Erin Andrews, Fox sports sideline reporter for the NFL, joins Craig on the season final of the Full 60. Craig and Erin covered the Atlanta Thrashers together back in the early 2000's and used to binge watch the OC together with Craig's wife on Thrasher off nights, so this was a bit of a reunion podcast for the two of them. Andrews discusses her sta…

Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater…

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specificall…

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The At…

Former NHL goalie Eddie Lack talks about his time in the NHL and with Team Sweden. Lack, one of the more outgoing characters in our game discusses his new passion for real estate in the Phoenix area, his assistant coaching job with Arizona State University and his obsession with tacos. He also stick taps Ryan Miller's career, as his former teammate…

World Series Champion Ned Colletti is Craig's guest this week on the Full 60. Ned, the author of 'The Big Chair', shares his philosophy on roster construction, and building a team into a winner. The former LA Dodgers General Manager and San Francisco Giants assistant GM discusses his love for hockey, which began as a kid in Chicago, cheering for th…

Craig Conroy, the Assistant General Manager of the Calgary Flames joins Craig Custance on this week’s Full 60. Craig talks about the Flames getting back into the playoff race, what he thinks is missing from Matt Tkachuk’s game, and how meticulous Chris Tanev is with his sticks. Craig discusses his time with Calgary as a player and an assistant mana…

Former NHL goalie Kevin Weekes, the lead studio analyst at the NHL Network is Craig's guest this week on the Full 60. Weeksie looks back on his career as a goalie for Florida, Vancouver, Carolina, Tampa, the Islanders, Rangers and Devils, his struggles, his triumphs and dealing with racial discrimination in the game that he loves. Weeksie also talk…

Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski from ESPN return to the Full 60 to discuss the NHL trade deadline, with the Athletic's Craig Custance and Dom Luszczyszyn. The crew goes in-depth on Anthony Mantha, Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno, as it pertains to where and if those players slot on the Athletic's NHL player tiers, and ESPN's top 100 list for next season.…

Ian Mendes, the host of The Athletic Hockey Show is Craig's guest this week on the Full 60. Ian discusses the positive vibes coming out of Ottawa, as the Senators future looks very bright with some of the NHL's best young talent on the roster. Mendes shares his philosophy on life, including his passion to learn from young people, his quest to learn…

Stanley Cup Champion Glenn Healy, the executive director of the NHL Alumni Association is Craig's guest on the Full 60. Heals discusses the alumni associations transformation into an important resource for retired NHL players. Glenn talks about his time with the NHL PA, and as an analyst with TSN, Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada. Heals shares …

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, who scored the Gold Medal winning goal for Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, is Craig's guest this week on the Full 60. Jocelyne discusses her book Dare to Make History: Chasing a Dream and Fighting for Equity which she co-wrote with her twin sister, and fellow Olympic champion Monique. Lamoureux-Davi…

Ryan Hardy, the general manager of the Chicago Steel of the USHL joins Craig on this week's edition of the podcast. The Steel are one of the most successfully progressive franchise in hockey, and a leader in player development. The Steel follow the blueprint of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, and even employ Leaf development members Darryl Belfry an…

Corey Pronman, senior NHL prospects writer, and Scott Wheeler, who covers the NHL draft and prospects nationally for The Athletic, join Craig for another instalment of The Prospect Series on the Full 60. The guys discuss the news that came out this week about the 2021 NHL Draft, if we already need to re-order the top 3 of the 2020 draft, and who th…

Jeff Jackson, the Executive Vice President of Wasserman Hockey, and the agent for NHL superstar Connor McDavid, joins Craig on this week's Full 60. Jackson, who also represents Aaron Ekblad, Connor Brown and Alex Debrincat, discusses how he got into the agent business, originally working for Bobby Orr and Rick Curran. Jackson who went to University…

Sunny Mehta, the Vice President of hockey strategy and intelligence for the Florida Panthers, is Craig's guest this week on the Full 60. Sunny who was the very first person to be hired by an NHL team with a background in analytics talks about his journey in hockey and life, which has led him to the front office of the Panthers. Sunny discusses his …

Blake Bolden, the first black woman to scout for an NHL team, joins Craig on this week's Full 60. Blake, who was the number one out of 40 influential people on the Athletic's 40 under 40 in the NHL last summer talks with Craig about her journey in hockey. Blake shares stories of starting to learn to skate late, how she developed her skills, how she…

Former NHL goalie Kelly Hrudey, the analyst for the Calgary Flames and a mainstay on the panel on Hockey Night in Canada joins Craig from his home in Calgary. Hrudey chats with Craig about his battle with depression, his daughter Kaitlin's brave battle with depression and how the Hrudey family has overcome a lot in battling depression through commu…

Tom Dundon, the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes spends the Full60 with Craig to talk about owning the Canes, the tough decisions he had to make in the beginning and the respect he has for Don Waddell and Rod Brind'Amour. Tom praises the tireless work of the front office, including Eric Tulsky and Darren Yorke, analytics and the difficult decisions…

Deryk Engelland, the original leader, on and off the ice for the Vegas Golden Knights, joins Craig to discuss his 11 year career, his decision to call it quits, and his new exciting opportunity working for the Golden Knights as a special assistant to owner Bill Foley. Deryk talks to Craig about what it was like when he gave his famous speech openin…

On a special edition of the Full 60, Craig welcomes The Athletic's analytics expert Dom Luszczyszyn and ESPN's Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski for a debate on the NHL's top 100 players. CC and his panel compare lists, discuss how they came to their conclusions, who was on top, who was on the bottom, and who was left off. Check out Craig and Dom's m…

Corey Pronman the NHL prospect writer for the Athletic joins Craig this week on the Full 60 for an edition of the Prospect Series. On this episode, Craig and Corey look back on the United States gold medal win at the World Junior Championships. The guys marvel at the play of Anaheim prospect Trevor Zegras and Corey gives his biggest surprises and d…

Columbus Blue Jackets Captain Nick Foligno and his wife Janelle join Craig Custance on the first Full 60 podcast of 2021. The Foligno's discuss Janelle's book 'Dear Heart - A letter to my special heart. Janelle's book is directly based on the Foligno's daughter, Milana, and the families experiences dealing with two open heart surgeries for the youn…

Our final Full 60 of 2020 is our gift to you. Craig highlights some of our most memorable episodes, including visits from San Jose Sharks Brent Burns, the New York Islanders Barry Trotz, Detroit Red Wings winger Bobby Ryan, NHL Broadcaster Brian Burke and Hall of Famers Doc Emrick and Willie O'Ree. Enjoy the best of 2020 from your friends at the Fu…

James Duthie, the host of Hockey in Canada on TSN visits Craig to discuss his best selling hockey book 'Beauties - Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories'. James shares stories from Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Roberto Luongo, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky and more. James also talks about his start in the broadcasting industry, and what he and his family do…

Craig welcomes Jeff Blashill head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, Dan Muse, head coach of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program and Lindsay Artkin, the President of the NHL Coaches Association. Jeff, Dan and Lindsay discuss the Coaches Association's mentorship program. The mentorship program, which involves all NHL coaches, helps support t…

Hockey Hall of Famer, and TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie joins Craig to discuss his new book, co-written by Jim Lang. The second volume of Everyday Hockey Heroes is available now. Bob discusses the inspiring stories from everyday hockey heroes from across the game including players, coaches, refs, parents, scouts, analysts and agents who have batt…

Stanley Cup Champion Nick Kypreos joins Craig to discuss his book Undrafted: Hockey, Family, and What It Takes to Be a Pro. Nick talks about his long journey to the NHL, winning the Cup with the New York Rangers, and the fight that ended his career. Kipper also talks about his time at Sportsnet as the lead hockey studio analyst for the NHL, making …

Bobby Ryan, the newest member of the Detroit Red Wings, joins Craig to discuss his departure from Ottawa, the decision to sign with the Wings, how Steve Yzerman sold him on being a Wing and continuing his quest to one day raise the Stanley Cup. Plus Bobby talks about his triumphant return to hockey late last season after his battle with substance a…

Darryl Belfry, the top skills coach in hockey joins Craig to discuss his new book Belfry Hockey, co-written by the Athletic Chicago's Scott Powers. Belfry, who instructs Patrick Kane, Mathew Barzal, John Tavares, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews and more, shares his philosophy on helping players of all levels discover new ways to achieve excellence. …

Mike 'Doc' Emrick the voice of hockey in the NHL for NBC, joins Craig to discuss his new book, 'Off Mike' his career in hockey, and why he decided to call it a career. Doc looks back on his Hockey Hall of Fame career, the people he worked with, the people who inspired him like Dale Carnegie and Ernie Harwell. Doc also discusses a couple of his noto…

Willie O'Ree, the first black hockey player in the NHL, joins Craig to promote his new book, Willie: The Game Changing story of the NHL's first black hockey player. Willie shares many fascinating stories with Craig, including meeting Jackie Robinson twice, once as a kid, and later on when he was in professional hockey and trying out for the Milwauk…

Bill Armstrong, the new General Manager of the Arizona Coyotes is Craig's special guest, this week on the Full 60. Bill and Craig get into Bill's philosophy on drafting, his job interview with Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo, what he learned from Doug Armstrong and Jarmo Kekalainen, and what it was like to jump in with both feet in dealing with the Oliv…

The Athletic's NHL prospect writers, Scott Wheeler and Corey Pronman join Craig Custance to discuss the winners and losers of the 2020 NHL draft, and look ahead to who to keep an eye on in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم The Athletic

Brian Burke, a Stanley Cup Champion, former NHL General Manager and current Sportsnet studio analyst, joins Craig to discuss his new book Burke's Law: A life in hockey. Burkie doesn't hold back in sharing his colorful experiences in the game, from his time playing hockey at Princeton, what he learned from his mentors Lou Lamoriello and Pat Quinn, t…

Corey Pronman, the NHL prospects writer for The Athletic joins Craig to preview the upcoming NHL draft. Corey and Craig discuss what prospects may go where, as the NHL gets set for their first virtual draft, October 6th and 7th. The guys speculate on the first selection overall being moved by the NY Rangers, and if Jack Eichel could be moved to get…

Renee Hess, the founder of the Black Girl Hockey Club joined Craig to discuss the non profit organization that focuses on making hockey more inclusive for Black women. Renee tells Craig about the Get Uncomfortable Campaign: a pledge to disrupt racism on and off the ice and make hockey more welcoming for all. Plus they discuss concerns about the cos…

Tony Granato, the coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, a 13 year veteran of the NHL with the NY Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks, and the former head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, joins Craig Custance to celebrate his induction into the US Hockey Hall of Fame. Tony discusses his storied career as a player and coach in the NHL which led …

ScreenWriter Chris Jones, former sports writer and editor for Esquire, the National Post and ESPN.com, joins Craig to discuss his journey in the sports writing world. Chris takes Craig on an emotional ride throughout his career, from his start at the National Post, to working at Esquire, eventually quitting in protest when his editor lost his job. …

Ken Daniels, the voice of the Detroit Red Wings joins Craig Custance to discuss the Wings off-season game plan as Detroit continues it's rebuild under Stave Yzerman. Plus, K.D. and C.C. take a look around the league at what might be next for the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, NY Islanders and Tampa Bay Lighting. Kenny also promotes the Jamie Daniel…

The Athletic Senior Investigative Reporter Katie Strang and Richard Deitsch, The Athletic's Senior Media Writer join Craig Custance, this week on the Full 60. Katie, Richard and Craig discuss the the fallout from NBC Sports analyst Mike Milbury’s misogynistic comments, and why fans should demand more from national hockey broadcasts on television. T…

Recently retired defender Dan Hamhuis, joins Craig Custance to celebrate his 16 year NHL career with the Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars and his hometown Vancouver Canucks. Dan looks back with Craig how he came to the decision to retire, and what it was like to do just that inside the Edmonton bubble. Plus Dan takes Craig through the process of b…

Judd Moldaver, NHL player Agent for Auston Matthews, Roman Josi, Shane Bowers and Carter Hart and the Senior VP for the Wasserman Group spends the Full 60 with Craig Custance. Judd, one of the true characters of our game, talks with CC about his journey in hockey which led him to live out a childhood dream as a sports agent. Judd talks about his re…

Craig hosts the return to play roundtable, along with Pierre Lebrun, Scott Burnside, Ryan S. Clark and Katie Strang. The crew tackles a number of topics including the level of play, safety and execution of the NHL bubbles in the hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton. Plus, the Athletic NHL insiders discuss the league and the Players response to racism…

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