The Full 60 with Craig Custance

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 John Tortorella, and how much he means to her as he helped teach her the game of hockey, and the right questions to ask, when she covered the Lightning in Tampa Bay. Erin looks back on when she met her husband, Stanley Cup Champion Jarret Stoll during the lockout in 2013, ahead of the Kings 2nd Cup win in 2014, and the tight bond that the players and the families still have today. Erin promotes her Wear by Erin Andrews team apparel association with the NHL, which was announced last week. Wear by Erin Andrews was already in partnership with the NFL, NCAA and NBA, and Erin a huge hockey fan of the LA Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning is really excited to be in business with the NHL. Erin discusses her drive to always try new things, wanting to be involved in many new projects, in and out of her comfort zone, and teases new projects with Michael Strahan and comedian Kevin Hart. EA also shares with Craig, her best conversation ever, with the goat himself, Tom Brady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Ryan Miller, Eddie Belfour and Jacob Markstrom together, and he takes your questions on his best goalie moment, the controversial Heritage classic start in Vancouver, the World Hockey Championships, and of course his quest to find the perfect taco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 scout. Ned, who teaches a course on Sports Administration at Pepperdine University, talks about bringing a different perspective to the Sharks front office, He also highlights his relationships with Doug Wilson, Ron Hextall, Dean Lombardi and Brian Burke, thew biggest qualities that he looks for in a player, and the secret to a good negotiation. In Craig's Two Cents: Custance offers his opinion on the shakeup in New York, with the Rangers owner James Dolan firing President John Davidson, and General Manager Jeff Gorton with only a handful of games remaining for the up and coming blueshirts, this season, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Burke and Brad Treliving when making trades, and how the Flames are going to scout the Under 18 tournament. Craig also shares his favorite stories on former teammate Brett Hull and about that time he fought Patrick Roy in practice as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 for the great MJ, Michael Jordan. Kevin also discusses his drive to one day manage a franchise in the NHL and he answers your twitter questions, including thoughts on PK Subban, Henrik Lundqvist, Sidney Crosby, how close he was to getting the Pittsburgh job and the dreaded trapezoid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Seth Jones, Dougie Hamilton and many more. Plus, Em, Wysh, Dom and Craig argue over what character on the legendary TV show Cheers they would be: that is, after Greg and Craig explain to Dom and Emily what exactly Cheers is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 better place, Plus Ian shares the story of the medical battle that his daughter Elissa went through early on in her life, and the support that she and the entire Mendes family felt from the sports world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Angeles Kings, NY Islanders, NY Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. Heals a notorious bagpiper tells Craig how he got started playing the unique instrument and how it led to him bagpiping in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Manhattan, and performing on stage multiple times with rock legend Paul McCartney, plus his love for his Scottish roots and playing for NHL legendary head coaches Pat Quinn, Mike Keenan and Al Arbour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 decision by the US Women's team, taking on their governing body, USA Hockey when they threatened to boycott the 2017 World Championships unless their gender equity issues were addressed. Jocelyne talks about growing up in North Dakota and playing hockey on the pond with her sister and her four brothers, the impact that coach Gordie Stafford, had on the girls, inexplicably almost not making the Olympic team. And of course, Jocelyne takes us through the famed winning goal in the shootout vs Canada at the 2018 Olympics. Plus Craig adds his two cents on the controversy in the NHL, after the league dismissed referee Tim Peel after a hot mic incident in the game between Detroit and Nashville on Tuesday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 players in the days of COVID-19. Plus he talks about some of the young talent to grace the ice for the Steel including Adam Fantilli, Shane Doan's son Josh, Brendan Brisson, Sean Farrell and projected 2021 #1 pick Owen Power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 2022. Finally Craig gives his two cents on the NHL and ESPN reuniting with a 7 year broadcast contract. Next week, Craig welcomes Chicago Steel of the USHL GM Ryan Hardy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 front office for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jax, has seemingly done it all in hockey, even argued arbitration cases on behalf of teams, against players, before becoming an agent. Jeff, never shy to offer an opinion, shares his feelings on protecting star players from getting cross checked in front of the net, on if McDavid will spend his entire career in Edmonton, and who is favorite GM is, to negotiate with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 well rounded former hockey player, takes the listener on his life journey which includes being a world famous professional poker player, an accomplished jazz guitar player in New Orleans, and as a derivatives trader at the Chicago Board of Trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 black girls interested in hockey. In addition to being a pro scout for the Kings, Blake is also the LA Kings Growth and Inclusion Specialist and talks about her first meeting with Luc Robitaille, her admiration for Willie O'Ree and her desire to win multiple Stanley Cups with the Kings. Blake, who sits on a committee with the NHL on inclusion and diversity in hockey has also set her sights on one day achieving her goal becoming the first female General Manager in NHL history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Dean Lombardi, Al Arbour, Barry Melrose and world renowned motivational speaker Tony Robbins. Kelly also addresses the night last summer when he spoke out on Hockey Night in Canada and on twitter when the NHL decided to play, when the NBA declined in support of Black Lives Matter. Hrudes also takes the time to answer fan questions via twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 admiration for Andrei Svechnikov and how he fits in with his fellow NHL owners at the BOG meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 existence for the franchise. Deryk also talks about his connection to Vegas from the ECHL, the art of the fight and how he battled for 6 minor league seasons before he made his NHL debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices