The Bannermen: LA Kings Podcast

It’s about that time, Bannerheads… The LA Kings are back! Training Camp is open and the unofficial start of the NHL season is here. We talk prospects, the Rookie Tournament, opening night projections and…NCAA hockey? Yeah, we’re full of surprises. We’re back with 45 like Jordan in ’95.

It's the third installment of the "List Misérables" series from the Bannermen as we dive deep into #LAKings history and try to figure out which players caught lightning in a bottle for #GoKingsGo.

It's warm and there isn't much to talk about... so we deliver one of our longest episodes with tons of talking points! That's how we do. It's Episode 43! #LAKings #GoKingsGo

The #NHLDraft is in the books and The Bannermen review the selections made by your #LAKings! We also go around the league and talk about the most recent trades, signings and buyouts that make the offseason one of the most wonderful times of the year. It’s 42!

The #StanleyCup has been awarded, which means the #LAKings are back in first place! The off-season is underway and that can only mean one thing: it’s Draft Preview time. #GoKingsGo

The #StanleyCup Final is in full swing as The Bannermen break down Game 1 and hope that things can turn around. Also, we dive deep into non-hockey related topics, so for your convenience, we're putting in time stamps: (00:43) Movie/TV talk (24:45) Hockey Talk It's Episode 40, y'all!!

Episode 39 is in the books and you can now consume it like a bowl of delicious Ramen noodles (it’ll make sense once you listen to the show). We talk #LAKings, the #StanleyCup playoffs and great #39's in Kings history (hint: there aren't many).

The NHL Draft Lottery has us bummed, the #LAKings imminent coaching hire has us anxious and the #StanleyCup Playoffs have us bewildered and entertained. We dive deep into all these topics on an extra-large sized podcast. It’s Episode 38! #RIPPavol

It's the final countdown to a terrible season and the #LAKings are in a race to the bottom. The NHL Draft Lottery is our playoffs and we're ready for it!

The NHL Trade Deadline has passed and The Bannermen look at what the #LAKings were able to do and, more specifically, what they weren't able to do. We also look around the league and navigate the altered NHL landscape thanks to some big time trades before the stretch run. It's Episode 36!

The Bannermen bid farewell to Jake Muzzin and wonder who may be next on Rob Blake’s chopping block. Is it Carter? Hagelin? Kovalchuk? Also, we discuss the once outrageous possibility of the #LAKings making the playoffs and wonder out loud if that it’s a good thing or a bad thing. Yes, that’s what we’ve come to. It’s Episode 35!

The league is on it’s annual #NHLAllStar break and the #LAKings are on their mandatory week break, which means The Bannermen can have some fun and talk about a ton of random things going on with the team and the rest of the National Hockey League! It’s Episode 34!

Happy New Year to all our friends in #LAKings nation! 2018 was not great for #GoKingsGo and 2019 hasn’t exactly started off on the right foot, but hope springs eternal for The Bannermen. Ok, maybe not. But we’re back and fully locked in to the Jack Hughes sweepstakes!

The Bannermen are done being said and upset of the current state of the #LAKings, so now, we’re just looking forward to the future and focusing on the young talent the team is working on developing for the not-so-distant future. We discuss Matt Luff, Cal Petersen, Daniel Brickley, Game Vilardi, JAD and the rest of your favorite future characters. Also, we sadly break down the future trades we may...

The #LAKings have won two in a row, so you’d think we’d be in a good mood. NOT so fast! The Bannermen are the bitter men on Episode 31, because of a few oddities going on in the world of #GoKingsGo. Willie Desjardins has drawn our ire as we question just what the he’s doing and why the he’s doing it. The whole thing stinks, I tell ya, stinks! We do however take a few moments to gush about Cal Pete...

It’s a new era of #LAKings hockey… again. John Stevens is out, Willie Desjardins is in, Adam Oates is around and Marco Sturm might be the future. If it sounds like no one knows what the is going on, it’s because it is a very interesting and sometimes bewildering time for #GoKingsGo. Let’s try to make sense of it all in Episode 30.

Just in time for Halloween, it's the darkest episode of The Bannermen yet. The #LAKings are on a 6 game losing streak and there is serious doubt about them turning this thing around. What's it going to take? We take deep dive into the possibilities. Grab a drink and prepare for sadness. It's Episode 29.

The 52nd season of Los Angeles Kings hockey has begun in this, the 2nd season of The Bannermen. We break down the first four games and discuss what’s working and what’s broken with our beloved #LAKings. The excitement for some of the crop of rookies is palpable. We also take a look at what’s going on around the NHL in this first week, which is historically a very nutty time to be a hockey fan. It’...

It’s the Season Preview episode! We break down the entire league and predict where every team will finish in the standings, which teams will be in the Cup final, and which team will win the Stanley Cup. WARNING: The Bannermen do not take responsibility for your wagers.

Hockey is back, the Kings are back and the boys are back! The second season of the Bannermen podcast is here and it starts with a whimper and we lament the acquisitions made by the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights in the form of Erik Karlsson and Max Pacioretty. We break down how terrifying the Pacific Division has suddenly become and how weak the Atlantic Division now is.

The Bannermen are back after a month of having absolutely nothing to talk about. Therefore, we put together a followup to last year’s critical smash hit, List Misérables! In this episode, we each break down ten changes we would make to the NHL product, both on and off the ice. Some are realistic, some will never happen, but they ALL make perfect, beautiful sense. Just like all of you, we are looki...

For what has to be the first time in their history, the Los Angeles Kings have actually landed a big name free agent and we, The Bannermen, have no idea what to do with ourselves. Ilya Kovalchuk is a member of the LAKings eight years after first flirting with the team, ending the longest period of flirting between two eventual lovers that anyone has ever seen. We break down the signing, the NHL dr...

The NHL off-season is officially underway and The Bannermen are super pumped because it’s one of the best times of the year to be a hockey fan. The NHL Awards, the NHL Draft and NHL Free Agency are knocking on our doors and we cannot wait to open the door and shower them with the warmest greetings. We discuss rumors surrounding the Los Angeles Kings their desperate search for offense. Also, we con...

The Stanley Cup Finals are nearing an end and The Bannermen are delighted by the results thus far. We break down what’s been going right for the Washington Capitals in the series and just why the the Kings couldn’t do in round one what the Caps are doing in round 4. We also talk about a few other developments in the NHL and briefly discuss a few intriguing prospects in the upcoming NHL Draft. It’s...

The Bannermen turn 21 (episodes) and it may be time to hit the bottle because the Vegas Golden Knights continue to roll in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We break down our irrational fear of seeing them hoist the Cup and decide which team we’re hitching our wagon to. We also discuss Anze Kopitar’s and Drew Doughty’s chances at major awards while dreaming up ways the Kings can totally rip off the Caroli...