The Nielson Show

Darryl Slater got hour two started with the final NFL previews of the season. He stopped by to talk all things Giants & Jets. He touched on the expectations, headlines and players to watch for both teams heading into the season. From there, we locked in our daily action with the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day! In the middle of hour two, we got into MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop to discuss something that's not really that good, which was 13 Edmonton runners have officially lost their qualifying spots for the Boston Marathon. We then capped off hour two with Reid Wilkins joining the show. He touched on the Edmonton/Boston Marathon controversy, as well as dove into CFL Week 14.

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. After the break, we got into Hot Takes! Dusty is away so we did things a little differently today. Lt. Eric, Wil & YouTube Trev brought a hot take to the table to which the fellas discussed. We then got into The Fan Zone! Do the Oilers have just as many questions heading into this season as other teams do heading into the season? We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

Can you believe it's Thursday already?! Lt. Eric, Wil Fraser and YouTube Trev are live in the studio for another jam-packed morning edition of The Nielson Show right here on Edmonton Sports Talk! The fellas fire up the engine with Morning Announcements brought to you by Haddies Golf Shop, breaking down all the wild sports headlines from yesterday! After the break, we got into Offseason, What Offseason for GCL Diesel. Who could the Oilers potentially give a PTO to? The boys discussed. We then got Fired Up for Gemco Fireplaces to discuss all the football being played on Labour Day Weekend.

A jam-packed Tuesday edition of the show is in the books, and we kicked off hour one with Las Vegas Raiders beat writer Hondo Carpenter! Hondo dropped by the desk to deliver his no-holds-barred thoughts and an honest breakdown on what to expect from the Silver and Black this season. From there, we locked in our daily action with the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day! Following the commercial break, it was time to open up the mailbag for Weekly Advice, dishing out some much-needed words of wisdom for Damon Bunting and the crew at The Agency. And really, who better to join the desk and lend a hand for that segment than Wil Fraser? Finally, Eric Macramalla closed out hour two, bringing his legal expertise to break down the latest news surrounding Tony Romo's situation.

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. Our final guest and NFL preview today was Donnie Druin, who covers the Cardinals. He touched on the vibes heading into camp thus far, some of the new guys heading into the upcoming season and what the expectations are for this season. We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

The band is back together on The Nielson Show, live on Edmonton Sports Talk! Dustin Nielson, Lt. Eric, and YouTube Trev are all reunited in the studio. The fellas catch up on their long weekends before diving right into a jam-packed Tuesday sports slate. Like we always do, the first segment we hit is Morning Announcements for Haddies Golf Shop to touch on all of yesterday's action in the world of sports. We then briefly touched on the ESTY's, today's category we hit was Hangout Episode of The Year. After the break, we got into a quick Offseason, What Offseason for GCL Diesel and then welcomed in reporter for the Texans, Adam Wexler to tee up what kind of season we should expect for the Texans.

In the 2nd hour of The Nielson Show with Lt.Eric, Jamie Thomas joins the guys to discuss Connor Hellebuyck's trade request. Would Hellebuyck not show up to camp if he isn't traded? Then before the update it's some ESTYs discussion for MR MIKES & The Play Alberta Early Bird Bet! Then it's Chris Streveler on to give a recap of 13th Week Of the CFL! All the teams in the West come out victorious. REDBLACKS fall to 0-11…Ouch. Then it's Mmmm… That's Good for the Italian Centre where the guys discuss Aaron Donald coming back out of retirement!

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 Raine, Assistant Brewer of Irrational Brewing Co! He joined the fellas in studio to showcase this weeks beer of the week, which is the Karoshi Mango Sencha Rice Pseudo-Lager. You can purchase an 4-pack for $12.99, saving $3.50 when you buy one! We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

We are back with another packed Friday morning edition of The Nielson Show, live on Edmonton Sports Talk! Dustin Nielson is out today getting prepped for play-by-play duties for tonight's CFL Friday Night Football clash, which means the legendary Dave Jamieson steps into the host chair! As is Friday tradition, the fellas catch up with Jamo to kick off the broadcast before jumping into a wild sports news cycle. It wasn't long before we got into Morning Announcements for The Rundle Park Short Course to recap all the sports action from last night. After the break we got into Offseason, What Offseason presented by GCL Diesel. The Oilers added another body into the coaching staff as Misha Donskov is the team's new coaching consultant. To finish hour one, we Cracked Some Packs like we always do powered by Wayne's Sports Cards & Collectables. And then we also had a ESTY discussion… who is the most committed AM Nasty of the year?

Leading off today's guest list was New England Patriots beat writer, Mike Padlock. Mike dropped by to give the fellas and the Nasties a complete breakdown on the Patriots, sharing his take on their offseason moves and setting expectations for what's ahead this year. It was then time for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day. It's Wednesday, which means it's time for the boys to hash out their beefs of the week. Hour two was capped off by Rob Brown who covers the Panthers. He gave the boys all we need to know about the Panthers heading into the upcoming season.

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. Paul LaPolice was the final guest on today's show to talk all things flag football, as he is coaching team Canada at the upcoming Olympics. We finished with some CFL talk, he shared his thoughts on whether or not the Elks are a good team, or a great team. We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

Another jam-packed edition of The Nielson Show is coming your way live on Edmonton Sports Talk! Dustin Nielson and the fellas kick off today's show recapping a tough night on the diamond for the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto fell 5–3 last night, dropping consecutive games for the first time in over a month! The boys break down what went wrong, but there's no time to dwell as the Jays hit the field again later today looking to snap the Kansas City Royals' blazing 9-game winning streak! We touched on some CFL & NFL news as well. This was for Morning Announcements presented by The Rundle Park Short Course. After the break, we got into Offseason, What Offseason presented by GCL Diesel! Today we discussed whether or not McDavid should lead more like Cody Fajardo… We then had some more ESTY's discussion to cap off hour one. Today, the boys discussed who should be the potential reoccurring guest of the year.