Full Change

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Legendary New York Rangers defenseman and Captain Ron Greschner makes his long-anticipated appearance on the show! In an incredible journey down memory lane, the former teammates, roommates, and now neighbors catch up and share some truly inside stories of life as a New York Ranger!

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Former New York Ranger Cristoval "Boo" Nieves joins the show to talk about his career playing at the University of Michigan before joining the Rangers, being the first player of Puerto Rican descent in the NHL, and how concussions derailed his career. Nieves tells how he got his unique nickname, what it was like playing in MSG, his thoughts on roller hockey, and his current training company, Top Line Hockey.

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Tom Laidlaw and Tom Smith commiserate as they analyze the Rangers 2024-25 season. They'll talk about what went wrong, what went right, who should stay, and who should go, in an episode that celebrates the season that was, and laments what could have been!

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One of the pound-for-pound toughest players to lace up skates in the NHL, Ryan Vandenbussche joins the show to discuss his career with the Rangers and Blackhawks, his legendary scraps with Nick Kypreos and Stu Grimsson, and his first NHL goal with the Rangers. Ryan also shares his personal story of how the effects of concussions led him to become a plant-based medicine advocate and grower!

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Rangers fan favorite, all-star, and two-time 30 goal-scorer Eddie Johnstone joins the show to catch up with his former teammate Tom Laidlaw! Johnstone shares the story of his career, how he loved playing at Madison Square Garden, and how he still bleeds blue!

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Tom Laidlaw and Tom Smith celebrate 100 episodes of the Full Change Podcast! The guys look back at the incredible guests who shared their amazing stories throughout the first 100 episodes of Full Change. Tragedies, triumphs, heartbreak, and hilarity are all wrapped up as the guys hit the century mark. And there are plenty of shoutouts to the listeners and Rangers playoff talk in an episode you won't want to miss!

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A former client of Tom's and a rocket defenseman with a rocket shot, Sheldon Souray joins the show to share his story. From his early days in New Jersey through his excellent career in Montreal, Sheldon opens up about his struggles and how he overcame them, why he fired Tom Laidlaw, and how his friend Wayne Gretzky eloquently touched his heart at his wedding.

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When Kevin Klein was traded to the Rangers from the Nashville Predators in 2014, he injected some much-needed energy into the locker room and helped the Rangers on their run to the Stanley Cup Finals. A steady, tough NHL defenseman, Kevin joins the show to talk about his off-ice struggles while playing and how he overcame them, in an important conversation focusing on mental health, energy, and spirituality.

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A Los Angeles King for over 40 years, former player, current broadcaster, and former Tom Laidlaw teammate joins the show to talk about playing for the Kings when they had no fans, to broadcasting games when they won two Stanley Cups! Fox discusses playing with Bernie Nicholls, his rough start to broadcasting, and pillow fights!

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Former Flyers blueliner Jeff Chychrun joins the show to discuss his battles with Tom's Rangers, taking on the toughest heavyweights in the league, and the secret to raising an NHL player son in the non-hockey hotbed of Boca Raton, Florida!

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Former tough-as-nails, New York Islander Dave Scatchard left the game with slurred speech and barely able to walk after 5 concussions. In this amazing and emotional episode, he joins us to tell his incredible story of healing, his 14-year NHL career, how he nearly signed with the Rangers but couldn't get past his hatred of their fans, and how he is a massive Tom Laidlaw and Survivor fan!

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Hard-hitting defenseman, Rick Zombo joins the show to discuss his time playing with superstars Brett Hull, Adam Oates, and Steve Yzerman, many battles with tough forwards in the Norris Division, winning the NCAA National Championship at North Dakota, and how his 11-year NHL career, was eerily similar to Tom Laidlaw's!

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Legendary voice of the New York Islanders Dynasty, Jiggs McDonald joins the show to discuss his amazing career. Following his journey from Los Angeles, to Atlanta, to Long Island to the Hall of Fame, Jiggs shares several amazing stories of his front-row seat during the Islander dynasty, his affinity for Tom Laidlaw, and how he got the name "Jiggs!"

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Former Boston Bruin Graeme Townshend, the first Jamaican-born player in the NHL joins the show to discuss his career with the Bruins, New York Islanders, and Ottawa Senators and how a decision not to let his mother down, led him to an RPI degree, and hockey's highest level. Townshend tells of RPI's Big Red Freakout, squabbles in the minors with his coach, and scoring his first NHL goal!

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Michigan native and one of the three NHL-playing Miller brothers, former Ranger and US Olympian, Kevin Miller joins the show! A dad of four daughters, Miller talks about growing up in a famous hockey family, playing for some interesting coaches, and his pursuit of a championship across 600 NHL games!

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A Minnesota High School phenom (the inaugural Mr. Hockey,) Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick, last cut of the 1988 Olympic team, and New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup champion Tom Chorske joins the show to talk about his NHL career, and the work he is currently doing for children of US service members.

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Los Angeles Kings legend Charlie Simmer joins the show to talk about his amazing career, and how he went from bouncing back and forth between the California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, and minor leagues to back-to-back 56-goal seasons and Kings royalty with Marcel Donne and Dave Taylor!

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Former Flyers brawler Riley Cote epitomizes the term "Full Change" and tells his incredible story of changing his life after hockey to one of self-care, mindfulness, yoga, cannabis, and focusing on the present. Host of the Nasty Knuckles podcast, and creator of Cote Culture, Riley shares his incredible journey on an enlightening episode.

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Carolina Hurricanes President/General Manager and former college defensive partner of Tom Laidlaw, Don Waddell joins the show to share his incredible story and what it was like playing alongside Laildaw ay Northern Michigan! He'll share his journey from the green pickup in college to the port-a-potty business, to team president, and the warm welcome his buddy Tom gave him when they lined up against each other in the NHL!

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New Jersey Legend, High School State Champion, NCAA Champion, and New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Champion, Jim Dowd joins the show to talk about his amazing journey from Ocean Ice Palace in Brick, NJ to a 17-year NHL career with championships at every level along the way!

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In an amazing episode, we catch up with Tom's former teammate and a Ranger, that got away, Kelly Miller. Part of one of the worst trades in Ranger history, Miller tells of his early days with the Rangers, growing up in a family of NHL players, and his outstanding career with the Washington Capitals.

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Undrafted after college, Ed Belfour went from three years in the minors to the Hockey Hall of Fame. A legendary goalie with a legendary temper, Eddie "the Eagle" forged an incredible career, winning a Calder, Vezina, and Stanley Cup with 484 wins along the way. Now, the CEO of Belfour Spirits, Eddie discusses his incredible career and friendships with Vladislav Tretiak, Dominik Hasek, Mike Keenan, and Chris Chelios among others in an epic episode!

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Former towering defenseman Andy Sutton joins the show to talk about his journey from undrafted college graduate to 15-year NHL career, to CEO of Verbero Hockey, with stops in San Jose, Minnesota, Atlanta, and Long Island along the way!

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Massachusetts native and former Boston Bruin defenseman Frank Simonetti joins the show to talk about living every Boston kid's dream to grow up and play for the B's, his work with veterans, his current role as President of the Bruins alumni, and throwing the javelin!

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Hard-nosed former St. Louis Blues Captain & Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champion, Dallas Drake joins the show to talk about his 1,000-game NHL career, being a true Northern Michigan University Wildcat legend, and what it was like being represented by Tom Laidlaw!

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As we close out the first year of the Full Change podcast, Tom Laidlaw and Tom Smith recap the highlights of 80 episodes! You may hear some laughter, you may hear some tears, but you definitely will hear Tom Laidlaw say, "Oh, I didn't know that!" The guys also talk (a little bit) about the current state of the Rangers and the NHL, but mostly just thank all the listeners!

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Motor City Smitty, Brad SmIth joins the show and the guys get right after it as they discuss their scrap at the Garden! Smitty recalls his playing career with the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and his three Stanley Cups in various roles in the Avalanche front office!

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Former Toronto Maple Leaf, Florida Panther, Los Angeles King, and current host of the Up My Hockey podcast Jason Podollan, joins the show and we talk about, parent-coach relationships, mental health, podcasting, and marrying a Spice Girl?

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Former Detroit Red Wing, New York Ranger, and NHL 406-goal scorer, John Ogrodnick joins the show! A big-time scoring left winger Johnny O discusses his time in Michigan and his amazing chemistry in New York with Kelly Kisio and Brian Mullen, and how a certain stay-at-home defenseman became his agent.

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Veteran defenseman Grant Ledyard joins the show to talk about his 1000+ game NHL career, getting a big break in his rookie season thanks to Tom Laidlaw's wonky spleen, and how he repaid Laidlaw with an epic stink palm!

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In an epic episode, Hall of Famer, 668-goal scorer, and NHL Legend, Luc Robitaille joins the show! In a tremendous conversation, Robitaille discusses his incredible career, and how he overcame early doubts to become a Stanley Cup Champion, Hall of Famer, and President of the Los Angeles Kings.

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The pride of Fort Frances, Ontario, Mike Allison joins the show to talk about breaking into the NHL with a young Tom Laidlaw, and his 10-year career, including stops in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles. In this episode, "Red" recounts, his struggles with depression, sock fashion in the locker room, and playing with Wayne Gretzky, all while dealing with a pesky generator!

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Former 1st overall NHL Draft pick Bryan Berard tells his incredible story of reaching the heights of the game, then suddenly losing it all to a horrific eye injury from an errant Marian Hossa stick, to somehow making a miraculous return to the NHL with vision in only one eye! The slick-skating defenseman also discusses brawls in Woonsocket, RI with his friends and his Mom, his feelings on playing for Ken Hitchcock, and his special relationship with his former agent and wingman, Tom Laidlaw!

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The sixth all-time leading scorer in New York Rangers history, and the inspiration for the nickname "Big Walt," Rangers legend Walt Tkaczuk joins the show to talk about his 945-game career with the Broadway Blueshirts, the devastating injury that ended his career, what it was like to coach a rookie Tom Laidlaw, and his life as a golf course owner!

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In an absolute blast of an episode, Islander legends Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota join the show for a hilarious conversation, reminiscing about old scraps, pranks on teammates, marriage advice, and eventually the Islanders' upcoming season!

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In a hilarious episode, former Ranger and US Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Dave Silk joins the show to talk about the Miracle on Ice, hitting on Muhammad Ali's wife, being an NHL rookie with the Rangers, and the ridiculous shenanigans that took place with Tom Laidlaw!

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Former Devils Grant Marshall and Randy Velischek join the show to discuss the Devils' upcoming season. The chirps are flying as Randy battles technical issues and Grant gives his prediction (much to the chagrin of Tom Laidlaw) on just how far the young Devils squad can go this season!

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Former Buffalo Sabres legend and captain Danny Gare covers many topics in a wide-ranging interview, including his 354-goal NHL career, two 50-goal seasons, being named captain of two teams, playing in the Canada Cup, how learning to box and wearing a giant round helmet, helped him take on much bigger opponents during his 85 NHL fights, and having his number retired in Buffalo!

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We catch up with New York Ranger greats Dave Maloney and James Patrick in an awesome episode where the guys debate their ranking on the All-Time Greatest Ranger list, reminisce about the heartbreaking Overtime loss to the Islanders in 84, and preview the Rangers' upcoming season!

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