By Mallory Mattingly
Brothers Jaccob and Josiah Slavin took to the ice for the same team, the Carolina Hurricanes, for the first time in the NHL on Saturday.
“Just pure joy,” Jaccob said during an intermission of what it’s like to play with his brother. “I 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 — that’s just joy. It’s awesome — thankful for this opportunity.”
“It’s been nothing but awesome,” Josiah added. “I mean, he’s been five years older than me, so I’ve been catching up pretty much my whole life. Just to get this opportunity is nothing but special.”
“Close-knit family, we all love Jesus, and we’re just happy to be here together”
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Jaccob and Josiah’s parents Robert and Wendi, as well as their older sister, Jordan, attended the game.
“We have a close-knit family,” Jaccob said. “We all love Jesus, and we’re just happy to be here together.”
On Saturday, Jaccob put on a show in overtime as he scored his first goal of the season and helped the Hurricanes reach their 50th win of the season.
Unfortunately, on Sunday, Josiah was sent back to the Chicago Wolves, the minor league affiliate of the Hurricanes. “In 66 games this season with the Wolves, he has registered 25 points (six goals, 19 assists),” according to Sports Spectrum.
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Despite being send back down to the minor league, Josiah will continue to use his platform to share his faith.
In fact, he leads “a discipleship group amongst the Wolves, and they have up to 13 guys attending the team chapels, with five or six also going to church together when their schedule allows,” Sports Spectrum said.
“What God’s going in Chicago right now with this team, it’s been special,” the athlete said on “Sound the Siren.”
Jaccob is also on fire for Christ and is on a mission to glorify the Lord every time he steps on the ice.
“I think the biggest reason why, as a Christian athlete, is we look at what Jesus did on the cross,” Jaccob told Sports Spectrum. “Going into a game, we know that we are sinners saved by grace. So we’re playing from the identity of, ‘All right, I’m out here as a chosen vessel of God to glorify God.’ And whether you’re in the office working, whether it’s a sport you’re playing, whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, that is where God has you, so you’re going to do your work for God’s glory. So the reason why is because He’s worthy of it.”
“One thing I’ve always prayed before games is: Christ died for me so I’m going to play for Him,” he explained. “If He was willing to give His life for me, I feel like the least I can do is play for Him with the platform He’s given me, the abilities He’s given me, and really just glorify and honor Him through the sport of hockey, or through loving my wife, parenting my kids, whatever it is.”
We love seeing athletes like the Slavin brothers use their platforms to point fans to God.
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