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 start in the broadcasting industry, and how her father Steve is her inspiration in getting into the business. She also addresses her friendship with...

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, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their thoughts on that process as well. For the complete lineup of episodes,...

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, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, Marcus Thompson and Anthony Slater give their thoughts on that process as well. For the complete...

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 Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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 recently played his last NHL game. Eddie also talks about the common denominator which links great goalies like Henrik Lundqvist, Roberto Luongo,...

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 the great Jean Beliveau, to covering the Flyers as a beat writer, to his current position, working for Doug Wilson and the San Jose Sharks, as a...

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 manager, and how his special relationship with Jerome Iginla was formed, on and off the ice. Conroy tells Custance what the difference is between Brian...

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 talks about the new TV contract for ESPN, his friend Henrik Lundqvist, breaking the Anthony Mantha trade on deadline day, and his love and admiration...

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. In addition, the panel revisits the top players on their respected lists, continuing the debate on where to slot Auston Matthews, Artemi Panarin,...

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 about gender and race rights, as the moral compass of the Ottawa Sports scene vows to use his platform for good to make his corner of the Earth a...

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 with Craig how he ended up as a player at Western Michigan, to slugging it out in the minors with Robbie Ftorek, before an NHL career with the Los...

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-Davidson talks about the continued fight against discrimination and gender equity for women in hockey. Jocelyne shares with Craig the 2017 landmark...

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 and Adam Nicholas who help with the Steel's program too. Ryan shares his philosophy on what mindset resilience development is and training their...

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 the next generational player might be. Plus, we look at Wheeler's top 64 prospects for the 2021 draft, and we tease his way too early list for...

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 after his playing career with Quebec and Toronto was finished, became a lawyer, which paved the way for him to work in the NHL Office, and in the...

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 first official job with New Jersey back in 2014, after starting out his hockey analytics career as an advisor for the Arizona Coyotes. Sunny, a...

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 never gave up despite abuse pointed in her direction by hockey parents and fellow players and how ultimately she became a role model for young...

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 communication, love and acceptance. The former LA King, SJ Shark and NY Islander goalie, famous for the blue bandana, shares stories on Wayne Gretzky,...

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 that were made moving on from Chuck Kaiton and John Forslund. Plus Tom discusses the infamous offer-sheet on Sebastian Aho, his respect and...

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 opening night after the tragic events on the Vegas strip, winning the Mark Messier leadership award and going to the Cup final in the first year of...

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 masterpiece at  https://theathletic.com/2311395/2021/01/11/nhl-player-tiers-mcdavid-mackinnon-matthews/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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 disappointments from the tournament too. Corey presents his under 23 list, looks ahead to the 22 and 23 drafts, and Craig wraps the show peppering...

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 youngster. The book is meant to provide comfort and support to families going through similar experiences, to raise awareness and donate to the...

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 Full 60. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices