No, Jaccob Slavin's first name is not misspelled. That second "c" is part of his given name, as his parents remained consistent with the names given his two siblings and made sure his began with "J" and contained six letters.
But that spelling is not the only thing that makes Slavin unique. The Erie, Colo., native can play the role of an offensive-minded, puck-carrying defenseman as well as that of a true shut-down defenseman.
No, Jaccob Slavin's first name is not misspelled. That second "c" is part of his given name, as his parents remained consistent with the names given his two siblings and made sure his began with "J" and contained six letters.
But that spelling is not the only thing that makes Slavin unique. The Erie, Colo., native can play the role of an offensive-minded, puck-carrying defenseman as well as that of a true shut-down defenseman.
A fourth-round selection (No. 120) of the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2012 NHL Draft, the smooth-skating Slavin was called up Nov. 18, 2015, made his debut two days later and became an impressive regular in the lineup.
The success Slavin had as a rookie likely came as no surprise to those who followed his career at Colorado College, where he was named National Collegiate Hockey Conference Rookie of the Year after having a team-high 25 points (five goals) in 32 games as a freshman in 2013-14.
He also had 20 assists, which ranked 16th among defensemen in the NCAA. Slavin earned a spot on the NCHC All-Rookie Team and a place on the NCHC's All-Star second team. He finished his two-year collegiate career with 42 points (10 goals) in 66 games.
Slavin represented the United States at the 2014 World Junior Championship in Sweden, where he had two points (one goal) and a plus-1 rating in five games.
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- NCHC All-Rookie Team (2014)
- NCHC Second All-Star Team (2014)
- NCHC Rookie of the Year (2014)
- NCHC First All-Star Team (2015)
