{"id":550775,"date":"2026-04-12T02:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550775\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T02:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:42:30","slug":"jaccob-josiah-and-slavin-family-reflect-on-brothers-first-game-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550775\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaccob, Josiah, and Slavin Family Reflect on Brothers’ First Game Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a Carolina Hurricanes gameday like any other as the bright lights shined in the Utah Mammoth\u2019s arena and the skates shaved away at the ice below in the warmup \u2013 a three o\u2019clock puck drop in local time<\/a>, between two teams who play only twice per regular season.<\/p>\n

However, for two players on the ice and three family members in the stands, it held more meaning than a simple 80th game of the season.<\/p>\n

For the first time in their professional hockey careers, Jaccob and Josiah Slavin played on the same team.<\/p>\n

Jaccob and Josiah Slavin Play First Game Together<\/p>\n

\u201cJust pure joy,\u201d Jaccob said<\/a> of playing alongside his younger brother. \u201cI mean, obviously, growing up together, played a lot of mini sticks together, played a lot of backyard hockey together. But, to finally be able to be here in the NHL with him \u2013 that\u2019s just joy. It\u2019s awesome \u2013 thankful for this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Josiah, it has been a long road. In his professional career, he has spent 333 games across four different teams: the Rockford IceHogs, San Diego Gulls, Toronto Marlies, and the Chicago Wolves, where he leads as the captain.<\/p>\n

Before last Thursday\u2019s game against the Chicago Blackhawks, he had only played 15 games in the NHL, which were during the 2021-22 season, ironically as a member of the Blackhawks.<\/p>\n

Similar to his older brother, he was a late-round draft pick, having been selected by the Blackhawks in the seventh round (193rd overall) in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been nothing but awesome,\u201d Josiah said of his journey, finally playing alongside Jaccob. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s been five years older than me, so I\u2019ve been catching up pretty much my whole life. Just to get this opportunity is nothing but special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faith and Family Mean Everything to the Slavins<\/p>\n

It was a special moment not just for the two brothers, but for the whole Slavin family. Their parents, Robert and Wendi, were in attendance, cheering them both on proudly.<\/p>\n

\u2026And perhaps, there may have been a little bit of arena-chair coaching<\/a> from big sister Jordan, a former NCAA defensewoman and U18 World Junior Championship Medalist, who also made the trip to Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty special for her, too,\u201d Wendi said<\/a> of her daughter. \u201cObviously, she couldn\u2019t play in the NHL, but she\u2019s very supportive for them to be able to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Robert was asked what he admires most about his five children and how supportive they are of each other, he responded with as simple and genuine an answer as there ever was:<\/p>\n

\u201cFive kids that love the Lord and they\u2019re always there for each other, no matter what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018They Don\u2019t Have to Watch Two Different TVs Tonight\u2019<\/p>\n

The support and love from family is far from lost on Jaccob and Josiah \u2013 who both proudly proclaim Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, alongside sister Jordan, and brothers Justin and Jeremiah, who also have experience with puck and stick.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve been there every step of the way,\u201d Jaccob said. \u201cI think my parents are probably super excited that they don\u2019t have to watch two different TVs tonight. They just gotta be here, one game, both of us playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support from our whole family\u2026we have a close-knit family, we all love Jesus, and we\u2019re just happy to be here together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hurricanes went on to defeat the Mammoth 4-1, with Andrei Svechnikov reaching a new career high in goals<\/a> with his 31st this season, and Jordan Staal netting his 20th goal of the season<\/a>, becoming the seventh Hurricanes player to do so this season, and marking the first time he has achieved it since the 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n

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\t\tRachel Barkley is a beat writer covering the Carolina Hurricanes for Carolina Hockey Now on Sportsnaut. Painting stories with … More about Rachel Barkley<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a Carolina Hurricanes gameday like any other as the bright lights shined in the Utah Mammoth\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550776,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5107],"tags":[1742,194,29,5176,5,195,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-550775","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-carolina-hurricanes","8":"tag-andrei-svechnikov","9":"tag-carolina","10":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","11":"tag-carolinahurricanes","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-hurricanes","14":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116389436325426453","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}