Slavin, Jones Named to Team USA Olympic Orientation Roster

Colorado Thunderbird alumni Jaccob Slavin (’94) and Seth Jones (‘94) have been selected to the 44-player USA Hockey Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp Roster. The two veteran defensemen will report to the two-day camp in Plymouth, Michigan on August 26-27, 2025.

Slavin last played for the Thunderbirds in 2011 as part of the 18U program. Jaccob signed an 8-year, $51.2M deal in the 2024 offseason to extend his time in Carolina where he was drafted 120th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Jaccob last represented Team USA at the 2025 4-Nations Faceoff. His career totals in red, white and blue at the men’s national level are 0-0-0 with a +3 rating in four games, and he also recorded 1-1-2 in 5GP at the World Junior Championships in 2014.

Seth Jones last represented the Thunderbirds as a 13 year-old player in 2007, playing for Kent Murphy’s 14U team. Selected in the 2013 entry draft by the Nashville Predators at 4th overall, Jones became a First-Team NHL All-Star with Columbus in 2018 before signing a long-term deal in 2021 with the Blackhawks. Seth was moved at the 2025 trade deadline to the Florida Panthers, where he collected 4-5-9 in 23 playoff games en route to his first career Stanley Cup Championship, the second consecutive for Florida. Jones has represented Team USA numerous times in his career, beginning at the USNTDP level and moving with the program through Hlinka-Gretzky, World Juniors and culminating in a captaincy at the 2022 World Championships. Jones and his Team USA teammates have earned 3 gold medals, one silver and one bronze spanning his 8 international tournament appearances.