Yardbarker
x
LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 10/12
Imagn Images

LA Kings Prospect Update – Week 10/12

Originally posted on Hockey Royalty  |  By Kyle Garcia  |  Last updated Oct 19, 2026 4:36 AM ET
Google Add us as a preferred source on Google

Another week has passed, so it’s time for our weekly LA Kings prospect update. While tracking the prospects this week, it was hard to identify one skater who stood out. Instead, I looked at the goalies and picked one performance that highlighted the week.

This week’s update featured 26-year-old netminder Erik Portillo. Portillo played in one game for the Ontario Reign (AHL) and helped backstop the club to a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Gulls on October 14th. Portillo hasn’t been the clear-cut number-one goalie, nor has he been splitting starts.

With Hampton Slukynsky and Carter George in the fold, they will need starts. Portillo is the number-three goalie in the organization, and he needs starts to get back in game form. So, the Reign have been rotating starts with all three goalies to even out the playing time.

This week was Portillo’s first start since opening night on October 2nd. 12 days is a long time, but the Reign schedule has been funky at the start of the season (five games in three weeks). After a rough five goals against in a high-scoring overtime win on opening night, Portillo bounced back with a 25-save effort in the win over the Gulls. Unlike opening night, Portillo didn’t have happy feet in the blue paint and showed more poise. It also helped that the defense played better than on opening night.

Here is how the rest of the prospects did during the week:

Overseas:

  • Elton Hermansson: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, +1, 4 SOG in two games played
  • Tobias Kresten: 1 G, 1 A, 2 Pts, +1, 1 SOG in three games played
  • Vertti Svensk: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 4 SOG in three games played
  • Petteri Rimpinen: 6 GA, 35 saves on 41 shots faced, .854 SV% in two games played

NCAA:

  • Ryan Conmy: 1 G, 1 A, 2 Pts, +1, 7 SOG in two games played
  • Blake Zielinski: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 2 SOG in one game played
  • Thomas Vandeburg: NO GAMES PLAYED (DID NOT PLAY)
  • James Reeder: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -1, 3 SOG in two games played
  • Kristian Epperson: 1 G, 1 A, 2 Pts, +/- 0, 9 SOG in two games played
  • Brendan McMorrow: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, -1, 1 SOG in two games played
  • Alex Kostov: NO GAMES PLAYED (DID NOT PLAY) (Kostov was ejected from a game the week prior after receiving a five-minute boarding penalty that made the opposing player unconscious. The ECAC, the NCAA hockey conference he plays in, doesn’t announce suspensions publicly and keeps them confidential. He may have been handed one for his actions, since he didn’t play this week.)
  • Caeden Herrington: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +1, 2 SOG in one game played
  • Will Sharpe: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/-0, 1 SOG in two games played
  • Jack Sparkes: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 0 SOG in one game played

QMJHL:

  • Liam Lefebvre: 0 G, 2 A, 2 Pts, +4, 7 SOG in two games played
  • Yegor Rybkin: 4 GA, 23 saves on 27 shots faced, .852 SV% in one game played

WHL:

OHL:

  • Jan Chovan: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, -1, 7 SOG in three games played
  • Adam Goljer: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, -1, 1 SOG in three games played
  • Lucas Ambrosio: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/-0, 0 SOG in two games played

AHL:

  • Martin Chromiak: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -4, 2 SOG in two games played
  • Francesco Pinelli: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/-0, 1 SOG in two games played
  • Vojtěch Čihař: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 1 SOG in one game played
  • Aatu Jamsen: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, -3, 1 SOG in two games played
  • Otto Salin: NO GAMES PLAYED (INJURED)
  • Jakub Dvořák: NO GAMES PLAYED (INJURED)
  • Hampton Slukynsky: 3 GA, 22 saves on 25 shots faced, .880 SV% in one game played
  • Carter George: NO GAMES PLAYED (BACKUP GOALIE)

This article first appeared on Hockey Royalty and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads:

Customize Your Newsletter

Yardbarker +

Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA.