Hampton Slukynsky (born July 2, 2005) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender playing for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Slukynsky played high school hockey at Warroad High School, posting a stellar 54-5-2 record, a 1.47 goals against average, a .933 save percentage, and 16 shutouts, as well as taking his team to the state championship in his junior and senior year.
After graduating from high school, Slukynsky was drafted in the fourth round, along a 118th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2023 NHL entry draft.
Junior Slukynsky played junior ice hockey for the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL). During the 2023–24 season, he appeared in 33 games, and posted a 28–3–0 record, with a 1.86 goals against average (GAA), a .923 save percentage, and 5 shutouts during the regular season. During the playoffs, he posted a 9–3–0 with a 1.96 GAA and .931 save percentage and helped the Force win the Clark Cup. He led the league in all the major statistics, including, wins, shutouts, goals against average and save percentage. Following an outstanding season he was named to the All-USHL First team, and both the USHL Goaltender of the Year and Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year.
College On June 19, 2024, Slukynsky committed to play college ice hockey at Western Michigan. He was originally committed to play at Northern Michigan, however, he changed his commitment after former Wildcat head coach, Grant Potulny, left the program and was named head coach for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).
During the 2024–25 season, in his freshman year, he appeared in 25 games, and posted a 19–5–3 record, with a 1.90 GAA and a .922 save percentage. He led the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) in GAA, and set the program's single-season record for GAA. Following the season he was named to the All-NCHC Rookie Team and All-NCHC Second Team. He was also named a finalist for the NCHC Goaltender of the Year. During the 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, Slukynsky allowed only six goals in four games and helped Western Michigan win their first national championship in program history. He was subsequently named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.
Professional Slukynsky signed a three-year, entry level contract beginning in the 2026–27 season with the Los Angeles Kings on April 2, 2026, and reported to the Ontario Reign on an amateur try-out contract for the remainder of the 2025–26 AHL season.
International play
Slukynsky represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships where he appeared in one game and won a gold medal. On December 19, 2024, he was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he appeared in two games, and posted a 2–0–0 record, with a .933 save percentage and 1.50 GAA, and won a gold medal. He stopped 42 of 45 shots he faced against Latvia and Switzerland.
On April 24, 2025, he was named to the United States men's national ice hockey team to compete at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, where he made his senior national team debut.
Personal life Slukynsky was born to Tim and Jenny Slukynsky. His older brother, Grant, also played college ice hockey at Western Michigan after transferring from Northern Michigan.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Bold indicates led league Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2021–22 Warroad High USHS 25 21 3 1 1,297 40 8 1.57 .931 6 5 1 326 10 1 1.51 .923 2022–23 Warroad High USHS 24 23 0 1 1,238 33 8 1.38 .947 6 5 1 326 12 1 1.87 .903 2023–24 Fargo Force USHL 33 28 3 0 1,938 60 5 1.86 .923 12 9 3 712 20 1 1.69 .931 2024–25 Western Michigan University NCHC 25 19 5 1 1,579 50 1 1.90 .922 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Western Michigan University NCHC 39 27 11 1 2,352 90 0 2.30 .915 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Ontario Reign AHL 2 2 0 0 120 2 0 1.00 .957 — — — — — — — — NCAA totals 64 46 16 2 3,931 140 1 2.14 .917 — — — — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2022 United States HG18 5th 2 1 1 0 114 4 0 2.11 .925 2023 United States U18 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.00 1.000 2025 United States WJC 2 2 0 0 120 3 0 1.50 .933Junior totals 5 4 1 0 241 7 0 1.74 .932
Awards and honors Award Year All-USHL First Team 2024 USHL Goaltender of the Year 2024 Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year 2024 College All-NCHC Rookie Team 2025 All-NCHC Second Team 2025, 2026
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