a period of time, was a bona fide NHL starter, asked to carry the Arizona Coyotes and then Utah Mammoths. And you're right, the connection... In Imperial Saskatchewan, population 372, it's bananas to think that Connor Ingram's dad was Chris Knobloch's 7th grade homeroom teacher. I mean, it's off the charts. And so Mark Spector did a great job with his story explaining some of those roots. after the game last night, but he's got a great opportunity in front of him here to take the ball and run with it over the next few weeks if he can.
Yeah, I mean, obviously, Frank, as you know, you know, Bob Knobloch, Chris's dad, was, you know, listening to my Golden Bears broadcast as far back as the 99, 2000, 2000, 2001 seasons. And Bob towers above Chris. He's about 6'7". He's a big man. Big man. Hard guy to miss. And they're proud. Huge handshake. Yeah, yeah. You've met him a couple times, I know, over the years. And, you know, we did something with John Sexman for his birthday a couple years ago with Chris's parents and Chris at one of the Oil King games. And they totally... uh you know supported john and joel in that situation and joanne so is there a real nice touch it's just the type of people they are so there isn't the reality is there is an opportunity here for connor and um it would not surprise me in the least if he starts one of the next two games against the calgary flames as we have the pre-christmas game before and the post-christmas game in the battle of alberta matchups but you hit on something there back-to-back 907 save percentages uh
In Arizona, a time in which it wasn't easy. They had a lot going on with the club. Everybody knew that team was eventually going to be leaving, and it kind of went sideways on them last year, and now he's – and it wasn't – we're going to talk about Keith Gretzky with this as well, Frank. It's not like he lit it up in the American Hockey League, but neither did Carter Hart. Carter Hart was at like an 837 save percentage. The HL is a tough league, isn't it?
Well, I think Connor Ingram described it perfectly, saying that he thinks in some ways the NHL might be easier.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:36
2
Who is Frank Seravalli and why is he on Frankly Hockey today?
6:36–6:58
3
What’s the background on Connor Ingram’s return to the NHL with the Oilers?
6:58–10:06
4
How did Connor Ingram’s personal struggles shape his opportunity in Edmonton?
10:06–18:52
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