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Send us a textSummaryIn this engaging conversation, Jack Greiner and Randy Freking welcome Joe Sunderman and Byron Larkin, two prominent figures in Cincinnati sports history.Joe and Byron delve into their personal experiences with the Reds and Xavier basketball, discussing the evolution of sports fandom, the impact of youth sports specialization, and the changing landscape of college basketball recruiting. The discussion also touches on memorable moments in Reds history, the influence of coaching, and the future of college athletics with the introduction of NIL and the transfer portal. Both guests express optimism for the Reds' future and reflect on the importance of handling adversity in sports.Takeaways:Joe Sunderman and Byron Larkin share a deep connection to Cincinnati sports.Byron's brother Barry Larkin's legacy with the Reds shaped his fandom.Joe recalls nostalgic memories of attending games at Crosley Field.Youth sports specialization can lead to burnout and limit skill development.The transfer portal has changed the landscape of college basketball recruiting.High school coaches used to have more influence on player development.The Big Red Machine era remains a cherished memory for Reds fans.NIL deals are reshaping college athletics but lack transparency.Byron emphasizes the importance of handling adversity in sports.Both guests express optimism for the future of the Reds.Sound Bites"The best coach I ever had.""I like the idea of the NIL.""I love our manager." Sponsored by Moerlein Lager House, host of the March 26, 2025 Opening Day Eve Party benefitting the Reds Community Fund!

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   After the update, we got right into MMMMMM That's Good presented by Italian Centre Shop and how good was this. LeBron James answered a question from the one, the only, Dustin Nielson. How good is that?    It's Friday, which means it's the fan favourite Sobeys & Safeway Liquor Beer of The Week! This weeks beer of the week was provided by Jason and Chloe Traviss from Cowboy Trail Brewery. They joined the fellas virtuallty to showcase this weeks beer of the week, which is their Wheat Ale. You can purchase a 4-pack for $13.99, saving $4.50 when you buy one!   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We are back with the final edition of The Nielson Show of the week. We start off the show like we always do by recapping everyone's nights. Dusty told us and the nasties about his son's ball game from last night! And YTT shared how awesome the tailgate was!   It was then time for Morning Announcements presented by 100.3 The Bear to recap some sport from last night. We touched on yesterday's all time Tecmo game between Hernan and Uke and a game seven will be had in the NBA!   After the first sports update, we dove right into last night's Elks loss. What happened?   We finished off hour one by Cracking Some Packs presented by Wayne's Sports Cards a& Collectables! The CFL season is upon us, which is exactly what we cracked!

Chris Johnston was the first guest on today's show. He touched on Connor McDavid's media avail from yesterday and shared whether or not he'll be taking his talent elsewhere. He then gave his thoughts on the Oilers signing Trent Frederic. We then shift gears to Evander Kane, is there a market for Evader Kane out there? CJ finished with his thoughts on the Oilers goaltending situation…   It was time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   The jam packed second hour continues with Jamie McLennan after the sports update. He also touched on McDavid and whether or not he thinks he will resign in Edmonton. Noodles, being a former goalie in the NHL shared his thoughts on the Oilers goaltending situation. Jamie finished with his thoughts on the Oilers potentially signing Trent Frederic.   This did open up a can of worms... Are you concerned that McDavid will sign elsewhere? This was The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst!

Luke Gazdic was the first guest on today's show. He first, gave a shoutout to the Oilers fans and how unreal they were during this run. Touched on why the Oilers couldn't get the job done against the Panthers, shared his thoughts on Frederic getting a potential 8-year deal. We then spent some time conversating about Evander Kane and whether or not he'll be an Oiler next season and what's going on with the LTIR. We finished with his thoughts on Stuart Skinner and his future…   It was time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   In the middle of the second hour, we hit I Got Beef for Acme Meat Market! Lots of beef today, especially from our dear YouTube Trev.   To finish off hour two, Reid Wilkins joined the show to discuss Oilers, dynasties, YouTube Trev and finished with the Edmonton Elks.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Elks running back, Justin Rankin blessed us with his time at the early goings of the final hour. He touched on his game day routine, the difference of coming in this year compared to last year and finished with some kind words on fellow team mate Javon Leake.   Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Near the end of the hour, it was time to get Fired Up for Gemco Fireplaces! A lot to get fired up about today. The Elks home opener, the whole Kane LTIR situation, looks like Frederic is signing for eight more years. What are you most fired up about?   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk! To start off today's show, there was a little bit of story telling, laughs and some Oilers discussion.   The first segment of today's show was Morning Announcements presented by 100.3 The Bear to recap everything in the world of sport from yesterday, and to preview tonight's Elks home opener.   We finished off hour one with The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst to discuss Trent Frederic closing in on a 8-year contract extension with the Oilers and Evander Kane's LTIR situation being investigated.

Well, that sucked. For the second straight year the Oilers have lost to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final. To start off the show today, we went around the room to express our thoughts. We then read some texts as there are a lot of sad fans out there.   The conversation carried over to after the sports update, where the boys dipped right into The Morning After Show where the fellas looked at the big moments, the super stat of the night and who were the fourth and 38th stars.   After all that, we then heard from the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid after last night's loss.   To finish off hour one, it was time for The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst. In this segment, we read as many texts as possible from the nasties.

We couldn't get a hold of our dear friend Craig Button… But Ryan Rishaug was able to join instead! He gave his thoughts on last night's game, touched on Knoblauch tinkering with the lines very early on. He then gave his thoughts on how big the gap is between the two teams. Ryan finished with what's at the top of the to do list for management this offseason.   After Rishaug, it was time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day. Hockey's over, so this one is all Blue Jays.   We then gave some Free Advice for Damon Bunting near the end of the second hour. Plenty of great advice today.   Eric Macramalla capped off the second hour. He shared some thoughts on the tax advantage down south, then touched on how great the Florida Panthers actually are. Macramalla then gave his thoughts on Ekblad's PED use and whether or not he should have been playing in these playoffs. We finished by discussing whether or not this Panthers team is a modern dynasty.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Craig Button was able to stop on by in the final hour. He tipped his cap to the Panthers and shared why he thinks this series wasn't nearly as close as the record showed and finished with his thoughts on what's at the top of the to do list for the Oilers management this offseason.   Right after Craig, Greg Wyshynski joined the show. He gave his thoughts on how well constructed this Panthers team is. Touched on the depth of Florida and finished with his thoughts on whether or not the management of Florida will be able to resign all of the Panthers big guys.   After Greg, it was time for Lt. Eric weekly rankings of power. Today, Lt. Eric ranked the best memories of this Stanley Cup playoffs.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Darren Dreger was the first guest on today's show. He gave his thoughts on game five and touched on what tonight's lineup could be. We then switched gears to discuss 97 & 29 in this series thus far. Dreger finished his thoughts on how good Brad Marchand has been so far in this finals.   The boys look to start a new streak with their Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!   In the middle of the second hour, it was time for Weekly Confessions. This segment never misses.   To finish off hour two, Dusty got really Fired Up from Gemco Fireplaces.

It's game day, and what could possibly be the final game of the Oilers season... so here we go! We've got another great show coming your way this fine morning nasties.   We start off by laying out the show, then dipped into Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear to recap everything that transpired last night in the world of sport.   After the first sports update, we gave what could be the final Tales of The North of the season…. This. Was. Epic.   To finish off hour one, it was time for The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst. In this segment we discussed tonight's lineup.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Joaquin Gage was the final guest on today's show. He gave a brief update and recap from the Canadian Grand Prix then we dove right on in to the Oilers discussion starting with who will be tonight's net minder for the Oilers, who could be tonight's unsung hero,   Near the end of the show, we finished with the Orange & Blue Breakfast from GCL Diesel to look at tonight's keys to a victory for the Oilers.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   The final guest on today's show was Ryan Rishaug. He gave his thoughts on where the Oilers were in game five, touched on the Oilers slow starts as of late. The Oilers lineup was discussed quite a bit on this segment, who's in, who's out and who should start in net for the Oilers in game six.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Craig Button was the first guest on today's show. He gave his initial thoughts from Saturday's game. Touched on the lack of depth scoring the Oilers have gotten recently, why the Oilers are struggling so much in first periods. He then gave his thoughts on who should start for the Oilers in game six. Then finished with how the Oilers can slow down Brad Marchand…   The boys try to remain hot with their Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!   In the middle of the second hour, we dipped into The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst to discuss what the lineup should be for the Oilers in game six.   To finish off hour two, it was time for MMMMMMM That's Good presented by Italian Centre Shop. It was all CFL in this segment.

Good day to all of you nasties, hope the weekend was good! We welcome you back to a Monday's edition to The Nielson Show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk. We start off by recapping everyone's weekends.   Then it was time for Morning Announcements presented by 100.3 The Bear to recap everything that transpired in the world of sport over the weekend.   After the sports update, it was all Oilers discussion to finish off hour one.   We finished off hour one with our good, our bad and our ugly presented by The Seven Eighty from the weekend.

Jamie McLennan was the first guest on today's show. He gave his initial thoughts on last night's game, touched on why it's so hard to make predictions in this series. Stuart Skinner was pulled last night, Jamie had a few thoughts on this… He then touched on the Panthers side of things and gave his thoughts on this team going forward.   No Dusty, no problem. The boys try to remain hot with their Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!   After the update, we dipped into The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst. In this segment we heard from Jake Walman after his game last night.   We finished hour two with MMMMMM That's Good presented by the Italian Centre Shop to discuss how good this weekend will be!

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show! And what an amazing show we have for you this fine Friday morning. We started off with a handful of Nielson Show Originals, then got the show underway.   Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear was the first segment we hit in yesterday's show to recap all of last night's action.   After the update, we hit The Morning After Show to recap last night's game. We looked at the big moments, the super stat of the night and who were the fourth and 38th stars.   To finish off hour one, we Cracked Some Packs presented by Wayne's Sports Cards & Collectables. Some decent pulls from the boy's today.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Dustin Nielson made a surprise visit on the show today. He touched on last night's game that he called in the CFL, then jumped right into the Oilers game in which he had a lot to say.   It's Friday, which means it's the fan favourite Sobeys & Safeway Liquor Beer of The Week! This weeks beer of the week was provided by Andrew Bullied, from Annex Ale Project in Calgary. He joined the fellas virtuallty to showcase this weeks beer of the week, which is the Force Majeure NEIPA. You can purchase a 6-pack for $14.99, saving $4.00 when you buy one!   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We got hour two started off with the Orange & Blue Breakfast! In this segment, we took a deep dive into tonight's game. The boy's went around the room in this segment.   No Dusty, no problem. The boys try to remain hot with their Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!   In the middle of the second hour, it was time for I Got Beef presented by Acme Meat Market! Very good beefs from the boys today.   Reid Wilkins was the first guest on today's show. He recapped his ESTY worthy rant just two days ago, then gave his thoughts on tonights game.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Bruce Boudreau was the final guest on today's show. It's been well over a week since Bruce joined the show… so we got his initial thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final thus far, he touched on when they practiced and how important he thinks that was for the Oilers. He finished with his thoughts on what he expects for tonight's game.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show! Today, Wil Fraser joins Lt. Eric. The boy's start the show by catching up. We got Wil's initial thoughts on the Oilers through the series thus far.   We then dipped into Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear to recap all of last night's action.   After the update, it was time for plenty of Oilers discussion. We gave our thoughts on the potential line changes heading into tonight's game and heard from Kris Knobluach. This was The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst.

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk. We were on fire to start the show with lots of laughs and a great story between Dusty and his son.   The first segment as always was Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear to recap yesterday's action.   After the update, we got right into The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst to discuss what's the biggest concern for Oilers fans heading into game four.   We finished off hour one with MMMMMM That's Good presented by Italian Centre Shop!

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Greg Wyshynski was the final guest on today's show! He gave his thoughts on the series thus far. Touched on Skinner's performance in game three. The boys finished with a good discussion on state tax… and whether or not it is an advantage for those teams.   After Greg, it was time for Lt. Eric's weekly rankings of power! Today he ranked the top 10 reasons why Jake Walman squirted his water bottle at the Florida Panthers bench...   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Jamie McLennan was the first guest on today's show. He gave his thoughts on game three, touched on what the Oilers need to do differently in game four. We then switched gears to the goaltending in which Jamie had a few things to say. Jamie finished with his thoughts on a potential legacy game for McDavid in game four…   The boys try to remain hot with their Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!   After the update, we got right into Free Advice for Damon Bunting. Like always, the boys gave out some great advice once again.   To finish off hour one, good ol' Macramalla stopped by with the same old shenanigans!

Craig Button was the first guest on today's show. He gave his thoughts on the series thus far, touched on last nights game and all the penalties that we saw. He finished with his thoughts on Klingberg's game and what Sam Bennett next contract could look like…   We then hit our Early Bird Bet of the day, this one was all Blue Jays!   After the update in the middle of the hour, we dove right into Weekly Confessions from Spectrum Rent All. As always, plenty of great confessions in this segment.   To finish off hour two, we dove into Fired Up presented by Gemco Fireplaces to discuss Garry Bettman's take on certain state taxes…

The Edmonton Oilers go down 2-1 on the series after a 6-1 loss coming from the hands of the Florida Panthers.   We start off the show by trying to calm down all of the nasties, briefly recap last night's game. And Dusty played a song that he wrote last night.   It was then time for Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear. We quickly touched on yesterday's announcement from Expedia Cruises, then dipped into last nights sports.   After the sports update, we got right into The Morning After Show to discuss last night's win. We looked at the biggest moments from last night's game, the super stat and who were the fourth and 38th stars…   We then heard from the captain of the Oilers Connor McDavid, he touched on last night's game.   We finished off hour one with The Fan Zone from FansFirst. We read as many texts as we could in this segment.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Joaquin Gage was the final guest on today's show. He touched on bringing in the air fryer yesterday, confessed that he didn't watch the game last night, shared his overall thoughts on last night's game and finished with his thoughts on the Canadian Grand Prix.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Ryan Rishaug was the final guest on today's show. He gave his thoughts on Nugent-Hopkins and whether or not he'll be in for tonight's game. He then touched on where Jeff Skinner would slot in. Shaugger finished with his thoughts on the defensive pairings for the Oilers tonight and Sam Bennetts play in this series thus far.   Like we always do on a gameday, it was time for the Orange & Blue Breakfast presented by GCL Diesel. The boys looked at the keys of the game in order for an Oilers victory tonight.   Near the end of the hour, it was time for MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop to discuss the CFL season being back!    The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We are back with our first Nielson Show of the week! Dustin Nielson is here to tell us all about his week off. We start off like we usually do, with some Nielson Show originals presented by totem Outdoor Outfitters.   The first segment we dipped into was Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear to recap everything that transpired over the weekend.   After the update, we took a look at the lineups for tonight and discussed Nurse and Bouchard being a pair.   To finish off hour one, we gave our good, our bad and our ugly from the weekends presented by The Seven Eighty.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Like we always do on a gameday, it was time for the Orange & Blue Breakfast presented by GCL Diesel. The boys looked at the keys of the game in order for an Oilers victory tonight.   Dustin Nielson joined the show in the middle of the third hour, right before our fan favourite Sobeys Beer of The Week segment. He touched on his golf game before diving into CFL week one! He then finished with his thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final thus far, and Pete Deboer getting fired.   It's Friday, which means it's the fan favourite Sobeys & Safeway Liquor Beer of The Week! This weeks beer of the week was provided by Jeff Demaniuk, contract brewer of Hittin' Fairways Radler produced in Calgary. He joined the fellas virtuallty to showcase this weeks beer of the week, which is the Hittin' Fairways Radler. You can purchase a 12-pack for $22.99, saving $7.00 when you buy one!   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Chris Johnston was the first guest on today's show. He touched on his experience in the city of Edmonton thus far, gave his thoughts on game one and just how electric the crowd was. He shared whether or not he thinks this series is going the distance and then finished with his thoughts on an injury update for both teams.   After Chris, we had a brief discussion on the job that Gary Bettman has done with his time in the NHL. Right before we gave our Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!   After the update in the middle of the hour, it was time for The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst. In this segment we heard from Darnell Nurse and Jake Walman from their media avails from yesterday.   We finished off hour two with MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop!

We are back with the final edition of The Nielson Show this week and we've got a jam packed show coming your way this fine Friday morning.   The first segment from today's show was Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear! We recapped everything that transpired last night in the world of sport.   After the update, we heard from the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch. He gave his thoughts heading into game two of the final. After Knoblauch's presser, we gave some love to Knoblauch.   To finish off hour one, it was time to Crack Some Packs presented by Wayne's Sports Cards & Collectables!

We got times mixed up with our dear Luke Gazdic, so to start off hour three, Lt. Eric and Jamo discussed Oilers, travel and Marco Sturm being named the Boston Bruins new head coach.   We then got Fired Up from Gemco Fireplaces to recap last night's game.   Our mystery guest came by in the middle of the third hour to share his experience from last night's game. He gave his thoughts on what he expects going forward from the Panthers.

We're doing things a little differently today. We started off hour two with Kind Of Easy Trivia.   Three Questions Too Many from Park Mazda followed Kind of Easy Trivia.   After the update, it was time for I Got Beef presented by Acme Meat Market.   To finish off hour two, it was time for Reid Wilkins! Reid Wilkins gave his thoughts from last night's game, gave some love to a few Oilers, touched on Knoblauch's choice to challenge. Then switched gears to the other side to discuss how Paul Maurice has handled the Panthers.

The Edmonton Oilers take game one of the Stanley Cup Final all thanks to a Leon Draisaitl overtime winner.   We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show to recap a huge Oilers win from last night. We started off the show with some Nielson Show Originals presented by totem Outdoor Outfitters.   Plenty of Oilers discussion through the first half of hour one. We got right into The Morning After Show to discuss last night's win. We looked at the biggest moments from last night's game, the super stat and who were the fourth and 38th stars…   To finish off hour one, we dipped into The Fan Zone from FansFirst to hear from Stuart Skinner. After Skinner, we discussed if he wins the cup, will that silence the haters?

It is officially game day as the Edmonton Oilers are set to host game one of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers and we are here to talk all about it.   Lt. Eric and Dave Jamieson get the party started with some Nielson Show Originals brought to you by totem Outdoor Outfitters, we then laid out today's program.   Before the first sports update, we touched on McDavid's greatness and why it feels so different this year compared to last.   After the first update, we dipped into The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst. In this segment we heard from Connor McDavid after yesterday's practice.   To finish off hour one, we dove into MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop to discuss how good this series will be.

Jamie McLennan was the first guest on today's show! He first touched on McDavid and what he expects to see from him, gave the scouting report on Segei Bobrovsky and what makes him so good, shared what the coaches will be saying before each and every game. Jamie finished with some players he thinks will surprise in this series.   Right after Noodles, Dusty gave his Early Bird Bet of the day presented by Play Alberta!   After the first update, we got right into Free Advice for Damon Bunting! The very wise Dave Jamieson was very adviceful today.   Eric Macramalla finished off hour two today. He gave his thoughts on Paul Maurice, what the vibe is like out East ahead of the Stanley Cup Final and briefly touched on this series as well.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.   Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Greg Wyshynski was the final guest on today's show. He gave his thoughts on this series, touched on the health of Connor and Leon and finished with a prediction on the series.   Like we always do on a gameday, it was time for the Orange & Blue Breakfast presented by GCL Diesel. The boys looked at the keys of the game in order for an Oilers victory tonight.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

It's another edition of The Nielson Show today with Lt. Eric and Dave Jamieson. The fellas start the show today with lots of Nielson Show Originals brought to you by totem Outdoor Outfitters!   To start off today's show, the boys recapped their nights last night. Touched on what transpired in the world of sport from last night… albeit not much happened.   After the first sports update, we got right into The Fan Zone presented by FanstFirst to discuss why hockey fans should want their Canadian team to end Canada's drought for the Cup… not just any Canadian team.

Craig Button got hour two started today. He recapped the Memorial Cup, gave some love to the London Knights and Oilers prospect Sam O'Rielly. Touched on the Oilers and Panthers strengths and weaknesses and the importance of Stuart Skinner's play in this series. Craig finished with his thoughts on the pleasant surprise of John Klingberg.   We then gave our Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day, right before an updater for Park Mazda.   Ryan Rishaug got the show started right after the break. He first touched on the business approach the Oilers have this year compared to last year. He gave his thoughts on Knoblauch and finished with a prediction on this series!   We finished off hour one with Weekly Confessions from Spectrum Rent All. Like always, plenty of good confessions on today's show.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.   Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   Joaquin Gage was the final guest on today's show. He first touched on some of the new food items at Common Wealth for this upcoming season, shed some light on what all transpired between Verstappen and Russell, then dove into some Oilers discussion starting with Stuart Skinner and this upcoming series. He finished with his thoughts on the coaching battle between Kris and Paul.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

No Dusty, no problem. We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show with a jam packed show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk.   We start off by laying out the show and recapping everyone's weekends. Jamo gave an update on everything he's been up to you since the last time he blessed us with his presence.   To finish off hour one, it was time for our good, our bad and our ugly from the weekend presented by The Seven Eighty!

Darren Dreger was the first guest on today's show! He gave his initial thoughts on this year's Memorial Cup winners, the London Knights and touched on what or who makes this team so good, year after year. He then briefly touched on Jake Oettinger being pulled… then switched gears to the cup final and gave his thoughts on why he thinks this year is different for the Oilers.   We then dipped into The Fan Zone from FansFirst to discuss this time of year in Edmonton with the Oilers Cup Final, the CFL season is upon us and the Riverhawks getting their season started tomorrow night!   Ed Hervey was the final guest on today's show! He gave his initial thoughts on the preseason and shared to the listeners why he's optimistic for the upcoming season. Touched on Tre Ford's play in the preseason, some of the scratches him and the staff has had to make and finished with his thoughts on game one this week and whether or not he'll be watching Snoop Dogg at BC Place!

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.   Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   It was then time for MMMMMM That's Good presented by Italian Centre Shop. For MMMMMM That's Good today, we looked back at the day 1260 shut down, in retrospect how good it was indeed.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

A gentleman by the name of Chris Johnston got the second hour started today. He shared his thoughts on last night's victory, touched on Peter DeBoers decision on pulling Jake Oettinger and then finished with his thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final rematch.   Right after Chris, we hit our Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   After the update, it was time for The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst to discuss whether or not this is truly the Oilers year…   To finish off hour two, we dove into MMMMMM That's Good to discuss how good this run has been for the Oilers.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia, this was an all timer!    Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   It's Friday, which means it's the fan favourite Sobeys & Safeway Liquor Beer of The Week! This weeks beer of the week was provided by Andrew Gass, from Vacay Brewing in Calgary. He stopped by to showcase this weeks beer  of the week, which is the Pocket Rocket Double IPA. You can purchase a 4-pack for $14.99, saving $4.50 when you buy one!   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show this fine Thursday morning. We started off the show with plenty of Nielson Show Originals presented by totem Outdoor Outfitters.   Like we always do, Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear was the first segment we hit. We dove into last night's NHL and NBA action.   After the first sports update, we got right into Tales of The North as the Oilers and Stars are set to battle later tonight.   To finish off hour one, we got right into The Fan Zone presented by FansFirst to discuss tonights potential lineups.

Bruce Boudreau was the first guest on today's show. He shared his thoughts on how good of a team the Florida Panthers are, touched on a potential Stanley Cup rematch from last year, Paul Maurice's decision on not shaking hands with players after a series win and plenty more discussion on the Oilers and Stars.   After Bruce, Dusty gave his Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of The Day!   In the middle of the second hour, it was time for I Got Beef presented by Acme Meat Market. The boy's gave very good beefs today.   Reid Wilkins was the final guest of the second hour. There was plenty of Gentlemen's Sweep discussion… which then led to Wilkins thoughts on the Panthers and how good they really are. He shared his thoughts on Paul Maurice and finished with his thoughts on what he expects in tonight's game.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.   Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update.   It was then time to get Fired Up for Gemco Fireplaces! Today, how could you not be fired up about the weather, the Oilers, the Elks season is upon us! So much.   Your Honour, Joaquin Gage then stopped by for Scalding Hot Takes presented by The Ranch Golf & Country Club.   Like we always do on a gameday, it was time for the Orange & Blue Breakfast presented by GCL Diesel. The boys looked at the keys of the game in order for an Oilers victory tonight.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff!