Avry's Sports Show

With the Edmonton Elks kicking off their 75th season, the franchise this week is welcoming back a record amount of alumni during the week leading up to the season opener game on June 8th vs Saskatchewan. On Friday morning at the Legends Club unveiling event, I caught up with Grey Cup champ and QB Michael Reilly! We had the chance to catch up on what he's been doing since retiring, coming back to Edmonton and of course his long history of in jest giving me a hard time in our interviews.

As the first week of Elks training camp winds down, the media caught up with new Elks offensive lineman Shane Richards and WR Geno Lewis My interview with Shane Richards- 0:00 to 4:18 Geno Lewis media scrum- 4:18 to End

The twists and turns of Arena Football League 3.0 continue! This past weekend, I welcomed Justin Arth Avry's Sports Show, a quarterback for the now-defunct Georgia Force, one of the latest teams to fold (Force players were also not paid). Justin and I discussed his experience with the league and the work he's doing to help out his out-of-state teammates. Follow Justin on Twitter/X: @JustinArthQB Fundraising pages for Georgia Force players: Fundraiser by Justin Arth : Support for Stranded Georgia Force Players (gofundme.com) Georgia Force Player Recovery Fundraiser - Vertical RaiseVertical Raise

Before the NHL regular season wrapped up, a true #Oilman, DJ Bean, the co-host of All City Network's hockey show What Chaos! popped by Avry's Sports Show! We got into the show's success, becoming a Stateside advocate for the Oilers, some playoff talk and more! Follow DJ on Twitter/X: @DJ_Bean @WhatChaosShow

Remember when news broke last year that the Arena Football League was coming back in 2024? Excitement has turned into chaos with players not getting paid, schedules being changed midseason, fields not up to play, and a Commissioner nowhere to be found. Avry's Sports Show has a history of covering the AFL, so I had to try to reach out to see what was going on. On Sunday afternoon, I welcomed Anthony Carter, the founder of Arena Insider.com, to help us break things down on the show. Follow Anthony on Twitter/X: @acarter_TV

Content has returned to Avry's Sports Show! In early March, I had the chance to welcome UBC WR and CFL Draft prospect Edgerrin Williams-Hernandez to the show to chat about growth in USports Football, building a brand, and some tales growing up as cousins haha. Follow Edgerrin on Instagram: @edgerriin Like, Share the episode and Subscribe to the Avry's Sports Show podcast platforms on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! And leave a review/rating!

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, Dylan Howe, the VP of the CEBL's Calgary Surge joined me to chat about the upcoming 2024 campaign, the team connecting with Calgarians and the upcoming Surge 2 The Dome game on May 21st to kick off the season!

Before the holidays were in full swing, I welcomed onto Avry's Sports Show one of the coolest media voices for Rugby League in the US!The host of the Rugby League in America Podcast and Editor in Chief of Rugby League In America got into with me all things about NRL (National Rugby League) staging games in Las Vegas in March 2024, growth of the game in Canada/US and how I'll be joining as a contributor to the website!Follow Dustin on Twitter: @man_with_a_micFollow Rugby League In America on Twitter: @PodcastRla

With Canada playing Brazil in two friendlies along with the fact we'll soon be saying goodbye to Christine Sinclair as a member of Canada's women's soccer team as a player, it was fitting to welcome Canadian soccer writer and podcaster Mariam Kourabi to the podcast!We got into the legacy of Christine Sinclair on Canadian soccer, the future of the national program, new names to watch on CanWNT, the friendlies schedule and more!Follow Mariam on X (Formerly known as Twitter): @SHEscoresbanger

At the start of the 2023-24 NHL preseason, I welcomed Tampa Bay Lightning beat reporter (and podcaster for the Bleav Network) for The Hockey News, Diandra Loux to the show! We got into all things on the Lightning from transactions, to Steven Stamkos contract situation and much more! Follow Diandra on Twitter: @Diandra_loux

When summer was still upon us, I welcomed to Avry's Sports Show to Farhan Devji, the author of Alphonso Davies: A New Hope! We got into the upbringing of Davies in Edmonton, his rise to the soccer world in Vancouver and becoming one of the best footballers in the world at Bayern Munich! Follow Farhan on Twitter: @farhandevji

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed sports reporter and podcast host Alex Adams (Behind The Play Podcast, Raptors Republic, and CBC Radio) to chat about the FIBA World Cup and covering Canada's tournament on location overseas!Follow Alex on Twitter: @AlexAdamsBTP

After Edmonton's 25-23 Labour Day Rematch victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday night, Edmonton Elks HC Chris Jones met up with the media.

After Edmonton's dramatic 25-23 win over the Calgary Stampeders, the media met up with Elks QB Tre Ford and Kicker Dean Faithfull 0:00 to 6:09: Ford audio6:09 to End: Faithfull audio

After the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38-29 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Thursday night, Elks QB Tre Ford and head coach Chris Jones met with the media post game. Ford audio: 0:00 to 4:35 Jones audio: 4:35 to end

Last week, I welcomed to Avry's Sports Show Andrew Hoskins from 3DownNation and The Turf District podcast (Edmonton Elks-centric content)!We got into the changes for the Edmonton Elks in the coaching staff, the team's performance before their bye week and the rest of the CFL at large! Follow Andrew on Twitter: @FreepiliciousFollow The Turf District on Twitter: @TheTurfDistrict

Before the Edmonton Stingers squared off with the Calgary Surge for the last time during the 2023 CEBL regular season, I chatted with Stingers President and Co-owner Reed Clarke on bringing two buses of fans to give an Edmonton presence to Calgary's venue (WinSport). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, we went deep into the Winnipeg topics! I welcomed the co-founder and host of Winnipeg Sports Talk, Andrew Paterson to get into all things Winnipeg Sea Bears, Blue Bombers and Jets! Follow Andrew on Twitter: @hustlerama Check out Winnipeg Sports Talk: Home - Winnipeg Sports Talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I did things a little differently for the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show! I went back into the archives to bring to you an interview I did with Baggedmilk from OilersNation/Nation Network from October 2022! We got into a few Edmonton Oiler predictions, talking points, and the evolution of sports media in Canada. Follow Baggedmilk on Twitter: @jsbmbaggedmilk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After their week six loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, one that has Edmonton now at 0-6 on the 2023 season and dropping 20 straight games at home, Edmonton Elks HC Chris Jones and QB Taylor Cornelius met with the media Cornelius audio: 0:00 to 1:48 Jones audio: 1:48 to end Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.