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 notorious calls, the Patrick Kane Stanley Cup winner in 2010 and Sidney Crosby's gold medal winner in 2010.

Doc tells Craig what it was like to call his final Stanley Cup playoffs remotely from the safety of his home studio, and what he is looking forward to most in retirement.

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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 Milwaukee Braves baseball club. Plus Willie tells the story of how he came to be involved with the NHL's diversity program, he re-lives his first NHL game and goal for the Bruins vs the Habs, and how he didn't realize he broke the NHL's color barrier, until he read it in the newspaper the next ay. Plus Willie pays tribute to the great Herb Carnegie and his family, which has kept him going, for 85 years and counting!

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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 Oliver Ekman Larsson trade discussion.

Plus fans of the St. Louis Blues will enjoy some draft history stories on Parayko and what it was like to work with former Coyotes great Keith Tkachuk.

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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.

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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, the 2007 Stanley Cup, and making deals on the draft floor. Burkie also talks about his four rules of hockey, and how they can translate to rules for life, what Gary Bettman means to him, and why he wouldn't take another job in the NHL. It's as can't miss episode of the Full 60!

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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 the pick on draft day. The guys wonder what Steve Yzerman might have up his sleeve, where Russian goalie Yaroslav Askarov will land and what GM is feeling the pressure to make a big move.

Craig and Corey analyze what players in this draft have the potential to surprise, and be selected earlier than projected. Plus, the guys take questions from listeners via twitter, ahead of the draft taking place next week.

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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 cost of hockey equipment, hiring more people of color with NHL teams. Renee shares with Craig, the organizations association with the NHL, as they continue to work together to insure that hockey is indeed for everyone.

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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 him to his induction into the Hall of Fame.

Craig gets Tony to analyzes some of his top players at Wisconsin, who are set to make the jump to the NHL in the next few years, including Cole Caufield, K'Andre Miller and Alex Turcotte.

Plus Tony tells some awesome hockey stories about his first NHL game at the Chicago Stadium, Being dealt to the Kings by the Rangers and getting to room with the great one, Wayne Gretzky, and how he ended up coaching the Colorado Avalanche.

Tony also shares his battles with concussion and his best time in hockey, cheering his Hall of Fame sister Cammi on, in the 1998 Winter Olympics as she and Team USA won Gold in Japan.

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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. Chris discusses how the lifestyle of a sports writer can sometimes not be good for family life.  Craig and Chris reminisce about their time spent together in Toronto in the fall of 2016 covering the World Cup of Hockey for ESPN. Plus, Chris talks about the life changing opportunity, writing for the Netflix hit Away and focusing his professional energy on screenplay writing.

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Long time St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen, now a member of the Montreal Canadiens, joins JR to look back on his career with the Blues. Jake talks about what it was like to grow up in St. Louis , his children being born there, the Stanley Cup win and growing into being a great pro.Jake also looks forward to being a member of the Canadiens, what Carey Price and Shea Weber said when they reached out to welcome him aboard. Plus Jake discusses what the Blues and the Blue note will always mean to him and Jake provides his analysis on Blues new backup goalie Ville Husso