McDavid Up For Hart + Should Ekholm Rest? + Zach To The Future - May 8th, 2026 - Hour 1

Connor McDavid's Hart nomination, the World Hockey Championship, the Elks, the Stingers, the NBA Playoffs and soccer were all topics during hour one with Matt Iwanyk and former Oilers goalie Joaquin Gage!   Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov have been nominated as finalists for the Hart Trophy... Who should take home the award? How many times has each player won it? If McDavid wins another Hart Trophy, where will he stand in NHL History? And which award is more important: the Hart Trophy or the Ted Lindsay Award?   Plus, the guys offer their thoughts on the Thunder/Lakers series in the association before discussing the news that Canadian superstar soccer player Alphonso Davies has suffered another injury... Why did this happen? Will he be out for the World Cup?   We close out the hour with Zach to the Future, where Iwanyk and Gager test Zachary 'Koob' Kubusch's knowledge of Edmonton sports history.