Only 19 years old, Notre Dame forward Landon Slaggert already has plenty of experience with Team USA. Before coming to the Irish, the South Bend native played with both the under-17 and under-18 teams. Now, Slaggert is getting his second straight crack at competing for the U.S. in the upcoming world junior championship. The camp will determine the U.S. roster, which will then attempt to defend the gold medal won at last year’s championship.
Slaggert was part of last year’s gold-medal winning team, and he played in all seven games involving the U.S., though he failed to register a point. This season, Slaggert has four goals and assists apiece in 13 games during his sophomore season for the Irish. While making the national team would force him to miss a couple of games with his collegiate team, he would become the seventh player in program history to compete in the world junior championship twice. The event runs from December 26 to January 5 in Alberta.