All The Kings Men | LA Kings

Ontario broadcasters Cam McGuire and Paige Capistran join host Jesse Cohen to discuss the end of the Ontario Reign season, a five game loss to Coachella Valley in the AHL Division Semifinals. The trio discuss the play of the team, the goalie rotation and the performance of first year head coach Andrew Lord.

Jim Fox joins host Jesse Cohen to evaluate the forward corps that spent the entire 2025-26 season in LA and could potentially return next season. The pair discuss the play and status of Andrei Kuzmenko, Kevin Fiala, Jeff Malott, Samuel Helenius, Joel Armia, Trevor Moore, Alex Laferriere, Quinon Byfield and Adrian Kempe.

The LA Kings have a number of decisions to make in the offseason of 2026. A number of players need new contracts and pivotal positions need to be addressed including that of Head Coach. Zach Dooley and Jesse Cohen sit down for a look at the most pressing issues facing the Kings and the driving forces that will direct their upcoming decisions.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the Kings loss to the Avalanche. The pair also discuss the end of the Kings 2025-26 season, the media availability of GM Ken Holland and the end of year conversations with the players.

Jim Fox joins host Jesse Cohen to recap game three of the Kings first round matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. The pair discuss the ups and downs of the 4-2 loss to Colorado in the third game of the LA Kings 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs campaign.

Jared Shafran joins host Jesse Cohen to recap game two of the Kings first round matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. The pair discuss the ups and downs of the 2-1 OT loss to Colorado in the second game of the LA Kings 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs campaign.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to recap game one of the Kings first round matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. The pair discuss the ups and downs of the 2-1 loss to Colorado in the opening game of the LA Kings 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs campaign.

Jim Fox and Dave Pagnotta join host Jesse Cohen for a preview of the LA Kings first round matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.

Dennis Bernstein joins host Jesse Cohen to help crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-seventh week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the three games the Kings played in the past week. The Kings went 3-0 in games against Nashville, Vancouver and Edmonton while Anze Kopitar played his final regular season home game.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the 2025-26 Team Awards voted on by the LA media. The awards are Best Defenseman, Best Defensive Player, Best Newcomer and Team MVP (Bill LIbby Memorial Award) in addition to captain Anze Kopitar's nomination for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

Andrew Knoll joins host Jesse Cohen to help crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-sixth week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the three games the Kings played in the past week. The Kings are went 2-0-1 in games against St. Louis, Nashville and Toronto with all three games going to Overtime.

Nick Nickson joins host Jesse Cohen for a look back at the phenomenal career of Kings captain Anže Kopitar. The pair discuss the unique NHL Draft (2005) that saw Kopitar come to LA and how the Slovenian prospect changed the franchise. Then the original LA Kings Insider, Rich Hammond, joins the program to discuss his memories of covering Kopitar during the early stages of his NHL career.

Dan Greenspan joins host Jesse Cohen to help crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-fifth week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the three games the Kings played in the past week. The Kings are went 1-1-1 in games against Calgary, Vancouver and Utah.

Scott Laughton joins Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to discuss his recent trade to the LA Kings. Laughton brings with him a reputation as a popular locker room presence and tenacious competitor.

Anna Connelly joins host Jesse Cohen to help crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-fourth week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the four games the Kings played in the past week. The Kings are went 1-1-2 in games against New York (Rangers), Philadelphia, Buffalo and Utah.

The Bannermen join host Jesse Cohen to help crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-third week of the 2025-26 season. The trio discuss the first four games of the current road trip. The Kings are currently 2-1-1 on this trip against Columbus, Boston, New York (Islanders) and New Jersey. The trio also discuss Anze Kopitar becoming the leading scorer in franchise history.

Ashton James (Dean Youngblood), Blair Underwood (Blane Youngblood) and Chris Nelson (Hockey Coordinator for Youngblood) join host Jesse Cohen to talk about Youngblood, a retelling of an old hockey classic. The quartet discuss the challenges of reimagining an older movie for a modern audience as well as making a sports film that passes the authenticity test. Then Dave Foley (Kids In The Hall, News Radio, A Bugs Life) joins the program to talk about his newest offering Hockey Fanatics, where Dave travels to North American cities exploring hockey fandom, meets superfans, discusses their teams, tours memorabilia collections, and discovers community impact.

Sam Betesh (Kings Talk) joins host Jesse Cohen crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-second week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the end of the recent home stand where the Kings went 1-2-0 in the past week with games against Colorado, New York and Montreal. The pair also discuss the impact of the new head coach, the trade deadline and what needs to happen to see the LA Kings make the playoffs.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the Kings performance at the NHL Trade Deadline.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the announcement that Jim Hiller has been relieved of his duties as head coach and the naming of DJ Smith as interim head coach. The pair also discuss the media availability with Ken Holland.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to introduce a new Top 10 Questions for the 2025-26 season in advance of the NHL Trade Deadline. The season is a three quarters of the way done and the Kings find themselves fighting for their playoffs lives.. How will the Kings navigate the final 25 games of Anze Kopitar's career? Will Artemi Panarin turn the offense around? Will the Penalty Kill return to excellence? What should fans expect from the rest of the 2025-26 season? We take a look at the landscape and let you know what to watch for!

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the LA Kings showing at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Kevin Fiala (Switzerland) and Mike Buckley (goalie coach LA Kings/USA) join Jared Shafran and Zach Dooley to discuss their upcoming trip to the Winter Olympic Games in Italy.

Zach Dooley join host Jesse Cohen to react to the Kings acquisition of Artemi Panarin.

John Hoven (Mayors Manor) joins host Jesse Cohen crown a King of the Week and recap the seventeenth week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the end of the recent road trip where the Kings went 2-1-1 in the past week with games against Detroit, Buffalo, Philadelphia and Carolina. The pair also discuss international jerseys, the impending trade deadline(s) and the most popular hockey TV shows.

LA Kings forward Tayor Ward joins host Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to discuss his new two year contract extension. Ward has played in every game since being recalled on January 7th and has 2 goals, 4 points and is a +3 in his first 11 games of the season. Ward was signed to a two year one way extension on January 26th.

Taylor Paerels (LA Kings Uniform History) joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the sixteenth week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the team's 2-0-0 week against the Rangers and Blues. The pair also discuss the current trend of "color v color" hockey games and what it's meant in the history of the LA Kings.

LA Kings prospect Vojtěch Čihař joins Host Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley. Čihař was drafted 59th overall in the second round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and was recently named the MVP of the World Junior Championship.

Jesse's Dad joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the fifteenth week of the 2025-26 season. The Kings went 0-1-3 over the week losing the final three games in OT and the shootout. The pair also discuss the growing dissatisfaction in the fans that are active online.

Alec Martinez joins host Jesse Cohen in a new episode of All The Kings Men. The former LA Kings defenseman discusses his recent work as a broadcaster, his time in LA and how his view of the game has changed.

Zach Dooley (LA Kings Insider) joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the fourteenth week of the 2025-26 season. The Kings went 2-1-1 over the week and capped it off with a 4-3 Shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers. The pair also discuss the roster decisions with key players out of the lineup and what the remaining schedule means for potential trades.

 The Top 10 Questions Facing the LA Kings in the 2025-26 season.Will the pending FA sign extensions?Will the Kings get the same goaltending as last season?Will Drew Doughty rebound from his injury last season?What will the D Corps minutes distribution be?Will Top 9 F chemistry continue?Will then new 4th line be trusted and contribute?How will the Special Teams perform?Will anyone besides Kopitar wear the "C" this season?What happens in the rest of the Pacific?What do the Kings need to do to clinch a playoff spot?

Russell Morgan (Hockey Royalty) joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the thirteenth week of the 2025-26 season. The Kings went 1-2-0 over the week but capped it off with a 5-4 Shootout win over the Minnesota Wild. The pair also discuss the difficulty evaluating a team in the midst of a unique season for the entire league.

LA Kings prospect Jimmy Lombardi joins Host Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley. Lombardi signed an Entry Level Contract on December 22nd. Lombardi is currently an alternate captain for the first place Flint Firebirds.

Carrlyn Bathe joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the twelfth week of the 2025-26 season. The Kings went 1-2-0 over the week but capped it off with an impressive 6-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The pair also discuss the particulars of goaltenders returning from injury.

Carter George (Team Canada) joins host Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to discuss the World Juniors Championship. George also talks about the past year of his hockey career that saw him play in multiple leagues and tournaments.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to react to the trade of Phil Danault. The pair attended the media availability with GM Ken Holland and comment on Danault's time in LA, the impact of the trade and the comments made by Holland to the media.

LA Kings forward Adrian Kempe joins Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley. The swedish forward talks about his new contract, the decision to stay in LA and about his time as a member of the LA Kings. Kempe currently leads the team in scoring with 28 points in 33 games.

The Bannermen join host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the tenth week of the 2025-26 season. The trio discuss the team's 1-0-2 week against Utah, Seattle and Calgary.

Former LA Kings forward Tony Granato joins host Jesse Cohen to talk about his time in a Kings jersey and his upcoming games as a Kings broadcaster. Granato played in 380 regular season games for the LA Kings from 1990 to 1996 and was a crucial part of the Kings team that reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1993. Granato was inducred into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020.

Dave Pagnotta (The Fourth Period) joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the ninth week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the team's 1-2 week against Washington and Chicago. After crowning a King of the Week Dave discusses the national perception of the LA Kings in a season where few teams have separated themselves from the pack.

Taylor Paerels joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the eight week of the 2024-25 season. The pair discuss the team's 2-0-1 week against Ottawa, Anaheim and Vancouver. The team finds itself tied for first place after securing five of a potential six points.

The Top 10 Questions Facing the LA Kings in the 2025-26 season.Will the pending FA sign extensions?Will the Kings get the same goaltending as last season?Will Drew Doughty rebound from his injury last season?What will the D Corps minutes distribution be?Will Top 9 F chemistry continue?Will then new 4th line be trusted and contribute?How will the Special Teams perform?Will anyone besides Kopitar wear the "C" this season?What happens in the rest of the Pacific?What do the Kings need to do to clinch a playoff spot?

Austin Stanovich joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the seventh week of the 2024-25 season. The pair discuss the team's 0-1-2 week against Washington, San Jose and Boston.

Jared Shafran and Paige Capistran join host Jesse Cohen to discuss the return of Marco Sturm to LA. Sturm previously served as the head coach of the Ontario Reign and assistant coach of the LA Kings and is currently the head coach of the Boston Bruins. Capistran also provides updates on the Reign and some of the Kings prospects that are off to hot starts in Ontario.

Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the contract extension for Adrian Kempe. The Swedish forward signed an eight year contract extension that will begin in the 2026-27 season. Then Dennis Bernstein (The Fourth Period) joins the program to help crown a King of the Week and recap the teams road wins against Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa.

LA Kings broadcaster Josh Schaefer joins host Jesse Cohen from the road to talk about calling a game during a World Series game, the start to the Kings road trip and the challenges of traveling with the team.

Austin Stanovich (MayorsManor) joins host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week and recap the fifth week of the 2024-25 season. The pair discuss the team's 2-1-0 week against Winnipeg, Florida and Pittsburgh. The Kings shutout the Jets, lost to the Panthers and then stole a win in the opening game of their six game road trip.

Zach Dooley joins Jesse Cohen to discuss the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline and the Kings acquisition of Andrei Kuzmenko.

The Royal Half joins host Jesse Cohen to reminisce about the past decade of LA Kings hockey. The pair list some of the highlights of the era and the role social media played in shaping those memories. Also discussed in the episode is the hiring of Head Coach Todd McLellan and the influx of young talent into the organization. To ensure you never miss an episode of All The Kings Men, subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting app. Subscription links and recent episodes can be found at LAKings.com/podcast.