The Nielson Show

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.    It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   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 Jim Webster, VP of Tool Shed Brewing! He joined us virtually to showcase this weeks beer of the week, which is the Alberta Small Brewers Association, Unity Brew! You can purchase a 4-pack for $13.99 saving $4 when you buy one.    The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Chris Johnston got the party started in hour two. He gave his thoughts on all that transpired since the last time he joined the show, touched on the signing of Jack Roslovic and where he could potentially slot in and gave his expectations for the Canucks on the upcoming season. Johnston finished with his thoughts on goaltending in Edmonton…   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   We then hit MMMMMM That’s Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop in the middle of hour two.   Jeff Hamilton capped off hour two with all the insight on all the major headlines from the CFL. He gave a preview to all the games in week 19, touched on the Elks big game this week as they welcome in the Blue Bombers and finished with his thoughts on the Jets for this years season.

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk! Dusty is away for today’s show, so Dave Jamieson is stepping in for the big man.   The fellas caught up, talked some puck and then Lt. Eric laid out the show. As always, we hit Morning Announcements from Rundle Park Short Course to recap all that transpired yesterday in the world of sport.   After the break, some Oilers talk was had. Primarily regarding the goaltending and whether or not Skinner should start in game two against the Canucks.   To finish off hour one it was time to Crack Some Packs presented by Wayne's Sports Cards & Collectables. Some beauty pulls from the boys today, it was all hockey. 

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.   It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   It's Thursday, which means time for another edition of Scalding Hot Takes. Dusty came close, YTT failed miserably once again. This one was all Lt. Eric!    The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Bruce Boudreau was the first guest on today’s show! He first touched on winning his first ever ESTY. Then it was all Oilers talk. Boudreau touched on everything from last night’s game including Skinner allowing the game tying goal, whether this team is better than last years and his thoughts on the Oilers signing Jack Roslovic.   After Bruce, we then heard from Stan Bowman after the acquisition of signing Jack Roslovic late last night.   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   It’s Thursday, which means I Got Beef! What’s your beef today..?   Reid Wilkins finished the hour off with his thoughts on last night’s game. He touched on everything, Skinner’s performance, the overall gameplay from the Oil, lack of intensity and the signing of Jack Roslovic. He finished with his thoughts on 97 & 29 being on the PK.

Well that sucked. We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show. And for the third year in a row, the Oilers lost in their season opener. We start off with some quick thoughts after last night’s games then Dusty erupted!   We then dove into Morning Announcements from Goat Track to recap all the action from yesterday in the world of sport!   After the update, the boys got right into The Morning After Show presented by PROLUX to recap last night’s game. They gave their big moment and their 4th star and 38th stars from last nights game.   We capped off hour one with Fired Up from Gemco Fireplaces! How can you not be fired up about them Toronto Blue Jays!

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.   It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   Because it is game day, we had to dive into the Orange & Blue Breakfast! In this segment the fellas gave their keys for tonight’s game. Lt. Eric then gave an injury update presented by Podium Physio Therapy for tonight’s game.   Ryan Rishaug was the final guest on today’s show. He showed us his new backdrop before we got into the thick of it! Of course, we got his thoughts on the McDavid signing, he also touched on the Jake Walkman’s signing. One more signing to discuss as the Oilers did just sign Ekholm to three more years. He then finished with his expectations for the team on this 2025-26 season.   It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for Lt. Eric’s Weekly Rankings of Power presented by The Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf & CC. Today, LT ranked the top 10 reasons why McDavid signed for 12.5.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff!       

Craig Button was the first guest on today’s show. We gave him all the questions and he had all the answers. He addressed the elephant in the room with his thoughts on the McDavid signing, was he surprised and what does this mean going forward. He then gave his thoughts on the Oilers for the upcoming season and finished with a preview on the Flames for the upcoming season as well.   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   In the middle of hour two, we got right into Free Advice from Damon Bunting! Plenty of good advice from the boys today.   Eric Macramalla capped off hour two with some laughs, a good story and his thoughts on the McDavid signing.

It’s game day baby! The Edmonton Oilers play a game tonight as they welcome in the Calgary Flames. We’ll get into that later in the show as it’s also the first edition of The Tales Of The North in the Cruz FM era! Dusty then laid out the show.   We then got right into Morning Announcements for The Rundle Park Short Course to touch on some MLB postseason games from last night as well as some NHL action baby!   After the break, it was time. The first tales of the North in the Cruz FM Era. This was even better than you remember.   And to cap off hour one, we dove into MMMMMM That’s Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop! What’s good today? How about an Oilers game day baby. Hockey is back!

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.    It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   Greg Wyshynski was the final guest on today’s show! He of course, addressed the elephant in the room and gave his thoughts on McDavid resigning for the exact same price! Greg, as he always does, finished with a prediction on who he thinks wins the cup this year.   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 initial thoughts on the McDavid signing from yesterday. He then touched on the possibilities for the team going forward now that McDavid did take such a discount. We then looked ahead and noodles shared his thoughts on whether or not this team is a cup contender this year.   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   Our NFL insider Mike Garafolo joined the show near the end of hour two to give a preview on week 6 in the NFL. He gave us all the latest news and touched on all the biggest headlines heading into week 6.   To cap off hour two, we confessed! What did the rascals have to confess today?

Holy crap. What a start on today’s show. The boys are buzzing and the vibes are high. Of course, we started off with some McDavid bangers and an EST first, Lt. Eric brought some Pilsners for the boys to shot gun, let’s go!   We then dipped into Morning Announcements from The Goat Track to recap all that transpired yesterday in the world of sport!   Before the first break, we finally got to hear the new Connor McDavid contract extension song that Dusty put together, another banger!   After the break, it was time to get Fired Up presented by Gemco Fire Places. What could we possibly be fired up about today???

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.    It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   Joaquin Gage was the final guest on today’s show. He started off with a quick story on his perfect Sunday. He first started with his thoughts on the Oilers, and whether or not he thinks McDavid will resign in Edmonton. He then touched on the team, are they better than last year? Then it was time to talk all things F1.   The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Darren Dreger was the first guest on today’s Monday show. First, he addressed the elephant in the room and touched on McDavid signing and whether or not he thinks it will happen before puck drop. He then gave his thoughts on this year’s Oilers team, are they better than last year?   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   After the break in the middle of the second hour, we dove into MMMMMM That’s Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop. Lots of good from the weekend, but nothing more good in sports than Trey Yesavage’s game from yesterday. MMMMMM that was amazing.   Mike Tanier capped off hour two with a recap from all the games in NFL week 5. He also gave a preview for tonight’s Monday nighter.

We are so back baby! What a weekend it was. We started today’s show off with some Jays home run songs, courtesy of Vladdy, Springer and Kirk! Vibes are high on today’s show and as they should be. What a great weekend it was.   Morning Announcements from Rundle Park Short Course was the first segment we hit on today’s show. McDavid still hasn’t resigned with the Oil… the boys discussed.   After the break it was time to discuss some good ol’ football, both CFL and NFL. The fellas touched on all the big games from the NFL and recapped all three games in the CFL.   We finished hour one with our good, our bad and our ugly from the weekend presented by The Seven Eighty.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.    It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   It's Friday, which means it's the fan favourite Sobeys & Safeway Liquor Beer of The Week! This weeks beer of the week is actually the drink of the week provided by Demi Broderick, owner of TQLA VIDA! She joined us in studio to showcase this weeks drink of the week, which is the Vida Variety Pack! You can purchase a 6-pack for $17.99 saving $4 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 briefly highlighted his summer, then dove right into the Oilers discussion. He gave his thoughts on the Knoblauch extension that just broke a few minutes prior, then touched on McDavid and gave his thoughts on when he thinks he will resign or if he will. Plenty of Oilers talk in this segment.   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   We then hit MMMMMM That’s Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop. Today we discussed how good tomorrow is going to be to watch the Blue Jays in the postseason. Where are you watching?!   To cap off hour two, our NFL insider Mike Garafolo joined the show presented by Bluewater Mobil LUBRICANTS. He first touched on last night’s Thursday nighter. He gave his thoughts on all the major headlines in the NFL and gave a preview to some of the more notable games in week five.

We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show! Dusty is away calling some games, so the one, the only, Dave Jamieson is stepping in for the big man. The fellas catchup, as it’s been a while since they’ve shared the airwaves.   They wasted no time getting into Morning Announcements presented by The Rundle Park Short Course. In this segment, the fellas briefly touched on last night’s Thursday nighter, the Yankees beating the Red Sox and previewed week 18 in the CFL.   After the sports update, it was time for Preseason, What Preseason presented by GCL Diesel. We touched on a potential McDavid extension coming on Monday and what we learned from the team this preseason.   We finished off hour one with a huge shout out to Wayne’s Sports Cards & Collectables.

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.    It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.    It’s Thursday, which means another edition of Scalding Hot Takes!    After that, we dipped into the Courageous Moment by Alberta Blue Cross. What's courageous this week was YTT's performance at yesteday's chilli cook off.    The boys finished off the show with The Wrap from William Huff! 

Luke Gazdic was the first guest on today’s show! He first touched on his summer and some Blue Jays talk. Then the Oilers talk began. He gave his thoughts on Connor McDavid’s situation, how Savoie and Howard have looked in the preseason thus far and finished with some words on the Oilers trading for Connor Ingram.   It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.   In the middle of the hour we got right into I Got Beef! As usual, great beefs from all the boys today.   To cap off hour two, Reid Wilkins stopped by. He shared his thoughts on jury duty, touched on Ingram getting traded to Edmonton and finished with his thoughts on a Connor McDavid extension in Edmonton.