Former Oiler Georges Laraque (08/01/2025)
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Who is former Oilers player Georges Laraque and why is he on the show?
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. Seven eight zero four five one Hard Sun was the song. Was it uh I'm thinking it might have been In Indio might have been the band that did the original. Uh seven eight zero four five one eight eight hundred. That's the text line. You ready for this? Alright, let's see what you know here. Ready Aiden? Ready to step up? Yeah, I'm good to go here. So I'm sitting here and the uh the invites have come out for both uh uh Team Canada's men's team and the national orientation team for the women, and I've noticed that they've listed the heights and the weights of uh and I can remember a time when I was the SID at the University of Alberta where we did not uh used to uh list the weights of uh uh female students.
Athletes Emirant Smashmeyer at Brudaheim is she's gonna be one of the goaltenders on the team. And uh Danielle Serdakny, the daughter of Steve Serdakny, longtime um skills and skating coach based in town here. Uh she plays for Seattle. Uh Mashmeyer plays for Vancouver in the PWHL. They're the two local products that have been invited to uh uh Team Canada's game. I want to mention it just because we mentioned the four Emmett. Now, here's the deal. Uh Jeff, don't worry, we get George George was on the ice. Sometimes these things happen, we might have to pivot. We'll make we'll we'll make deal with what we can. Um But the I'm I'm taking a look and now do you know that there was once a member of the UN US National Women's Program
when they won the gold medal in nineteen ninety eight. Okay, she later gained some fame for a television show that she did. Okay? Text us on the Ashley Fine Flores text line. I'm gonna really challenge you on a Friday afternoon at four thirty six to know your stuff, okay? She as legend has it, I I know a couple guys that used to they grew up in California playing with her. Uh when she w when they were kids at like ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and they were like, Stoff. She used to run our show on the ice. She was bigger and stronger and better than us. These are guys that would become thirty five goal scorers in the WHL. Like these guys would become pretty good players. And And uh so if anybody could tack she was sort of uh the linchpin of the nineteen ninety eight US Olympic women's team, which beat Canada in the first ever uh gold medal for the Winter Olympics.
Then Canada came back and won a bunch in a row. So throw it out there right now. Let's see what you got. Texas on the Ashley Pine Floors text line. Her official size Five foot nine and a hundred and ninety two pounds. Okay. And she was intimidating at the Olympic level. Okay. I s I mentioned she was on a T V show. Let's see whether or not people have been able to figure out who I'm talking about here. Uh no, it's not uh uh Shannon's Abdolls. Shannon was goaltender that played with guys. Uh, you know, played in the A J H L for a while. This was a and and Zabado's obviously a Canadian Olympian, but this was an American Olympian player. She actually Did the show The Apprentice. Донал Трам фердер on the show.
But tried to hire her afterwards to work for his companies. He was so impressed by her. So again. I'm giving you some hints. You can text us seven eight zero. Uh what about Haley Wickenheiser? That one comes to us uh from Bachert. No, it is not Haley Wickenheiser. An American an American defender grew up in California. And skated with like multiple guys that would a couple guys that played uh had a cup of coffee in the NHL, a couple of guys that uh saw a lot of activity in the American Hockey League and s uh a couple of guys that would later play for the Alberta Golden Bears. Okay. And uh these guys would play in the d uh go on to play in the WHL and they said that at like ten, eleven or twelve, she was better and more intimidating than all of 'em.
She ended up playing at Harvard. in the N CAA women's hockey. I'm surprised it's taken this. It's uh Jimbo, it is not Cami Granado.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who is former Oilers player Georges Laraque and why is he on the show?
0:00–6:07
2
What does the host say about the upcoming Oilers season and roster changes?
6:07–11:18
3
How are the chances of Bouchard, Hyman, and Nugent‑Hopkins making Team Canada evaluated?
11:18–16:57
4
What insights does Laraque share about junior development and the WHL vs. college routes?
16:57–23:26
5
Why does the panel think the Oilers need a second‑line centre and a defensive forward?
23:26–23:57