5/20/24 Prospect Report: Hampton Slukynsky 

Fargo
By Jack Jablonski
@Jabs_13 LAKings.com

May 20, 2024

Hampton Slukynsky and the Fargo Force took home the USHL's Championship Clark Cup Trophy over the weekend, defeating the Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-1 in the best-of-five series. Slukynsky continued his stellar play from the regular season where he won the USHL’s Goaltender of the Year Award into the playoffs, helping the Force to a 9-3 postseason record.

After leading the USHL in every major goaltending category during the regular season, Slukynsky gathered outstanding numbers against the 12 postseason tilts. Slukynsky has a .931 save percentage, allowed 1.69 goals per game and recorded one shutout in route to Fargo’s second franchise championship. In the Force’s four Clark Cup Finals games, Slukynsky went 3-1, had 2.02 GAA and a .927 SV%.

Slukynsky joins fellow Kings prospects Jared Wright (Denver University, NCAA) and Kaleb Lawrence (London Knights, OHL) to win their respective league championship’s this season.

photo credit: @FramesbyMarissa

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May 10, 2024

What a year Hampton Slukynsky has had. The Kings 2023 fourth-round draft pick (118th overall) from Warroad, Minnesota was named the USHL’s Goaltender of the Year on May 9th and deservingly so. Slukynsky, an 18-year-old rookie in the USHL, has put together a monumental season with the Fargo Force.

Slukynsky began his USHL career and started the season with 15 consecutive wins out of the gates. In total, he posted a regular-season record of 28-3-0-0 and Slukynsky led the USHL in goals-against average (1.86), save percentage (.923%) and shutouts (5). Slukynsky’s Goaltender of the Year accolade joins his First Team All-USHL honors that he was awarded on May 8. Slukynsky was named as the league's Goaltender of the Week three times this season and helped Team USA to a bronze medal in this year’s World Junior A Challenge.

Slukynsky and the Forgo Force are set to drop the puck in Game 1 of the Clark Cup best-of-five Final tonight at 5:05 p.m against the Dubuque Saints. Both the Force and the Saints were the top seed in their respective conferences during the regular season. Slukynsky faced Dubuque just once during the regular season and posted a 22-save shutout.

Slukynsky enters the Clark Cup Finals with a 6-2-0-0 playoff record, has a goals against average of 1.52 and a save percentage of .933%.

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