[4] On July 6, 2015, having left the Canucks as a free agent, DeFazio returned to the Eastern Conference by signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.

[5] In the off-season, DeFazio left the Bruins organization as a free agent and on July 25, 2016, he was signed to a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Texas Stars.

After 6 seasons largely in the AHL, DeFazio as a free agent agreed to a one-year deal with Chinese club, HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on June 6, 2017.

[8] Scoreless in 6 games with Brno in the 2020–21 season, DeFazio left the ELH to be the final addition to German DEL club, ERC Ingolstadt, on December 5, 2020.

[9] On June 9, 2022, DeFazio signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with fellow German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings, for the 2022–23 season.