Phil Housley nearly became an LA King as a player. The pick that Buffalo used to take the future Hall of Fame defenseman was once Los Angeles’ first-round selection, though it was traded to the Sabres before the draft. The rest, for Housley, was history, as he went on to become one of the NHL’s […]

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New LA Kings Associate Coach Phil Housley joins All The Kings Men to breakdown a variety of topics in advance of the 2026-27 season!

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Head Coach Dan Watson (Grand Rapids Griffins) and Head Coach Steve Potvin (Tuscon Roadrunners) join host Jesse Cohen to discuss the pair of defensemen signed by the Kings this summer. Erik Gustafsson and Scott Perunovich will compete for a roster spot at training camp in September.

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Here at LAKI, we’re in peak offseason mode. The news cycle has died down, and it provides a chance to dissect things a bit more before the action picks up again in a few weeks as teams get ready for a shortened training camp and preseason. With the benefit of additional time on our hands, […]

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Justin Williams, a former LA Kings forward who is currently in the role of Special Advisor to the GM for the Carolina Hurricanes, recalls his experience playing for Peter Laviolette on The Insider Show with Jared Shafran. Williams also discusses how Laviolette’s system and style could help the Kings as they turn the page and […]

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Happy Sunday, Insiders! Four LA Kings prospects gathered this past week in Windsor, Ontario to take part in the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase event. The summer showcase, for those unfamilar, is a summer evaluation event for the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland, helping to evaluate players in advance of the World Junior Championships. […]

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As the month of July comes to a close, hockey season is inching ever closer in the Inland Empire. In fact, we’re just 50 days away from the puck dropping at Toyota Arena for the 2026 Empire Classic, when the Los Angeles Kings host the Vegas Golden Knights on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Two […]

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As a part of our prospects coverage this season on LA Kings Insider, please welcome Jon Paul Morosi to the Insider family! A new Insider for the Insiders! Morosi will provide first-person coverage of several LA Kings prospects, centering around coverage from the World Junior Summer Showcase and the 2027 World Junior Championships. Jimmy Lombardi […]

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Host Jesse Cohen is joined by several Kings prospects for a pair of interviews, highlighting those who played together as teammates last season. First, Flint Firebirds teammates Jimmy Lombardi and Alex Kostov join the program, after Kostov was selected by the Kings at the 2026 NHL Draft, followed by the title-winning trio of Kristian Epperson, […]

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July Notebook Insiders! As I sat around yesterday, racking my brain on something to write, I found myself coming up with very little. We’ve finally reached that point of the summer, where there simply is not a ton going on. Certain content feels out of place. I think that anything reflective back to last season […]

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Michael Russo (The Athletic) and Brooks Bratten (Nashville Predators) join host Jesse Cohen to discuss the free agent signings of Mats Zuccarello and Erik Haula for the 2025-26 season.

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