#8 Justin Janicke 2023-24 Hockey Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2024 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2023 Academic All-Big Ten

AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)

• 2024 Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in all 36 games for the Irish in his junior season. 
• Finished with 16 points off four goals and 12 assists.
• Posted four goals on the season.
• Ranked fourth in the team in assists with 12. 
• Blocked 15 shots on the season. 
• Secured his first point of the season with a goal in the 1st period of the game against Boston University (Oct. 20). 
• Recorded multiple two game point streaks including Nov. 5-10; Dec. 1-2; Jan. 20-Feb. 2 and Feb. 16-17 resulting in three goals and six assists. 
• Assisted on the game winning overtime goal against Mercyhurst (Oct. 26). 
• Recorded the second goal for the Irish in the 6-1 win over Michigan (Dec. 1). 
• Assisted two out of four goals in the 4-1 victory over Michigan State (Feb. 2).
• Registered two multi-point games, against Michigan State (Feb. 2) and at Wisconsin (Feb. 9).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)

• Appeared in all but one game for the Irish during his sophomore season
• Tallied seven goals and seven assists for 14 points on the year
• Recorded two multi-point games, tying a career-best
• Scored a goal and an assist in the team’s 5-3 win over Penn State to close out the first half of the season (Dec. 10)
• Posted two assists at Penn State in Notre Dame’s 2-1 win (Jan. 20), setting a new career high
• Set a personal best point streak of three games Jan. 20-27 (1-3-4)
• Finished the season with a plus-three on-ice rating
• Net the game winning tally in the team’s 5-0 win over Michigan State (Oct. 28)
• Blocked 22 shots, including a career-best four against Ohio State in the team’s shootout win to round out the regular season at home (Feb. 11)

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)

• Made collegiate debut in home opener against Long Island (Oct. 9). 
• Recorded first career point with an assist to his brother, Trevor, in 5-2 win over Northern Michigan (Oct. 16). 
• Tallied an assist on Jack Adams’ goal on the way to a 5-4 overtime victory at Penn State (Jan. 8).
• Tallied two points, including his first collegiate goal, in a 7-2 win over Penn State (Feb. 4).
• Notched a goal and an assist for his second career multipoint game in the 4-2 victory over Michigan State (Feb. 19).
• Assisted on the game’s opening goal in the senior night 2-1 win over No. 2 Michigan (Feb. 26).

IN THE NHL DRAFT

• Selected in the seventh round, 195th overall, by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Draft.

WITH USA HOCKEY

• Played the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons with the USNTDP.
• Finished the 2020-21 season with 27 points on 12 goals and 15 assists in 37 games. 
• Participated in the 2021 BioSteel All-American Game.
• Skated in the 2020 Under-17 Five Nations tournament as Team USA earned a runner-up finish.
• Finished tied for sixth on the team in scoring with 37 points in 45 games (17-20-37) in 2019-20.
• Played in the 2019 Under-17 Four Nations tournament (first place) and the 2019 World Under-17 Challenge (second place).

PREP & PERSONAL

• Drafted by the Seattle Kraken in the seventh round (195th overall) of the recent 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
• Played for Maple Grove HS in 2018-19, totaling 49 points on 19 goals and 30 assists in 24 games. 
• Younger brother of current junior Irish forward Trevor Janicke and the son of Curtis Janicke, who played for the Irish from 1989-93.
• Justin and Trevor join Curtis in forming the sixth father-son duos to play for the Notre Dame hockey program.
• From Maple Grove, Minnesota.