Bob opens the September 3rd show (9/3/26)

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Oilers NOW with Bob Stauffer 18 min 3 speakers 4 chapters transcribed 13 days ago

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What’s the latest Edmonton‑related NFL news and why is a Seattle team being highlighted?

Bob Stauffer 0:00

Hey, it's Bob Stoffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad free on Amazon music, included with Prime. It is four oh seven in uh Oil Country. This is uh Oilers Now is uh the boys are back in town, they're out of the captain skates. And Waters now is brought to you by Roll of Spain in eight eighty Chad, the official play by play voice of the Evanson Witters and the Edmonton Elks. By the way, we got the young gun here, Aiden Ganum. Aiden, who's your favorite uh NFL team?

Aiden Ganim 0:28

The Seattle Seahawks, Bob.

Bob Stauffer 0:31

Uh and why would we be opening up and you got tipped off in this, but why would we be opening up with a Seattle based band to start today's show?

Aiden Ganim 0:39

Well, we've got some Edmonton ties with the Seattle Seahawks now, Bob. Uh Jesse Vanderworf has become a minority owner with the Seattle Seahawks. He's the CEO of heavy metal equipment and was part of a twelve person investors group that bought the team for nine point six billion dollars.

Bob Stauffer 0:55

That number again is nine point six billion dollars. This is quite the story. We've had Jesse uh with us on uh on a couple of road trips with the teams over the last several years. Uh big par uh big personality, high energy guy, uh twenty five hundred employees roughly, uh, with heavy metal equipment. So this is an interesting story to say the least, because nine point six billion dollars for the reigning Super Bowl champs. Are you not going to Seattle next week to go watch the Seahawks play?

Aiden Ganim 1:28

Yeah, I'm going to the home opener against the Patriots. I mean I can't i it's my first NFL game ever, too, so it's kind of the perfect storm for me, you know, going up against the team that uh I I've grown up hating for quite some time and uh and getting to watch the Seahawks try to put a beat down on 'em.

Bob Stauffer 1:44

This is gonna this is gonna be uh interesting to say the least. So uh I just gotta figure out how to construct the actual tweet. I'll maybe get you over here uh during the break. This is Oiders Now. Uh we will tell you coming up on today's show a full look, a full look at uh s the top two Oiders prospects who are two massive uh storylines through the course of Euler's rookie camp, which we'll start next week going into Euler's main camp. Uh and we'll do the prospect report for our friends at Reface Magic with blogger Bruce Kerlock. And then a guy that has lived a life like nobody else that I know. And that is uh former NHL player and the author of Painkiller, Brent Myers. Here's the deal. Rent's coming on between five and six.

Bob Stauffer 2:33

Um if you lived your life in a bubble. And only see life through a certain scope? Don't listen. To the segment. Okay. If you got a little bit of guts and understand that fallibility in human character exists and people can overcome it. you're gonna want to hear that hour of Brent. Because his journey and there's an old saying Life is not a destination. It's a journey. His journey might be unmatched by anybody. This is the only guy I know of.

How did a local Oil Country executive become a minority owner of the Seattle Seahawks?

Bob Stauffer 3:09

That's been booted out of the National Hockey League for substance abuse issues. And uh you ta you're talking about a guy who has He has lived the hard life. Okay. And we'll even tell you about one of the first times that we ended up talking. And he doesn't even remember it because that's the state that he was in. Uh he was a left handed heavyweight Tough. Got his face caved in once by George Laroc. All you need to know about the circle of life with enforcers is Rocky Thompson did pretty good against George Larock. Brett Myers knocked Rocky Thompson out blank and cold. Okay? And George hurt Brent in a fight coming out of a lockout year back in O four oh five. He worked with the uh LA Kings for a number of years.

Bob Stauffer 3:54

I've done a couple of events over the years of Brent. Love having him in studio. He's gonna join us today. He's involved in lots of different things. Uh former NHL player, as I mentioned, with a journey that is unmatched. The author of Painkiller, Brent Myers, today, five to six. You can reach us on the River Creed Resort and Casino hotline at 780451-8800. It is brought to you by the River Creed Resort and Casino.