defensemen

The LA Kings signed a handful of free agent defenseman this summer. Steven Santini played in the St. Louis Blues organization spending most of his time with the Springfield Thunderbirds, while Joe Hicketts spent the previous two seasons playing for the Iowa Wild. Ryan Smith (Thunderbirds) and Ben Gislason (Wild) join host Jesse Cohen to talk about Santini and Hicketts and what Kings fans can expect from two of the newest members of the organization.

The LA Kings signed a handful of free agent defenseman this summer. Kevin Connauton played in the Flyers organization during the 2022-23 season while Andreas Englund spent the bulk of the previous two seasons playing in Colorado for the Eagles and the Avalanche. Bill Meltzer (Flyers) and Meghan Angley (DNVR Sports) join host Jesse Cohen to talk about Connauton and Englund and what Kings fans can expect from two of the newest members of the organization. Before that, Zach Dooley joins Cohen to talk about all of the options the Kings have on the left side of the blueline.

Brandt Clarke scored a shootout goal on Saturday to win the Kings second game in the 2022 Rookie Faceoff in San Jose. The young defenseman then joined host Jesse Cohen on Sunday to talk about the games and what he hopes to accomplish at training camp. Mikey Anderson also joins the program as he sat down with Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to talk about his new contract, expectations for the 2022-23 season and cereal.

Defenceman Alex Bechard of the Sackville Wolves Junior Lacrosse club joins the Atlantic Sports Wire to talk East Coast Junior Lacrosse League playoffs and his journey through the game.

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The 2022 NHL Entry Draft takes place July 7th and 85h in Montreal. Will Scouch (Scouching/McKeen's) joins host Jesse Cohen to talk about seven left handed defensemen that could potentially wind up drafted by the LA Kings.

It's the year of the defenseman in NCAA hockey as names like Adam Fox, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes and Chase Priskie are just the start of the impactful blueliners around the country. This episode is devoted to those talented defensemen, as co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) salute the best of the bunch and discuss why it is they are having such an impact.

It's the year of the defenseman in NCAA hockey as names like Adam Fox, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes and Chase Priskie are just the start of the impactful blueliners around the country. This episode is devoted to those talented defensemen, as co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) salute the best of the bunch and discuss why it is they are having such an impact.