Inside Sports

Brenden asks our NHL insider John Shannon for his thoughts on the Oilers and Kings series after one crazy game. Get analysis of Skinner and Bouchard as well as the Oilers’ big stars. Then, a spin around the NHL’s top stories coming from the other playoff series around the league. Follow John on X at @Jshannonhl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reaction to Game 1 of Round 1 between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers from 880 CHED’s play-by-play voice Cam Moon. Brenden and Cam review performances by Stuart Skinner and Evan Bouchard and explore what adjustments need to be made ahead of Game 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Escott kicks off the show after a failed comeback attempt by the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs! Thoughts from Brenden precede audio from Kris Knoblauch, Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner. Be sure to subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio and follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One last time ahead of the regular season finale, Brenden goes to The Other Side to chat with San Jose Sharks beat reporter Sheng Peng. Get the lowdown on Macklin Celebrini’s Calder Trophy campaign, Logan Couture’s esteemed career as it comes to an end after 16 seasons and whether Yaroslav Askarov is ready to take over the net. Follow Sheng’s work on X at @Sheng_Peng. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden asks for John’s insights into Darnell Nurse’s supplementary discipline, the amount of injured players around the NHL or those that are being held out of game action and whether that’s a problem for the league. Then, a spin around the NHL’s top headliners generated by playoff races and Gabriel Landeskog’s return in Colorado. Follow John on X at @Jshannonhl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024-25 NHLPA Player’s Poll is out and Brenden asks for your reaction to some of the most surprising responses like Leon Draisaitl not claiming a single category, as well as Darnell Nurse’s supplementary discipline in the aftermath of the game against Los Angeles. Any time the phone lines are open, you’re eligible to enter the Fresh Take of the Month draw, which could net you a brand-new men’s watch from Independent Jewellers in Edmonton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Escott opens the show the night after Edmonton fell 5-0 to the Los Angeles Kings in the final home game of the regular season. Darnell Nurse faces supplemental discipline after cross-checking Kings forward Quinton Byfield and we review the incident and discuss the disciplinary action! Be sure to subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio and follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear from Edmonton Oil Kings General Manager Kirt Hill in the wake of his team being eliminated from the WHL playoffs in the first round. Find out the results of the WHL Prospects Draft Lottery, for which the Oil Kings held the best odds at selecting the generational Maddox Schultz no. 1 overall. Follow the Oil Kings online at https://chl.ca/whl-oilkings/ and follow the team on X at @EDMOilKings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vlad Guererro Jr. is a Blue Jay for life! Or at least another 14 seasons after inking a $500 million contract extension. Brenden is joined by Brayden Ewasko from the Locked On Blue Jays podcast to break down how the deal came to fruition and what it means. Plus, thoughts on the first couple of weeks of the MLB season. Follow Brayden on X at @Brayden5Ewasko and subscribe to the Locked On Blue Jays podcast anywhere you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oilers are down to the final handful of games in the regular season and Brenden is joined by Preston Hodgkinson from the Daily Hive in Edmonton to discuss how things have been going for the boys in orange and blue in the absence of so many key players, Calvin Pickard’s Bill Masterton Award nomination as selected by members of the PHWA—like Preston—and much more. Follow Preston’s work in the Daily Hive and follow him on X at @NHLHodgkinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recap of the Edmonton Oilers’ thrilling 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blue in the dying second of their Wednesday night game. Plus, golf courses start to open up in Edmonton! Be sure to subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio and follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the unofficial sign that Spring is here; the Masters are set to kick off from Augusta National this weekend! Brenden is joined on Inside Sports by Jason Logan from SCOREGolf and the Toronto Star to get a full preview of the expected movers and shakers. Find out which Canadians you should be following during the weekend and whether there’s a favourite to win the tournament. Plus, thoughts on the PGA and LIV situation and whether a merger is imminent. Find Jason’s work at SCOREGolf, in the Toronto Star and on X at @JasonSCOREGolf. Keep track of the Masters online at www.theMasters.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our NHL insider John Shannon pops by to provide context to Alexander Ovechkin passing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. Will any other record akin to this one be touched, or is this a once in a lifetime type of accomplishment? Plus, a rip around the top headlines to do with the Oilers and the rest of the NHL. Follow John on X at @Jshannonhl or subscribe to his 100% Hockey podcast anywhere you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden chats with St. Louis Blue television analyst Jamie Rivers, who also played in the NHL and does work with ESPN Radio. Get a full rundown of what propelled the Blues through a 12-game winning streak, players like Dylan Holloway, Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas and the man that backstopped Canada to the Four Nations Face-Off title, Jordan Binnington. You can follow Jamie on X at @JamieRivers08. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott sits down with the General Manager & President of Operations of the BCHL’s Sherwood Park Crusaders ahead of Games 3 and 4 of their playoff series with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Be sure to subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio and follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Olds Grizzlies are under new ownership and for this week’s Jr. Hockey Spotlight, Brenden is joined by new principal owner Moe Jamal to get all the details. It’s been a trying time for a franchise that hasn’t made playoffs since 2019-20 and Jamal intends to turn things around. Find out how. Keep up with the Grizzlies online at www.oldsgrizzlies.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sportsnet host Gene Principe joins Brenden to chat about the Oilers and a certain April Fool’s joke he and his wife, Karen, pulled on the city of Edmonton. Catch Gene hosting the Edmonton Oilers regional broadcasts on Sportsnet or follow him on X at @GenePrincipe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden chats with the host of the All the Kings Men podcast, Jesse Cohen, to set the table for another Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings matchup. It’s shaping up that they will meet once again in Round One of the NHL playoffs, and Jesse explains the passive forecheck that L.A. utilizes against the Oilers, the growth of Quentin Byfield and much more. You can find Jesse’s work by following @KingsMenPodcast on X or subscribing to the podcast anywhere you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Edmonton Oilers knocked off the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on the road, host Brenden Escott evaluates the team’s performance and discusses the injury to Leon Draisaitl as well. Be sure to subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio and follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the March to May in the National Lacrosse League and Brenden brings aboard NLL insider and the voice of the Saskatchewan Rush Cody Janzen to get the latest details on standout players like Josh Byrne and Dhane Smith, playoff hopefuls like the Calgary Roughnecks and projected powerhouses like the Rush. Keep up with the Rush on X at @SaskRushLAX and follow Cody at @JannerOnPxP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John D. Hodge from 3 Down Nation drops by the show on a day where the CFL named Stewart Johnston Commissioner of the League. Get John’s take on what kind of a fit Johnston is for the role given his background as a television executive. Plus, thoughts on the CFL and the Edmonton Elks ahead of the 2025 regular season. Find John’s work online at 3 Down Nation.com or on X where you can follow him at @JohnDHodge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden invites Max Miller aboard the show to get caught up on all things to do with the Macklin Celebrini-led San Jose Sharks. They’re bound for another lottery pick but with a pool of young talent like Celebrini, Will Smith, Yaroslav Askarov and others, they’re certainly a team with learning more about. Max covers the Sharks for The Hockey News and you can find his work on X as well by following @Real_Max_Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Edmonton Oil Kings took a 2-1 series lead over Prince Albert in Game 3 of the opening round of the WHL playoffs, Brenden chats with colour analyst Guy Flaming ahead of a critical Game 4 live from Rogers Place. Learn who’s standing out and what’s fuelled the two wins so far for a scrappy Edmonton side that entered the series as underdogs. Follow Guy on X at @TPS_Guy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden invites Oil Kings play-by-play voice Mat Barrett on after the first two games of the opening round WHL playoff series between Edmonton and Prince Albert. Get all the details you may have missed as the teams split the first two games before heading back to Edmonton for games three and four. Keep up with the Oil Kings on X at @EDMOilKings or follow Mat at @MatBarrett6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our NHL insider John Shannon joins the show just in time to break down the next Canadian television rights deal. Plus, a rip around the NHL’s latest news and a look at the playoff races in the league’s Eastern and Western conferences. Follow John on X at @Jshannonhl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden and Jesse preview the Oilers and Golden Knights game with an extensive look at the 2023 Stanley Cup Champions in their current iteration. Learn what it’s taken for them to sit atop the Pacific Division for so much of the season, how Adin Hill has started surging and much more. Also, a breakdown of Stuart Skinner’s performances in Edmonton’s net from the Athletic’s goaltending guru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott recaps the 3-2 Oilers overtime win over the Calgary Flames, fueled by Leon Draisaitl’s 50th and 51st goals of the season. That and the news of the day to start another edition of Inside Sports! Don’t forget to follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at the Toronto Blue Jays season opening defeat with Brayden Ewasko from the Locked On Blue Jays podcast. Get up to speed on everything you may have missed from the Jays off-season including player additions like Max Scherzer and Jeff Hoffman, Vladdy Guerrero Jr.’s contract situation and much more. Find the Locked On Jays podcast anywhere you get your streaming audio and be sure to follow Brayden on X at @Brayden5Ewasko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s playoff time in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and for this week’s Jr. Hockey Spotlight, Brenden is joined by friend of the show Dave Dawson to find out who the favorites and underdogs are, predictions for playoff MVP and what the best individual stories in the league have been this season. Don’t forget to follow Dave on X at @DaveDawson7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden and Logan tee up the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames game before another Battle of Alberta unfolds at Rogers Place. Brenden asks about Dustin Wolf’s Calder Trophy campaign, Nazem Kadri’s Renaissance season and what’s fueling the team through the wild card playoff race. For all the latest info on the Calgary Flames, follow Logan on X at @Fan960Logan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott recaps the 6-1 Edmonton Oilers loss to the Seattle Kraken with an audio recap, clips from Kris Knoblauch and Zach Hyman and thoughts from the listeners as well. Don’t forget to follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A busy half hour of WHL news as Brenden speaks with Penticton Vees play-by-play voice Fraser Rodgers about the newest Western Hockey League franchise. Then, Edmonton Oil Kings forward Adam Jecho joins the show, fresh off of signing his entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden chats with Owen Newkirk of the DLLS Dallas Stars Podcast to tee up Wednesday night's match up at Rogers Place. Find out how Mikko Rantanen is fitting in since the trade that brought him to the Lone Star State, how Thomas Harley has blossomed since his time with Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off and more. You can follow Owen's work on X: @DLLS_Sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden and Tony evaluate the Edmonton Oilers prior to their Wednesday night showdown with the Dallas Stars, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' breakout of late and much more to do with the team. It’s almost playoff time and you won’t want to miss out on another conversation between these two good friends. Subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast anywhere you get your streaming audio. Follow Tony on X: @TonyBrarOTV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott looks ahead to Edmonton’s Wednesday night match up with the Dallas Stars, in which McDavid and Draisaitl remain sidelined with injury. Get the latest info on the team, plus feedback on Jakob Chychrun's eight year contract extension in Washington and what does that mean for a potential Evan Bouchard deal? Don’t forget to follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmonton Oil Kings play-by-play voice Mat Barrett swings by to recap the 2024-25 regular season and preview the first-round playoff series against the Prince Albert Raiders. Find out who the team standouts were over the course of the year and what the WHL Bantam Draft may have in sort for a two that holds two high picks. Find Mat on X at @MatBarrett6 and follow the Edmonton Oil Kings at @EDMOilKings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden and John discuss the Edmonton Oilers recent results and how the team fared without both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Plus, find out what’s going on around the rest of the NHL as our NHL insider brings you all the latest information. Follow John on X at @Jshannonhl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden and Cam evaluate the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 win over Seattle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins breakout of late and much more to do with the team. It’s almost playoff time and you won’t want to miss out on another conversation between these two good friends. Subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast anywhere you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott recaps Edmonton’s 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken, in which Ryan Nugent-Hopkins registered a hat-trick while McDavid and Draisaitl remain sidelined with injury. Get the latest info on the team from Head Coach Kris Knoblauch, Nugent-Hopkins himself and Darnell Nurse as well. Don’t forget to follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott and Kellen on X at @KellenNitro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our weekly Jr. Hockey Spotlight, regular guest Adam Manah joins Brenden to talk about the Penticton Vees moving from the BCHL to the WHL, the motivation behind it and what the trickle-down effect may be. Plus, a look at the AJHL playoffs as they’re set to begin across Alberta. You can find Adam on X at @AdamRManah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime stalwart in Edmonton’s basketball community Paul Sir joins Brenden to chat about the Canadian content at this year’s NCAA March Madness tournaments on the men’s and women’s side of the ledger. Hear how Paul feels the game has grown over the year and why he thinks more and more Canadians are competing each year at the highest levels. Follow Paul on X at @PSir4540 and check out The Basketball Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you download your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: Brenden welcomes Seattle Kraken play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh on the air to preview their game against the Oilers on Hockey Night in Canada. Learn everything about the Kraken’s season so far and where some of their young talent still has room to grow. Find Everett on X at @TheVoiceFitz. Subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott recaps Edmonton’s 4-3 overtime loss against the Winnipeg Jets in Thursday’s NHL action and gives you the latest details on Connor McDavid’s lower-body injury. Hear clips from Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch with all the latest information. Don’t forget to follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sportsnet’s Donnovan Bennett shares insight with host Brenden Escott on how to pick a quality March Madness bracket ahead of the 2025 NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments. Learn about the Canadian content to follow, which schools are poised as upset candidates and who’s carrying the torch on the female side as well. You can find Donnovan on X at @DonnovanBennett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: Edmonton Oil Kings General Manager Kirt Hill joins Brenden with two games left in the team’s regular season to discuss where the team is at heading into the playoffs and much more. Follow the Oil Kings on X at @EDMOilKings or head to their website, https://chl.ca/whl-oilkings/, for game tickets and more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden welcomes Winnipeg Jets reporter Jamie Thomas back onto the show to discuss all things to do with the best team in the West. Why has it all seemed to come together for Winnipeg this season? How sustainable is their success? And how strong is Connor Hellebuyck’s case for MVP? All that and more is discussed. Find all of Jamie’s work here or on X at @JamieThomasTV. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Inside Sports podcast wherever you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott breaks down the 7-1 Edmonton Oilers win over the Utah Hockey Club in which several Oilers players scored three-points. Hear an audio recap of the game as Cam Moon and Bob Stauffer called it on the Oilers Radio Network before fresh audio from the day’s practice and analysis from Brenden and Kellen. Don’t forget to follow Brenden on X at @BrendenEscott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Brenden Escott chats with Alexas “Iron Lady” Kubicki, WBC Youth Champion and current WIBA Flyweight Champion and her Trainer/Dad Derek Kubicki. Follow Alexas on Instagram or X at @alexas_kubicki for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NHL insider John Shannon chats with Brenden Escott as the playoff push heats up. Follow John on X @JShannonhl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Escott chats all things Utah Hockey Club with Belle Fraser, sports reporter with the Salt Lake Tribune covering the Utah Hockey Club. You can follow the BU grad on X at @BelleFraser1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices