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Goaltender Hampton Slukynsky has gone from a hometown of 1,800 to a national stage after backstopping Western Michigan to a 3-2 double overtime win at the Frozen Four on Thursday afternoon.

Los Angeles Kings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 7

2025 college free agency preview: Goaltenders and defensemen

As is always the case at this time of year, we’ve seen an influx of collegiate signings in recent weeks which is likely to continue over the next little while.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / March 29

2025 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament: Capitals’ Quinn Hutson, Kings’ Hampton Slukynsky help their teams advance to Frozen Four

Saturday evening saw the first two spots of this year’s NCAA Men’s Frozen Four filled in a pair of exciting clashes between championship hopefuls. From controversial calls to big-time goals, a lot happened on the third day of the national tournament.

Leon Draisaitl News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Goal leaders from each NHL season since 1990' quiz

How many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?

The '60+ goals in an NHL season' quiz

The 'NHL players with multiple Hart Trophies' quiz

The 'NHL active points leaders' quiz

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / March 28

2025 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament: Islanders’ Cole Eiserman, Kings’ Hampton Slukynsky highlight standouts from Day 1

The 2025 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament got off to an exciting start on Thursday, with the Toledo and Fargo Regionals getting underway. The opening game of the national tournament was a very strange one between Big Ten runner-up Ohio State and Boston University in Toledo.

NHL News / Bring Me The News / March 27

Minnesota State men's hockey drops 2OT heartbreaker in NCAA Tournament

It was the definition of a heartbreaker. The Minnesota State men's hockey team knotted the game in the third period and pushed fourth-seeded Western Michigan

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / March 10

LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 3/3

A week has passed, and it’s time for another LA Kings prospect update. Goaltender Hampton Slukynsky highlighted this week’s update by winning both of his starts for Western Michigan University (NCAA).

Los Angeles Kings News / MayorsManor.com / February 1

Saturday: Game Featuring Kings Top Goaltending Prospect on TV Today

Fresh off of earning a gold medal with Team USA at the recent World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Kings goaltending prospect Hampton Slukynsky returns to TV today when his Western Michigan team takes on Colorado College at 5pm PST.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / January 27

LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 1/20

A week has passed, and it’s time for another LA Kings prospect update. Goaltender Hampton Slukynsky highlighted this week’s update. Slukynsky made one start for Western Michigan University (WMU) and posted his first NCAA shutout, stopping all 14 shots in the Broncos’ 2-0 win over Miami University (Ohio).

Los Angeles Kings News / LA Kings Insider / January 7

World Junior Recap – Slukynsky (Gold) & Dvorak (Bronze) Win Medals while George shines for Canada

Hampton Slukynsky (USA) and Jakub Dvorak (Czechia) each brought home hardware from the 2025 World Junior Championships (WJC) that concluded over the weekend.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / December 30

LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 12/23

A week has passed, and it’s time for another LA Kings prospect update. A goalie prospect highlighted last week’s update and it’ll be the same this week — but this time there are two!

Los Angeles Kings News / MayorsManor.com / December 29

World Juniors: Notes on All Three Kings Prospects in Action on Sunday

We’ve reached the interesting part of round robin play at this year’s World Junior Championship. Canada lost a stunner to Latvia in their second game — something many consider to be the biggest upset in WJC history — while Team USA and Czechia are both 2-0 at the moment.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / December 28

U.S. Does What Canada Couldn’t, Takes Down Latvia 5-1

Less than 24 hours after pulling off an improbable victory over Canada, the Latvians were back at it against the star-studded United States. Linards Feldbergs got the start for Latvia once more, a near-impossible task on a back-to-back after playing 65 minutes plus the shootout.

Los Angeles Kings News / MayorsManor.com / December 26

World Juniors – Day 1: Three Kings Prospects in Action, Pregame Info

And now the best holiday present of them all has arrived once again — it’s time for the annual World Junior Championships, hockey’s best international tournament.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / December 2

Hampton Slukynsky Wins NCHC Rookie of the Week

It was a good week for goalies in the LA Kings system. Erik Portillo secured the win in his NHL debut and Hampton Slukynsky took home another weekly award.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / November 25

LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 11/18

A week has passed, and it’s time for another LA Kings prospect update. For the second straight week, a goalie highlighted the prospect update. This week, it was Hampton Slukynsky.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / October 29

LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 10/21

Another week has passed and it’s time for another LA Kings weekly prospect update. This week’s prospect update was highlighted by a goalie who had a solid performance, but in a losing effort, that caught my attention.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / August 23

The Sky’s the Limit for Prospect Hampton Slukynsky

The goaltending pipeline for the LA Kings is once again promising. From Erik Portillo and Jacob Ingham in the AHL to Carter George in the OHL, fans of the silver-and-black have ample reason to feel excited for the future.

Los Angeles Kings News / LA Kings Insider / August 8

Kings Prospects Stand Out for USA at 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase

The 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase wrapped up on Saturday and did so in dramatic fashion. As Zach Dooley noted in the pre-showcase piece last Sunday, the Kings had four prospects participating, three representing Team USA and one representing Team Canada.

Los Angeles Kings News / The Rink Live / June 19