{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | name = Landon Slaggert | image = Notre Dame at Wisconsin IMG 1875 (Landon Slaggert).jpg | caption = Slaggert playing for Notre Dame in 2024 | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|6|25}} | birth_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 180 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = Chicago Blackhawks | prospect_team = <!--Rockford IceHogs--> | prospect_league = AHL | draft = 79th overall | draft_year = 2020 | draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks | career_start = 2024 | career_end = }} '''Landon Slaggert''' (born June 21, 2002) is an American ice hockey left winger for the <!--Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the--> Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 79th overall by the Blackhawks in the 2020 NHL entry draft. He played college hockey at the University of Notre Dame.
==Playing career== ===College=== Slaggert played with the Chicago Mission from 2015 to 2019. He joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team in 2020.<ref name="fightingirish2024">{{cite news |url=https://fightingirish.com/roster/landon-slaggert/ |title=#19 LANDON SLAGGERT |work=University of Notre Dame |date=March 19, 2024 |accessdate=March 19, 2024 }}</ref> He played in 25 games as a freshman, where he tallied 8 goals and 14 assists. Slaggert was named Notre Dame's Rooke of the Year in 2021.<ref name="fightingirish2024" /> Following a disappointing junior-year campaign where he only put-up 13 points, Slaggert rebounded with a collegiate career high of 31 points during his senior year.<ref name="mcarlson-2024"/> He concluded his collegiate career with 47 goals and 45 assists, in 136 games for Notre Dame.<ref name="mcarlson-2024">{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Matt |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/latest-news/prospect-landon-slaggert-set-to-join-blackhawks |title=Prospect Landon Slaggert Set to Join Blackhawks |work=The Hockey News |date=March 11, 2024 |accessdate=March 19, 2024 }}</ref> He was also the captain of the Fighting Irish during his senior year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Geoffrey |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/chicago-blackhawks-sign-notre-dame-011806786.html# |title=Chicago Blackhawks sign Notre Dame captain Landon Slaggert to contract |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=March 10, 2024 |accessdate=March 21, 2024 }}</ref>
===Professional=== On March 10, 2024, Slaggert signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-sign-landon-slaggert-to-entry-level-deal | title = RELEASE: Blackhawks Sign Landon Slaggert to Entry-Level Deal | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = March 10, 2024 | accessdate = March 10, 2024}}</ref> Slaggert made his NHL debut on March 15 against the Los Angeles Kings.<ref name="spoers-2024">{{cite news |last=Powers |first=Scott |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5345858/2024/03/16/blackhawks-kings-landon-slaggert-debut-lukas-reichel/ |title=Five thoughts on Blackhawks' loss to Kings: Landon Slaggert's debut, Lukas Reichel's return |work=The Athletic |date=March 15, 2024 |access-date=March 19, 2024 }}</ref> He recorded the first two points of his NHL career, a pair of assists, against the Calgary Flames on March 27.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Matt |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/players/blackhawks-rookie-landon-slaggert-nets-first-pro-points-narrowly-misses-two-goals |title=Blackhawks Rookie Landon Slaggert Nets First Pro Points, Narrowly Misses Two Goals |work=The Hockey News |date=March 27, 2024 |accessdate=March 27, 2024 }}</ref> Slaggert scored his first NHL goal on April 11 against the St. Louis Blues.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Matt |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/players/former-notre-dame-star-landon-slaggert-scores-first-pro-nhl-goal-with-blackhawks |title=Former Notre Dame Star Landon Slaggert Scores First Pro, NHL Goal With Blackhawks. On October 18 2024, Slaggert signed a two year contract extension with the Blackhawks |work=The Hockey News |date=April 10, 2024 |accessdate=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
==International play== {{MedalTableTop| name = }} {{MedalSport| Ice hockey }} {{MedalCountry|{{ih|USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold|2021 Canada|}} {{MedalBottom}}
Slaggert also played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) between 2018 and 2020, before playing for Team USA at the 2021 and 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. He won a gold medal with the US in 2021.<ref name="mcarlson-2024"/>
==Personal life== Slaggert is a native of South Bend, Indiana.<ref name="fightingirish2024" /> His brothers, Graham and Carter, also played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team.<ref name="fightingirish2024" /> His father, Andy, is an associate head coach for the Fighting Irish.<ref name="fightingirish2024" /> Slaggert grew up as a Detroit Red Wings fan as a child.<ref name="pthompson-2024">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Phil |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/12/chicago-blackhawks-landon-slaggert/ |title=5 things we learned about new Chicago Blackhawk Landon Slaggert, including his divided NHL loyalties growing up |work=Chicago Tribune |date=March 12, 2024 |accessdate=March 19, 2024 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2016–17 | Chicago Mission U14 | HPHL | 20 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Chicago Mission U16 | HPHL | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2018–19 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2020–21 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 25 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 40 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2022–23 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 36 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2023–24 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 39 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2024–25 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2025–26 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 102 ! 6 ! 11 ! 17 ! 43 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2018 | United States | U17 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021 | United States | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |- | 2022 | United States | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 17 ! 4 ! 5 ! 9 ! 26 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | All-Big Ten Second Team | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/14/mens-ice-hockey-big-ten-conference-announces-hockey-postseason-awards.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319162317/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/14/mens-ice-hockey-big-ten-conference-announces-hockey-postseason-awards.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |title=Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards |website=BigTen.org |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 19, 2024 |access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats}}
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