The Battle of Alberta Podcast

Darren hit the nail on the head with his prediction for the Oilers results in October, but neither of the guys were anywhere close for the Flames. Time to find out if they've learned their lesson for November. Plus Cellys and Scorn lead to the guys dreaming of everybody's favorite Canadian owning an NHL franchise. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The guys discuss how wrong they are (so far) this year with the Oilers weak start and the Flames surprising win to start the season, a first in a very long time. Plus plenty of jersey talk, complaining about board ads, and some special tributes round out the Cellys and Scorn. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The guys discuss how the Oilers usually start strong and the Flames... struggle to start. Plus for Cellys and Scorn, the guys dip their toe into the Hockey Canada madness. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The Flames lose yet another one of their biggest players, but are they really as bad off as that sounds? Only time will tell... but that doesn't stop the guys from endlessly theorizing. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

Johnny walked... to NJ? Nope. Philly? Na-ah. Columbus... Really? The guys breakdown both AB teams offseason so far. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The Avs have finally lived up to BOA Podcast hype and won the cup. But the guys spend their time telling the Flames and Oilers GMs how to handle the offseason. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

Oilers and Rangers take their seat on the sidelines as the Avs and Bolts gear up for the best version of Best on Best in sports (in our totally unbiased opinion). @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The Oilers beat the Flames and they're half way to the Cup. But with the looming Avs, they're living on a prayer that their star players (and goalie) show up big! @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The Oilers have the Flames on the ropes, going back to Calgary with a 3-1 series lead. But both Oilers and Flames fans alike, know that anything could still happen. @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The guys breakdown the first two explosive offense-heavy entries in the BOA. {Artwork to come.} @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The boys are back in town… After 30+ years of waiting it's time for a Playoff Edition of the BOA! @PodcastBOA Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

Stu hasn’t learned from his mistakes but maybe Darren has… Listen to them try to justify their picks a long with some fun new Cellys and Scorn. Tell us how much better your picks are than ours: @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com, TheBattleOfAlbertaPodcast.com Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

Bad teams, bad predictions, bad cellys... But Carey Price is (better than) alright, so at least there's that. Share your stories about hockey fans being awesome: @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com, TheBattleOfAlbertaPodcast.com Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

The guys rehash their first round predictions admitting they may have went with their heart on a couple of good stories over what they should have expected to happen. But then they get into their second round predictions and continue to have their heads battle their hearts. Speaking of hearts, broken hearts that is (for half the hosts anyways), both guys take a bit of time to try and understand what happened to the Oilers. @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com,...

The playoffs are here so the guys give their take on each of the upcoming series before making their predictions. Darren has taken the time to do thorough research and provide you with advanced statistical analysis while Stu... well he’ll tell you what he thinks no matter what reality it may be based in. Plus of course they save some time at the end for Cellys and Scorn. @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com, TheBattleOfAlbertaPodcast.com Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from...

The Flames are out and the Oilers are in. Plus Connor McDavid is putting up legendary numbers, Patrick Marleau's games played is disrespectful for some, and the legendary Oilers captain Andrew Ference has somehow become the face of the NHL's TV deal with TNT. @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com, TheBattleOfAlbertaPodcast.com Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

No hashtag this week, just bad puns. Treliving and Holland are looking for answers to their roster questions, the fans are looking for answers as to why the GMs didn't do more on trade deadline, and Darren is looking for answers regarding Lou Lamoriello's absurd facial hair policy. @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com, TheBattleOfAlbertaPodcast.com Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)

Sure, we used the hashtag for last week's episode title too, but we just had to do it again. Darren is on a mission to convince the Flames organization to stop turning Johnny Gaudreau into a boring defensive player and to just #LetJohnnyBeGood. Meanwhile, Stu talks about how McDavid's defensive game has not ruined his offensive powers, and both guys weigh in on the NHL reffing controversy and the sorry mess that is the Buffalo Sabres. @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com,...

OK... We blew it. Apparently the Flames problems were the coach's fault, or at least that's what management decided (time will tell if that was the only problem). In the meantime the Flames are riding high on a #SutterBump and the Oilers are still doing fairly well, unless it's against the Leafs, which Stu reluctantly admits is... a good team (ugh). Plus a mid-month check-in on the March predictions and some more Cellys and Scorn! @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com,...

Darren solves the Flames problems without blaming the coach (gasp), while Stu just yells out the names of a bunch of Oiler players until Darren believes him that the team is good. Plus some talk about Toronto, Chicago, sympathetic goaltenders, and the Northern Division. @PodcastBOA, TheBOApodcast@gmail.com, TheBattleOfAlbertaPodcast.com Theme Song: "Lose Your Head" by Apache Tomcat from the Free Music Archive (CC by NC)