Another week has passed, and it’s time for our weekly LA Kings prospect update here at Hockey Royalty. The player who highlighted this week’s weekly prospect update was goaltender Jacob Ingham.
The @ECHL leader in wins. @JacobIngham_ is 11-2 this season! pic.twitter.com/DEAdB8RI97
— x-Greenville Swamp Rabbits (@SwampRabbits) December 14, 2023
After missing all of last season with an injury, Ingham has rebounded well in the ECHL with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits this season. In 14 games in Greenville, Ingham has recorded an 11-2-0 record and posted a 2.64 GAA and .920 save percentage. In his lone game of the week, he made 30 saves on 31 shots faced in a Swamp Rabbits 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Gladiators. After Pheonix Copley injured himself during practice on Friday (he got placed on long-term injured reserve), the Kings called up David Rittich. Rittich’s call-up meant an open spot on the Reign roster for the backup netminder. With his play in the ECHL, Ingham got called up to Ontario and will serve as the backup to Erik Portillo.
The #ReignTrain have recalled goaltender Jacob Ingham from the @SwampRabbits!
📰 https://t.co/ipXPdEp9bh pic.twitter.com/u7lK7aK9t6— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) December 16, 2023
This is a great opportunity for Ingham to continue to prove himself. With the Reign having a back-to-back this week in Abbotsford, head coach Marco Sturm confirmed in his postgame interview after the Reign’s 5-4 shootout victory over Colorado that he will get a start in one of those games.
Here’s how the rest of the players in the pipeline fared:
Overseas players:
- Jakub Dvorak: No games played
- Alexander Dergachyov: No games played
- Bulat Shafigullin: No games played
- Kasper Simontaival: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 1 SOG in one game played
- Kirill Kirsanov: No games played
- Aatu Jamsen: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 2 SOG in one game played
- Otto Salin: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 3 SOG in one game played
- Juho Markkanen: No games played
USHL players:
- Hampton Slukynsky: 15 GA, 102 saves on 117 shots faced in five games played (WJAC; USA U19; won Bronze)
HE’S IN THE SPLITS‼️ @HSlukynsky pic.twitter.com/g69vJiIer8
— xy – Fargo Force (@FargoForce) December 15, 2023
NCAA players:
- Ryan Conmy: No games played (Holiday break)
- Kenny Connors: No games played (Holiday break)
- Ben Meehan: No games played (Holiday break)
- Braden Doyle: No games played (Holiday break)
- Jared Wright: No games played (Holiday break)
- Jack Hughes: No games played (Holiday break)
QMJHL players:
- Angus Booth: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, +2, 10 SOG in three games played
Pour revoir le but d’Angus Booth! 🎄⚡️#JeSuisCataractes pic.twitter.com/DnbTyMZv1u
— Cataractes de Shawinigan (@Cataractes_Shaw) December 16, 2023
OHL players:
- Kaleb Lawrence: 1 G, 1 A, 2 Pts, -1, 2 SOG in three games played
Henry Mews with the vision, Kaleb Lawrence with the redirect!
The @Ottawa67sHockey take the lead in Erie!#NHLDraft | #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/risc1B9m4P
— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) December 17, 2023
- Matthew Mania: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +3, 4 SOG in three games played
WHL players:
- Koehn Ziemmer: No games played
BCHL players:
- Jack Sparkes: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, +/- (N/A), SOG (N/A) in one game played
AHL players:
- TJ Tynan: 1 G, 1 A, 2 Pts, +/- 0, 3 SOG in two games played
Tynan finds the net on the first shot of the game!#ReignTrain | #HSKvsONT | @StaterBrosMkts pic.twitter.com/yzZfh7z8RY
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) December 14, 2023
- Brandt Clarke: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, -2, 5 SOG in two games played
- Alex Turcotte: No games played
- Samuel Fagemo: 0 G, 2 A, 2 Pts, +1, 7 SOG in two games played
Akil Thomas, Taylor Ward, and Samuel Fagemo go 3/3 in the shootout 🔥@OntarioReign | #COLvsONT pic.twitter.com/30jC01z56h
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) December 17, 2023
- Martin Chromiak: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, -1, 6 SOG in two games played
- Akil Thomas: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, +/- 0, 2 SOG in two games played
- Steven Santini: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -1, 0 SOG in one game played
- Cole Krygier: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, +1, 0 SOG in two games played
- Taylor Ward: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, +1, 2 SOG in two games played
Fagemo makes the play and Ward seals the deal!!#ReignTrain | #HSKvsONT | @StaterBrosMkts pic.twitter.com/gbbjK0kOMG
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) December 14, 2023
- Tyler Madden: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, +/- 0, 2 SOG in two games played
- Kevin Connauton: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -1, 6 SOG in two games played
- Joe Hicketts: No games played
- Samuel Helenius: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, -1, 3 SOG in two games played
Must've missed flying fluff in the weather forecast 🧸☁️@OntarioReign | #COLvsONT pic.twitter.com/iXbIrMdTVP
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) December 17, 2023
- Andre Lee: 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pt, -1, 0 SOG in two games played
- Francesco Pinelli: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, +/- 0, 1 SOG in two games played
I asked Marco Sturm about Francesco Pinelli playing center the last three games after spending the beginning of the season at wing. His response (paraphrased):
"I actually thought today was his best game…I just want to concentrate him on playing good defense…but I do like…
— Kyle Garcia (@Kopitar4HOF) December 17, 2023
- Kim Nousiainen: No games played
- Tobias Bjornfot: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -1, 3 SOG in one game played
- Hayden Hodgson: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, +/- 0, 2 SOG in two games played
- David Rittich: 3 GA, 20 saves on 23 shots faced in one game played
Goaltender David Rittich has been recalled by the @LAKings on an emergency basis.
📰 https://t.co/3RWqMVMEuf#ReignTrain | #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/f1a7Qyair6— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) December 15, 2023
- Erik Portillo: 4 GA, 27 saves on 31 shots faced in one game played
NHL players:
- Alex Laferriere: 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, -1, 3 SOG in two games played
- Jordan Spence: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -2, 5 SOG in two games played
- Jacob Moverare: 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts, -1, 2 SOG in two games played
Featured image credit: Jake Farmer/Inside The Rink