Soups on Hockey

SOH - The 25 Step Plan

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Look, I'll just be honest...I couldn't think of a good title for this one. But today I'm laying out my 25 changes that I would make to the...

SOH BS - Jan. 22nd, 2024

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of the Soups on Hockey Big Show, I discuss the issues going on with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Lindy Ruff, the Jack Adams candidates at ...

SOH Short Shift - Corey Perry Signs With The Oilers

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It wasn't a very well kept secret over the last week or so, but it has now been widely reported that Corey Perry is signing with the Edmonton Oile...

S.O.U.P.S. - The Draper's 3, The Ginsberg's 1 to Make it 13 Straight

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Oilers have now won 8 of 9 in the BOA going back to game 2 of their series in the 2022 playoffs.

SOH Short Shift - Islanders Fire Lane Lambert and Hire Patrick Roy

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shocking news from the Island as Lou Lamoriello brings in Patrick Roy after the Islanders drop their 6th in 7 last night vs the Blackhawks.

SOH Best Bets - Jan. 20th, 2024

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Will the losing ever stop? I'm crushed, I'm broken, I'm only continuing with this because I signed a 5 year contract with the Soups on Hoc...

S.O.U.P.S. - Make it 12 With a Sloppy 4-2 Win vs Seattle

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This was old school Oilers. Came out flat, gave up 2 goals on two odd man rushes, needed their PP to come up big for them, essentially only one line w...

S.O.U.P.S. - The Streak Continues

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oilers comeback to defeat the Leafs for once, 3-2.

SOH State of the Union - The Calgary Flames

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is NOT going well for the Flames this season, even when things have been better than they are now. And with rumours swirling that they're consi...

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Knock Off Habs to Win Franchise Record 10 Straight

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was pretty damn bad through 40 minutes, but the Oilers woke up for the 3rd period and OT to win their 10th straight. Thoughts on that, Merzlikins, ...

SOH Best Bets - Jan. 13th, 2024

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another week of frustration last week. 3-4, and everything which won was less than even odds so it wasn't even a below .500 week which still won a...

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Pull Out OT Win For Their 9th Straight

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of talk before I get into the game on a very tough day in the Edmonton sports world. The Oilers bounced back from such a horrendous effort on Tu...

S.O.U.P.S. - The Oilers Humiliate Themselves...Yet Win Their 8th Straight

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What an absolute disgrace of an effort. They won, but that wasn't really the topic!

SOH Short Shift - Gauthier for Drysdale/Oilers Recall Kemp

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The big thing I'm hitting on in this episode of the short shift is the Gauthier/Drysdale deal. So most of this is on that, but I do put a few minu...

The SOH BS - Jan. 7th, 2024

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Soups on Hockey big show! Spitter's, Perfetti/Hartman, Botterill/Mayers, US hockey's inferiority complex, Nylander's potentia...

S.O.U.P.S. - Welcome to a Playoff Spot For The First Time This Season

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It wasn't pretty, it wasn't at all the high scoring night most assumed it would be, but the Oilers stick with their structure and come out wit...

SOH Best Bets - Jan. 6th, 2024

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My results lately are kind of like that of a good player analytically who has a poor PDO. You know that's about to turn for him, you just don'...

S.O.U.P.S. - McDavid 5, Flyers 2

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Connor McDavid is normally a one man show, but he ESPECIALLY was tonight with a 5 point performance. Oilers now up to 6 straight wins, and this streak...

SOH Short Shift - Canada Bounced at the 2024 WJC

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Canada loses a heartbreaker to Czechia in the quarter-finals and comes up empty-handed for the first time since 2019.

SOH Retrospective Ep. 1 - The 2003 NHL Entry Draft

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before I begin, something to keep in mind is that this is NOT a re-draft show which I did a bunch of 3.5 years ago and are in my archives. This is sim...

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Up Their Winning Streak to 5

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oilers 7, Ducks 2, this is the podcast that I did talking about this game so be kind and listen to it please and thank you period. Have a great day pe...

SOH - Dec. 31st, 2023

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It couldn't mean less...but rock on. On this episode of Soups on Hockey I discuss New Years, the Canadian World Junior team, peo...

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Comeback From 2-0 Down to Defeat the 77 Habs

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

77 Habs, or maybe the 82 Islanders? They can't be the 87 Oilers, they don't believe in having skill...Seriously though, impressive comeback by...

SOH Best Bets - Dec. 30th, 2023

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mixed emotions after Wednesday, I can't lie. Sure...I was in the black. I won you money. But in the words Freddy Mercury made so famous..."I...

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Get Revenge on the Team Which Got Woody Fired

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oilers 5, Sharks 0, the way it should have been back in November. I don't even make one mention of that the entire podcast. But I talk about some ...

SOH What If's Ep. 1 - The Penguins Draft Jonathan Toews

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trying something new with the podcast today as I talk about one of the biggest what if's in recent memory. The Pittsburgh Penguins owned the 2nd o...

SOH Best Bets - Dec. 27th, 2023

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The hole continues to grow deeper after ANOTHER 1-4 night, but I am returning to take another beating on a special edition of best bets! 7 picks to go...

SOH Best Bets - Dec. 23rd, 2023

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking to win you some money back that you've undoubtedly lost during the holiday season because Christmas is a money drain!

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Stun the Rangers at MSG

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas Oilers fans! The Oilers pull off what was an absolute shocker to me, beating the Rangers at MSG 4-3 to get back to .500 just in time f...

S.O.U.P.S. - 3 Goal Outburst Lifts Oilers to a Big 6-3 Win vs New Jersey

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It was the same old script for 40 minutes from the Oilers, and then in the 3rd they remember what won them 8 straight games.

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Drop 3rd Straight

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know what wasn't working when they had that 8 game winning streak? Playing a 200 foot game. Thankfully, the Oilers have reverted right back to...

Darkest Before Dawn: The 2004 Canadian World Junior Team

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back 20 years to the 2004 Canadian World Junior team. The prelude to the greatest Canadian team of all time, but also a time where World Junio...

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Are Back to Their Losing Ways

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Panthers 5, Oilers 1, not good. Let's bitch about it, shall we?!

SOH Best Bets - Dec. 16th, 2023

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will the losing PLEASE stop?! I want to cry...but I'm picking myself off the mat and telling Apollo that I didn't hear no bell as I likely alr...

S.O.U.P.S. - Lightning "Fluke" Over the Oilers...AGAIN

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is an Oilers post-game show, but there was far too much to talk about in the hockey world tonight to only talk about the game. Chargers/Raiders (...

S.O.U.P.S. - Make It 8 Straight For The Oilers

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oilers beat the Blackhawks for their 8th straight win, 4-1. Talk about that obviously an add in some thoughts on what’s going on in St. Louis as the...

S.O.U.P.S. - Make it Lucky Number 7, Oilers Beat the Devils 4-1

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

7 straight. Unthinkable just 18 days ago, but here we are. The Oilers are back at fake .500 and very much so back in the race.

SOH - Dec. 10th, 2023

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another edition of the big show, the original, Soups on Hockey. My latest NHL power rankings, Shohei Othani (it's not hockey but how can you not?)...

Best Bets - Dec. 9th, 2023

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

These have not been the "best bets" of late, to say the least! BUT...still in the black on the season, so perhaps I've weathered the sto...

S.O.U.P.S. - 6th Straight Win for the Oilers

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oilers 4, Wild 3, something that is very rare in the Edmonton Oilers/Minnesota Wild history of playing each other...the Oilers WON.

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers Flip The Script on the Canes 6-1

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What a difference two weeks makes! Plus I talk a bit about the Philip Broberg situation.

Best Bets - Dec. 2nd, 2023

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Horrible stretch of late, but I’m still in the black on the season so let’s hope things turn this week!

Trade Assessment - Flames trade Zadorov to the Canucks

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Zadorov to Vancouver for a 2026 3rd and a 2024 5th, my thoughts.

S.O.U.P.S. - Oilers 3, Jets 1, Are the Oilers Back?!

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Soups Oilers Ultimate Post-game Show. S.O.U.P.S. Oilers get a massive 3-1 victory in Winnipeg for their 4th straight win. Heading into a six day brea...

Short Shift - Don’t Recall Campbell Yet!

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With word being the Oilers are about to recall Jack Campbell, I lay out two reasons why I believe it is a very big mistake at this time.

SOH Short Shift - Oil Win 3rd Straight, 5-4 in a SO

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are they back? Are they doomed? So many questions, so little ti…well, actually it’s close to 40 minutes of time so this really shouldn’t be call...

Short Shift - Evason Out, Hynes In For The Wild

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Very quick one just looking at the coaching change in Minny

Short Shift - Oilers Back to Back Blowouts Mean Nothing Without Passing the Next Test

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

13-2 in their last two games is all well and good, but the Oilers need to take advantage of the opportunity awaiting them on Tuesday night if they are...

SOH - Nov. 26th, 2023

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly 90 minutes of Soupy goodness for you today! Talking about Caufield, the Canucks, the Wild, the Flames, the Oilers, the optometrist, the eulogy,...

SOH Best Bets - Nov. 25th, 2023

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After ANOTHER 1-6 day/night (2nd in the last 4 Best Bet shows), I'm below .500 for the first time since heading into the 2nd weekend of the season...

SOH Best Bets - Nov. 24th, 2023

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A winning night on Wednesday (4-2) after a brutal 3-9 two week stretch. Still over .500 on the season at 26-24-1, a net gain of $77.79 at $10 per bet....

So...What Now?

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I titled a podcast a few weeks ago stating the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the 2023-24 post-season. So I'd given up long before tonight. ...

SOH Best Bets - Nov. 22nd, 2023

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

14 games in the "chel" tonight so I figured it was a good time to roll with a quick best bets podcast. Now sitting at 20-20-1, though still ...

SOH - Nov. 22nd, 2023

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Full edition of Soups on Hockey today! Talking about Tim Peel's mess of a life, the Columbus Blue Jackets mess of an organization, William Nylande...

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That was awful...haven't been this fired up about them in a while. I GUESS that means I care? I hope not!

SOH Saturday Best Bets - Nov. 18th, 2023

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coming off far and away my worst picks of the season last Saturday, going 1-6. Still 20-19-1 on the season, still up over $50 at $10 per bet. Only fiv...

SOH Short Shift - Not Dead Yet

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

3 straight for the Oilers. Gaining traction? Not dead yet? A saviour in net on the way?

SOH - Ken Holland's Biggest Blunders

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This one is all about Ken Holland and what decisions he has made that have the Edmonton Oilers in the position they are currently in.

SOH - Woodcroft Fired

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I doubt I need to write an actual description for this one, so I won't.

SOH - Nov. 12th, 2023

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My best bets were anything but the best last night! Plus, why Ovechkin chasing the goal record is going to be meaningless and hallow, a lot of time ta...

SOH Short Shift - They...WON?!?!?

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the infamous words of Ricky Bobby..."I don't know what to do with my hands". The Oilers ACTUALLY WON A HOCKEY GAME. *Place mind blown emoji's here*...

SOH Saturday Best Bets - Nov. 11th, 2023

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

19-13-1 on the season (20-13-1 if you include the fact I told everyone to hammer the Canucks over the Oilers on Monday but I digress...), 17-9 the las...

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Hit Rock Bottom

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Only a matter of hours now I’m assuming before the Oilers fire Jay Woodcroft following hitting absolute rock bottom with a 3-2 loss to the worst tea...

SOH Short Shift - More on the Oilers Sh*t Show

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The description of this episode is in the title.

SOH - Nov. 5th, 2023

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Regular Soups on Hockey podcast! On this edition of the show, I talk about why I feel attendance could be down, I give you my latest power rankings ...

SOH - The Edmonton Oilers Have Been Eliminated From the 23-24 Stanley Cup Playoffs

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You read the title, no need to expand. This was expected to be a Short Shift, but it's obviously too long to call it that. The Oilers are simply done....

SOH Saturday Best Bets - Nov. 4th, 2023

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Only 5 picks on this edition of the best bets, but I really like the 5. 15-12-1 on the season thus far, up $65.11 at $10 per bet. I bet the line, not ...

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Back to Their Losing Ways

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I didn't think it was that bad, but I also didn't watch and am kinda/sorta hungover, so let's go through it.

SOH Short Shift - Sens Lose a 1st/Fire Dorion

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

DRAMA IN OTTAWA AND I AM HERE FOR IT!!!

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Snap Their Losing Streak in Heritage Classc

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oilers 5, Flames 2. The Flames are really struggling right now, but this was a game the Oilers badly needed. Is this the start of a good run?

SOH Saturday Best Bets - Oct. 28th, 2023

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

11-9-1 so far on the season, up $48.22 ($10 per bet)! That bubble will burst soon I’m sure, but let’s see if it’s this week. 4 ML, 1 PL, 2 O/U, ...

2003 Heritage Classic

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It was the very first of what became an NHL staple. Saturday, November 22nd, 2003. The Heritage Classic from Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and I w...

SOH Short Shift - Rangers Push the Oilers to the Brink of Panic

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This isn’t a short “short shift” so I apologize! It was meant to be! But it’s not. I’ve failed you all just like the Oilers are failing thei...

Doug Weight

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For a certain generation of Oilers fans...my generation...he was our guy. He never led them to a Cup, he never even led them to game 6 of the 2nd roun...

SOH Short Shift - The Oilers Played in Minny…It Went How it Always Does

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

LOL! That was SOME 3rd period, wasn’t it?!

SOH Best Bets Special Edition - Oct. 24th, 2023

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With 16 games on the schedule tonight, I decided to give the Soupaholics/people with horrendous gambling problems 7 bets to consider for tonight’s s...

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Fall to 1-3-1

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another loss for the Oilers as they inch closer to hitting that panic button. Also, a recap of my AMAZING night with my best bets, going 5-2. Will I e...

SOH Saturday Best Bets - Oct. 21st, 2023

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My best bets for Saturday, October 21st’s slate of NHL games! 3 moneyline, 3 puckline, and an over/under!

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Humiliate Themselves Again

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Philly 4, Oil 1, hardly watched any of it (thankfully) but I’m a loud mouth so I still have thoughts.

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Route the Preds…AGAIN

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Still time left in the game, but this massacre was done in the 2nd so I spent the 3rd recording the game recap.

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Lose Again to the Canucks, Now 0-2

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I told you so…what went wrong in the Oilers home opener and are the Canucks a Cup contender? Just kidding, they aren’t, nor do I say anything like...

SOH Saturday Best Bets - Oct. 14th, 2023

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is hopefully going to become a weekly pod, here are my Saturday best bets. 5 moneyline and 2 over/under bets, I fully admit I do not have a very ...

SOH Short Shift - Toews Takes Less Than Nurse

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not THAT short of a shift, but I guess it is for me. The Devon Toews contract makes the Darnell Nurse contract look even worse. Add to that…i...

SOH Short Shift - Oilers Humiliated on Opening Night

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From and Oilers POV: 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

23-24 Edmonton Oilers Season Preview

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Didn’t have time to edit this one, so no music intro (I know you love the intro music). This one is all on the Oilers as they enter the season as le...

SOH Short Shift - Pride Tape

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First edition of what I guess I’ll call “Short Shifts”! The NHL is banning pride nights and now pride tape. Why I believe they had to.

SOH 23-24 Season Preview Part 2

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of my season preview as give you my prognostications on where everyone will finish, playoff predictions, and award predictions. Really ran out ...

SOH 23-24 Season Preview Part 1

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of my 23-24 season preview! Looking at what are the biggest storylines to follow this season, my latest power rankings, my favourite prop bets ...

SOH - Oct. 2nd, 2023

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just some Sunday night thoughts on NHL hockey in the province of Alberta. Why I disagree with most that the Backlund contract is good, Dylan Holloway,...

SOH - Sep. 22nd, 2023

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A little bit on stability in the NHL and the Oilers hiring Michael Parkatti, but mostly this episode is on my pre pre-season rankings as camps have no...

SOH - Babs is Out in Columbus!

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Quick little Sunday night edition of SOH as Mike Babcock steps down as Blue Jackets head coach.

SOH - Sep. 6th, 2023

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's a new season of SOH! Talking about a lot of random stuff, and then a little bit of hockey at the end as I test out the new equipment. I even ...

The 2nd Annual SOH Organization Rankings Show

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My 2023 NHL organization rankings. Find out how I believe your favourite team is being run!! Or don’t…I don’t like telling people what to do.

SOH - Aug. 11th, 2023

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All about the Erik Karlsson trade. I break down the losers, and the bigger losers in this trade between two teams who don’t know whether they’re c...

SOH - Aug. 6th, 2023

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mostly on Jeff Jackson, but I also air some dirty laundry! Who doesn’t love hearing about other people’s drama?! Maybe next week I’ll do an hour...

SOH - July 10th, 2023 (the off-season state of the union)

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Simply put, I take a look at all 32 teams and what they have done so far this off-season (draft, trades and free agency). I do a lot of yelling, and a...

SOH - 2023 Draft Preview

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Getting you ready for the 2023 entry draft. What to watch for with the draft. Will the league start overvaluing size again? Plus my mock draft, and wh...

SOH - Jun. 25th, 2023

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What will happen with the Flames? Thoughts on the latest movement in the league. And to cap it off, my first (but perhaps not last) mock draft of 2023...

SOH - June 20th, 2023

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did the league help Vegas win the Cup? I put on my tinfoil hat and make the case for it and why they would want that to happen. Also I take a look at ...

SOH - June 3rd, 2023

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Conroy to Calgary, Babcock to Columbus, Treliving to Toronto, Dubas to Pittsburgh, and a quick preview of one of the most uninteresting Stanley Cup Fi...