Inside Sports With Reid Wilkins

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