The Nielson Show

We are back with another jam-packed edition of The Nielson Show, live on Edmonton Sports Talk!

Dustin Nielson and the fellas hit the desk to recap a relatively quiet night across the broader sports landscape, but all eyes in Oil Country were glued to the ice!

The first segment we hit on today's show was Morning Announcements for The Rundle Park Short Course to recap the action from last night.

After the break, we dove into The Fan Zone for The Northern Gauge. The boys broke down the pros and cons from the performance—who stood out on the ice, how the defensive structure looked, and whether the line combinations showed early promise.

We capped off hour one with MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop. What's good today is the Prolux Lighting Morning After Show returning next week and Mike Garafolo having nothing but nice things to say about Dusty & Lt. Eric.

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 released his boldest predictions heading into the season… so we touched on his take regarding the Oilers heading into the season. Can Nuge centre his own line and what are some of his other hot takes around the league?

We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

TSN Hockey Analyst Jamie "Noodles" McLennan kicked off today's show to share his early impressions of head coach Mike Babcock following his initial media availability. Noodles then weighed in on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' role heading into the season, examining realistic expectations and whether Nuge can consistently drive his own line at this stage of his career. Next, he analyzed the Oilers' blue line, discussing potential top-pair partners for Evan Bouchard. To wrap up, Noodles surveyed the wider NHL landscape, offering the latest insights on the ongoing Connor Hellebuyck situation in Winnipeg.

We then gave our Early Bird Bet presented by Play Alberta.

After the break, we got into Weekly Confessions presented by Spectrum Rent All. Some great confessions from the boys today.

We capped off hour two by getting Fired Up for Gemco Fireplaces. Plenty to be Fired Up about today. Congratulations Dusty.

We are back with another action-packed Tuesday edition of The Nielson Show, live on Edmonton Sports Talk!

Dustin Nielson and the fellas hit the desk to dissect a wild night in sports and get you set for a huge Tuesday lineup. First up, the boys break down Monday Night Football in the NFL, where the Los Angeles Rams gave it to the Giants. We then touched on the Jays absolutely blowing it. This was for Morning Announcements for Haddies Golf Shop.

After the break we got into The Fan Zone for Northern Gauge. In this segment we played both McDavid and Babcock's media avails from yesterday… and we shared our thoughts on what they had to say. This brought us to the end of the hour.

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 talked about his new camera, tee'd up what the boys are cooking for the upcoming pre & post game shows for the Oil Stream and then gave his highs and lows from the Oilers first preseason game of the season.

We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger led off today's show, kicking things off with a spot-on Mike Babcock impression before diving into the top headlines across the league. Dregs weighed in on Connor McDavid topping TSN's Top 50 Players list for a remarkable 10th consecutive year, before analyzing the signing of Alex Formenton and why he ultimately landed in Edmonton. Finally, he broke down whether head coach Mike Babcock will deploy McDavid and Leon Draisaitl together on the same line, and how much stock fans should actually put into early exhibition results.

Is the wheel just? Time will tell as the wheel has spoken for tonight's Monday nighter. We then gave our Early Bird Bet of the day presented by Play Alberta.

Chris Streveler got the second part of hour two going with his initial thoughts on the Elks streak being snapped against the Argos on Saturday. We then got his thoughts on all the other games that transpired from CFL Week 16, including the Red Blacks falling… again.

Our final guest of hour two was Mike Tanier. He stopped by for a full recap on NFL Week 2, hitting on all the major takeaways from the weekend.

We are back from the weekend with another massive Monday edition of The Nielson Show, live on Edmonton Sports Talk!

The fellas hit the desk to trade weekend stories, catch up on life, and recap everything that went down across the sporting landscape. First up, it's Morning Announcements to get you up to speed on an action-packed weekend.

After the break, we got into The Fan Zone for Northern Gauge to discuss the Oilers first preseason game and Leon Draisaitl also being outside of TSN's top 5… is that a fair rating? The boys discussed.

Like we always do, we gave our good, bad and ugly from the weekend to wrap up hour one.

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.

Mike Garafolo was the final guest on today's show. He joined the show to give his thoughts on last night's game as well as to preview a good chunk of the games in NFL Week 2 on Sunday.

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 Ryan Mortson! He joined the fellas virtually to showcase this weeks beer of the week, which is the Best of Kin Big Hat Hazy IPA. You can purchase an 4-pack for $13.99, saving $5.00 when you buy one!

We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston led off today's show to break down the key storylines surrounding the Edmonton Oilers as training camp opens. Chris shared his perspective on whether Edmonton enters the season as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender and analyzed how this roster stacks up against last year's squad. To close out the segment, he provided the latest updates on the situation involving Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets.

We then gave our Early Bird Bet presented by Play Alberta.

After the break, we got into MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop. In this segment we played Mike Babcock's media avail from yesterday and after, the boys shared their thoughts. This brought the fellas to the end of hour two.

We are back with the final edition of The Nielson Show coming your way this fine Friday morning, live on Edmonton Sports Talk!

Dave Jamieson steps into the anchor chair for Dustin Nielson today, so you already know it's going to be an absolute gooder! The fellas open up the show by catching up on life and sports after a little time apart before jumping straight into a massive slate of sports talk which was presented by The Rundle Park Short Course.

After the first mediocre sports update from Trev, we got into The Fan Zone for Morning Gauge to discuss yesterday's line at day one of skating camp.

We finished off hour one like we always do on a Friday's show by Cracking Some Packs powered by Wayne's Sports Cards & Collectables.