Bruce Boudreau got the third hour started on today’s show. He gave his thoughts on what the Oilers have been able to do thus far in the offseason. He touched on the Oilers goaltending situation and shared some positives on John Gibson… Mitch Marner’s name was brought up, he shared where he thinks he will end up. Bruce finished with some choice words on how the NHL is proceeding this years draft… We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Thre...
Jun 26, 2025•57 min
Luke Gazdic joined us at the top of the second hour. He gave his initial thoughts on the Evander Kane trade. What does Gaz think the Oilers will do next? How will the Oilers address the goaltending? Should the Oilers resign Connor Brown and will the Oilers be able to afford Evan Bouchard? He answered all those questions and finished with his thoughts on Collin Murray-Boyles reaction to being drafted by the Raptors… It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day. In the middle of...
Jun 26, 2025•56 min
We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show coming your way this fine Thursday morning. Dustin Nielson is away so Wil Fraser is stepping in. The fellas caught up, then dove into Morning Announcements presented by 100.3 The Bear to recap last night’s action. After the update, Greg Wyshynski joined the show to talk all things puck. He first touched on this year’s draft shared what he’ll be doing… gave his thoughts on JJ Peterka becoming the newest member of the Utah Mammoth. That wasn’t t...
Jun 26, 2025•57 min
We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda got us to the to the sports update. For MMMMMM That’s Good today presented by The Italian Shop. We took a look back at all the bangers we played in this year’s postseason. We ranked the best one’s from five to one. It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for Lt. Eric’s Weekly Ranking’s Of Power. Today, Eric ranked the most likely things Bowman and Jackso...
Jun 25, 2025•54 min
Jamie McLennan was the first guest on today’s show. He gave his thoughts on Stan Bowman and Jeff Jackson meeting with McDavid yesterday… He then touched on this year’s free agents and how serious the Oilers should be in changing their goaltending tandem. He listed off a few goalies the Oilers could target… Noodles finished with his thoughts on Alexander Mogilny finally getting inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame! It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day. In the middle of t...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr
We are back with another edition of The Nielson Show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk! Today’s show started off with lots of Blue Jays songs as we enter the dog days of summer. Dusty then gave us a quick story about his game last night as coach… OUCH! We then dove into Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear to recap some of yesterday’s Tecmo action. After the first sports update, it was then time for Offseason, What Offseason to discuss if the Oilers should pursue Klim Kostin and what are J...
Jun 25, 2025•58 min
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. Gager praised Elks linebacker, Nick Anderson as he joined the boys earlier today. He touched on how exceptional he is with the media… we then went back a few years and Gager gave some insight on how he was with the media. We then shifted gears to some Oilers discussion. Will t...
Jun 24, 2025•57 min
Craig Button was the first guest on today’s show. He gave his thoughts on what he thinks the Oilers need to address the most. Craig was bringing the heat today when he shared his thoughts about the Oilers scoring depth in the final. The goalie discussion continued with Mr. Button, he touched on the reality of Thatcher Demko becoming an Oilers and finished with a quick preview on this year’s NHL Draft. It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day. After the sports update, we go...
Jun 24, 2025•58 min
The offseason is well on its way! On today's edition of The Nielson Show, the Oilers offseason discussion will continue... We start off the show with some laughs and stories. Would you drink flat pop? We then dove into Morning Announcements from 100.3 The Bear to recap all of last night’s action in… baseball! Dusty then teased the nasties with his new originals about the AM Nasty Vacation. After the first sports update, we dove into some more Oilers goalie discussion. Thatcher Demko or Jake Alle...
Jun 24, 2025•58 min
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. Before we dove into the Oilers discussion, he first touched on his achilles injury. Then gave his thoughts on what the Oilers will be doing in the next few weeks. Are the Oilers serious in acquiring John Gibson and how close are the Oilers from signing Trent Frederic? Shauger ...
Jun 23, 2025•54 min
Darren Dreger was the first guest on today’s show! He gave his thoughts on this year’s decentralized draft, why are they doing it and will they go back to the old traditional way? He then gave his thoughts on which team’s he believes will be the most active at the draft, then gave his thoughts on what the Oilers will or could do? He had some thoughts about the Trent Frederic deal before he finished with Evander Kane and whether or not he’ll be back as an Oiler. After Dregs, we gave our Early Bir...
Jun 23, 2025•58 min
We are back with our first edition of The Nielson Show this week! We start off the show by recapping everyone’s weekends. The Morning Announcements presented by 100.3 The Bear was the first segment we hit on today’s show to recap everything that transpired over the weekend. Right after the first break, Dusty and Lt. Eric dove right into a CFL Week 3 recap, plenty to discuss here. To finish off hour one, we gave our good, our bad and our ugly from the weekend presented by The Seven Eighty!...
Jun 23, 2025•57 min
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...
Jun 20, 2025•54 min
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 McLen...
Jun 20, 2025•58 min
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 u...
Jun 20, 2025•55 min
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 Fir...
Jun 19, 2025•52 min
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 P...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr
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 cont...
Jun 19, 2025•58 min
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 ...
Jun 18, 2025•49 min
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 Fr...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr
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 t...
Jun 18, 2025•59 min
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 B...
Jun 17, 2025•48 min
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, Du...
Jun 17, 2025•58 min
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 Zon...
Jun 17, 2025•49 min
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 wit...
Jun 16, 2025•52 min
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 Z...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr
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 ...
Jun 16, 2025•54 min
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 Andre...
Jun 13, 2025•55 min
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 FansF...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min
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...
Jun 13, 2025•43 min
