The Nielson Show

Darren Dreger was the first guest on today's show. We started by getting right into the passing of former Oilers owner Cal Nichols. He touched on the importance of his role for the Oilers staying in Edmonton. We then got into some Babcock talk, Dreger touched on the dynamic between him and the superstars of this team. We then shifted gears to discuss what the heck is going on in Detroit.

From there, we locked in our daily action with the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day!

After that, we got into MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop. Are the Double E back? They certainly are. MMMMMM That's Good.

Mike Tanier capped off hour two with a full recap on NFL Week 1… and then previewed tonight's Monday nighter.

We are back with another jam-packed edition of The Nielson Show, live on Edmonton Sports Talk! Lt. Eric is out of the building today, but stepping into the co-host chair to keep the hot takes flowing is none other than Wil Fraser! The fellas catch up on the weekend before diving headfirst into a massive Monday of sports chatter across the country!

Didn't take long before the boys jumped right into Morning Announcements for The Rundle Park Short Course to recap a good chunk of everything that happened in the world of sports from the weekend.

After the break, the fellas got into Offseason, What Offseason for GCL Diesel to discuss the passing of former Oilers owner Cal Nichols.

We finished hour one with our good, bad & ugly from the weekend presented by Outline Homes.

The final hour of The Nielson Show kicks off with Kinda Easy Trivia for MR MIKES before 3 Questions Too Many for Park Mazda! After that, Mike Garafolo joins us to discuss the upcoming NFL games and storylines around the league.

It's Friday which means it's Beer Of The Week for Sobey's Safeway Liquor. The Beer Of The Week is "Walking On Sunshine" where you can get a pack for 15.99! And to end the show, Sound of the day and The Wrap for William Huff!

In hour 2, we start off with a reunion from the 1260 days as Frank Seravalli joins us to discuss Oilers expectations, Formenton signing and everything around the hockey world. Following that is The Fan Zone for Northern Gauge with more discussion around the Oilers and what is considered a success this year.

Then Marshall Ferguson joins the guys on the Firehouse Subs hotline to discuss the quadruple header tomorrow in the CFL including the Elks Labour Day Rematch against the Stampeders! And to end the hour, Mmmm That's Good for the Italian Centre!

It's a Friday edition of The Nielson Show with Lt.Eric here on Edmonton Sports Talk! The guys open the show recapping ANOTHER snooze fest NFL game last night, this time between the 49ers and Rams. Morning Announcements for Rundle Park Short Course follows that where we discuss Leon Draisaitl's comments from yesterday.

After that it's Off-Season? What Off-Season? For GCL Diesel where the guys ask if the Oilers don't win the cup… is it a failure? And to end the hour, it's The Crack Pack for Wayne's Sports Cards!

In Hour 3, the guys start with Kinda Easy Trivia for MR MIKES before 3 Questions Too Many for Park Mazda. Could Alex Formenton be on the 3rd line to start the season?

Then we got Scalding Hot Takes for Memory Express Computers, Fired Up! For Gemco Fireplaces, Sound Of The Day and The Wrap for William Huff!

To start hour 2, our Hockey Insiders for GS Construction are back with Bruce Boudreau joining us to discuss Formenton, Babcock and everything Oilers related! Then it's the Early Bird Bet for Play Alberta where we spin the wheel as the wheel is 1 for 1 to start the NFL season!

Then it's I Got Beef before Reid Wilkins joins the show to discuss more of the Seahawks and Patriots, Alex Formenton signing, and McDavids comments after practice.

It's a Thursday edition of The Nielson Show with Lt.Eric here on Edmonton Sports Talk! To open the show, the guys discuss the boring game between the Seahawks vs Patriots last night. Then we get into Morning Announcements for Haddies Golf Shop!

Off-Season? What Off-Season? For GCL Diesel follows that where we listen to McDavid's comments from yesterday before getting into the Fan Zone for Northern Gauge!

In the final hour of The Nielson Show with Lt.Eric, It's Kinda Easy Trivia for MR MIKES before 3 Questions Too Many for Park Mazda! Could you see Crosby playing anywhere other than Pittsburgh?

Then to end the show we have LTE'S Rankings Of Power for The Ranch, The Fan Zone for Northern Gauge, Sound Of The Day for Memory Express and The Wrap for William Huff!

To kickoff hour 2, Jamie "Noodles" Mclennan joins the guys to discuss the Oilers goaltending and everything else around the NHL as Hockey season approaches. Play Alberta Early Bird Bet follows that looking at the Seahawks vs Patriots game tonight!

Then we got Free Advice For Damon Bunting before EST Legal Analyst Eric Macramalla hops on for another fantastic segment!