Hampton Slukynsky named USHL Goaltender of the Year

by Laurel Latham

Not many single A Minnesota High School hockey players jump right out of high school hockey, into playing for the USHL (United States Hockey League). Warroad's Hampton Slukynsky did just that when he graduated from Warroad High School in May 2023, and moved to Fargo to play for the Fargo Force team.

"My hope for my son, Hampton, last fall was that he would fit in with the other players on the Fargo Force team," said Tim Slukynsky. "He was leaving small town northern Minnesota, where although our schools do have elite competitive hockey programs, they don't have all the special...