Mattias Ekholm interview (10/08/25)
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What is the significance of the Oilers’ season‑opening Battle of Alberta?
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. The Evans Oilers drop the puck of their regular season, and we are live at Rogers Place, Bob Stoffer with you. It is the Battle of Alberta. And it should be a beauty to say the least. And we can tell you that we have a jam-packed edition of uh Oilers now coming up uh for you. No question about that. Um Matthias Eckholm has signed a three year contract extension. We will hear from him in the first half hour of the show. We're live from the Play Alberta Broadcast Center. PlayAlberta.c. When you play in Alberta, it stays in Alberta. Please play responsibly. We will uh tell you that uh Pierre Le Brun will join us for Riverside Hunt at 435 today for Hughes Carwash, Rob Brown at 505, Calgary Flames, General Manager Craig Conroy at 535.
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Cute selection, low prices at Direct Workwear. Chris Knobloch had this to say on the importance of Matias Eckholm.
guys have so much respect for him. Um you know, I didn't know him very well. Obviously seen him play for their uh Nashville for many years and then come to Edmonton and then me coming here and and you just see the presence that he has on the ice. You know, he plays against other teams, top lines. He's part of some power play, outstanding on the penalty kill, plays on a top pair. So, you know, for that side of it a lot of a lot of respect. But here's also in the dressing room, you guys have so much respect for him because he's he's a pretty honest player. You know, he's um You know, he'll call out guys when they're not playing at their best and uh you know, he's a pretty good leader. So I think we have a lot of those guys, but I think Geki's one of those
Probably carries a little more weight for the guys that don't actually wear the
letters. Stuart Skinner will start in goal tonight for the Edmonton Oilers. It'll be Dustin Wolf for the Calgary Flames and Skinner had this to say on Matias
Echo. I mean uh he's a huge part of our team just as a leader as well. Um, you know, around the room. Around the guys just in general, his positive attitude, how hard he works, uh the game that he plays. I mean he's just a huge team player and he deserves all that he's got.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the significance of the Oilers’ season‑opening Battle of Alberta?
0:00–4:29
2
How did Mattias Ekholm’s three‑year contract extension come together?
4:29–8:48
3
What does Ekholm say about his role on the power play and penalty kill?
8:48–13:30
4
How does Ekholm describe the team’s leadership and locker‑room culture?
13:30–17:49
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