2023-24 Hockey Roster

#8 Justin Janicke 2022-23 Hockey Roster

Forward


Height 5-11
Weight 191 lbs.
Class Sophomore
Hometown Maple Grove, Minnesota
Last Team USNTDP
Justin Janicke - Hockey - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2023 Academic All-Big Ten

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.