PROSPECT UPDATE: Hampton Slukynsky Finding a Rhythm in Greenville

I spend all my time watching the LA Kings, covering the Ontario Reign, and tracking the Kings’ prospects. I usually don’t have much time to keep tabs on the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (Kings’ ECHL affiliate).

That changed over the past week.

I still watch the Kings, cover the Reign, and track the Kings’ prospects, but over the past week I’ve found myself tuning in to Swamp Rabbits games. Why? One reason: Hampton Slukynsky. The Kings reassigned the 21-year-old goalie to Greenville, clearing a short-term logjam in net.

A three-goalie rotation wasn’t the answer in Ontario for developing Slukynsky, Carter George, and Erik Portillo. With Slukynsky reassigned to Greenville, Portillo and George could rotate starts, and Slukynsky could take on a heavier workload in Greenville.

Although his AHL numbers weren’t up to his standards, Slukynsky showed flashes in those four games. Since his reassignment, Slukynsky appears to have found his mojo, winning all four starts. Below are his stats:

Game 1: 30 saves on 32 shots faced, .938 sv% (11/6)

Game 2: 22 saves on 23 shots faced, .957 sv% (11/7)

Game 3: 40 saves on 43 shots faced, .930 sv% (11/10)

Game 4: 19 saves on 20 shots faced, .950 sv% (11/12)

Add up those totals, and you get a 4-0-0-0 record, 111 saves on 118 shots, and a .941 sv%. Hammer time is back!