Every young athlete dreams of becoming an All-Star professional athlete. For NHL Carolina Hurricanes All-Star Defenseman Jaccob Slavin, that dream became a reality. You could say that hockey runs deep in the Slavin household. But growing up in small-town Erie, Colorado, Jaccob’s path to the NHL was not an easy one. And when the Carolina Hurricanes drafted him the 4th round of the 2012 NHL Draft, it was a surprise to say the least. Carolina was not one of the teams that Jaccob had spoken to prior to the draft, but as the saying goes, sometimes the Lord works in mysterious ways. 

Jaccob along with his new wife Kylie, moved to North Carolina in 2015, and quickly learned that his being drafted by the Hurricanes was no accident. Their strong Christian faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ had put them on a path together, and during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, that path became truly clear when they adopted their first child, daughter Emersyn. Together, they are harnessing their strong faith, and his All-Star platform to bring awareness to the social injustices and inequalities that are still prevalent in our society today and they are breaking down barriers. 

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