Trade Deadline Reaction

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.