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.
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Blake Bolden - Barrier Breaking member of the Los Angeles Kings

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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.
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Erin Andrews, driven to succeed in and out of her comfort zone

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
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Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 3 of 3

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
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Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 2 of 3

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
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Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 1 of 3

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. 
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Blake Bolden - Barrier Breaking member of the Los Angeles Kings

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