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Mike Babcock goes viral after Oilers release surprising new video

The Oilers' video made the former Edmonton coach a talking point, while a royal popularity ranking placed the Princess Royal first; BBN found no conspiracy.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on Late Night BBN
Published 10:42 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Mike Babcock goes viral after Oilers release surprising new video”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:42 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Oilers.
BBN covered this story before: Nurse's 'weird' Oilers matchup: San Jose Hockey Now weighs in (October 10).

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Yahoo SportsMike Babcock goes viral after Oilers release surprising new video

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOur first document comes from Yahoo Sports. The Edmonton Oilers released a surprising new video, and Mike Babcock went viral.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSurprising how, exactly?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe report calls it surprising and goes no further. Which, in my experience, is how every cover-up begins.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI have a chart. It shows the numbers climbing, and then they level off.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's every chart, Dale.

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