Inside Sports With Reid Wilkins

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