As a youth, he played in the 1975
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a
minor ice hockey team from South
Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the
OMJHL playing for the
Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104
PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the
Pittsburgh Penguins. the Penguins drafted DeFazio in the 9th round, 175th overall, in the
1981 NHL Entry Draft. DeFazio played the next two years in
Juniors splitting time between the Alexanders,
Sudbury Wolves, and
Oshawa Generals, all of the
OHL. Following his last season in Juniors, Pittsburgh assigned him to the
American Hockey League (AHL) to play for the
Baltimore Skipjacks during the
1983-84 season. In December the Penguins called up DeFazio. He made his NHL debut on December 21, 1983 versus the
New York Rangers. He played 22 games for the Penguins during the season totaling 2
assists, it would be the only NHL games he would play. DeFazio continued to play with the Skipjacks for two more years before moving on to play for the
Newmarket Saints during the
1986-87 season. DeFazio returned to Baltimore the following season splitting time between the Skipjacks and the
International Hockey League's Flint Spirits. He played one more season in the AHL this time for the
New Haven Nighthawks, before going to
Germany to play his final professional season for
Straubing EHC in 1988. ==Personal information==