Inside Sports With Reid Wilkins

Brenden Escott opens the phone lines to chat with you about Edmonton’s opening round playoff series win over the Los Angeles Kings and to ask you what your keys to success against Vegas are. 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 2025 CFL Draft is in the books and Elks colour analyst Dave Campbell swings by to chat about Edmonton’s draft class, which includes a talented 10th overall selection that other teams elected to pass on. Follow Dave on X at @Dave_CHED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden is joined by Tyler Yaremchuk from Daily Faceoff and OilersNation for a chat about the first five games of the opening round NHL playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings. Find Tyler’s work online at DailyFaceoff.com and follow him on X at @TylerYaremchuk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Escott opens the phone lines for your thoughts on the first five games of the series between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings and asks you what the biggest factor in the series turning has been. 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

Our Brenden Escott reviews the dominant Game 5 performance by the Edmonton Oilers. 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 2024-25 AJHL season is in the books with the Calgary Canucks claiming a second straight championship. Hear from the man that presented the trophy, Commissioner Ryan Bartoshyk, who brings thoughts on the league itself, the Centennial Cup, which Calgary is hosting and both the Calgary Canucks and Grand Prairie Storm will be attending, as well as the health of the league as they navigate turbulent junior hockey waters. Follow the AJHL on X at @TheAJHL and Commissioner Bartoshyk at @AJHLCommish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden is joined by the 15th commissioner of the CFL, Stewart Johnston, on his first official day on the job. Get thoughts on the health of the league and his idea for innovation and growth. Plus, what’s his stance on expansion and what about the interest in flag football? What will that mean for the growth of the game? All that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden opens up the phone lines for your thoughts on the first two games of Edmonton-Los Angeles, in which the Oilers have fallen behind two games to none in the opening round series. 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

Following the Edmonton Oilers loss on the road in Game 2 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs, Brenden brings insight and analysis to the airwaves. Which goaltender should get the start in Game 3 and what are the numbers telling us about the Oilers’ defensive woes? 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 2025 NFL Draft is live this week from Green Bay, WI and Brenden connects with former Edmonton Elks scout and NFL draft analyst Ric Serritella from All Access Football and the NFL Draft Bible for everything you need to know. Hear about projected no.1 overall pick Cam Ward from the Miami Hurricanes, two-way star Travis Hunter and whether he’s likeliest to land in Cleveland, plus hot takes and evaluations you won’t want to miss. Follow Ric on X at @RicSerritella. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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