As Blackhawks fans sit back and over-analyze who’s skating with Connor Bedard and how a lot of the other young players look in camp, one younger player who’s flying under the radar is forward Landon Slaggert. But he might be in the perfect place at the perfect time.
Slaggert, 23, appeared in 33 games with the Blackhawks last year after making his pro debut for a 16-game stint at the end of the 2023-24 campaign following a successful senior season at Notre Dame. The Blackhawks’ front office saw enough from him in that brief intro to pro hockey that they handed him a two-year extension already last October.
He’s a coach’s son who plays the game the way you’d expect with an older brother playing pro hockey and a father who’s been a coach in South Bend for a long time; new Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill told us on Friday that Andy Slaggert actually recruited him as a player back in the day.
After skating thru his first NHL training camp last year and starting the regular season in Rockford, Slaggert feels a lot more comfortable and settled this year in camp. He told me at the end of last year that he learned a lot about what he needs to do to be ready for a full, 82-game NHL season. He spent his summer working on winning board battles, attacking pucks in corners and his skating.
Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesThru the first two days of Blackhawks training camp, Slaggert has been skating on a line with Jason Dickinson and Ilya Mikheyev. After Friday’s skate, Blashill spoke highly of both Dickinson and Slaggert. He sees Dickinson as a workhorse who can be a really effective third-line center who makes life hell for opposing teams’ top lines. Dickinson was terrific at that when he was healthy the past two seasons in Chicago.
I asked Blashill about how he sees Slaggert in the lineup and he confirmed that he’ll get a long look in that checking-line role. The new Blackhawks head coach said he likes how Slaggert is a “dog on a bone” attacking the puck with speed.
Slaggert used the same phrase to describe his game. He’s excited because he believes his style of play fits perfectly in the new systems the Blackhawks coaches are beginning to install in camp. Play fast, attack pucks, flip the ice and work hard. Those are all of the things that made Slaggert a captain as a senior at Notre Dame, and elements of his game that have shown early in his NHL career.
Blashill believes Slaggert can be a piece on this roster. Slaggert loves where the roster is going and how he can be an impact player for the Blackhawks moving forward. As a guy who’s played a number roles with the Fighting Irish and USA hockey during his journey to the NHL, this could be a strong season for Slaggert to show he belongs in the league.
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