12 Questions With Seth Jarvis

Breaking the ice with Canes hotshot Seth Jarvis

We may be big fans of Hurricanes’ rising star Seth Jarvis on the ice, but off the ice, he’s a big fan of Raleigh—which will serve the Canadian center well, as he’s less than one year into an eight-year contract here in Oak City. During Jarvis’ early NHL seasons with the Canes, the breakout player quickly established himself as an MVP on the rise, and Carolina took notice—with the team signing a $63.2 mill contract in 2024. 

But the deal is clearly paying off for both parties. Last season, Jarvy ranked second for the Canes in both goals and points with 33 and 67, respectively. To boot, the 23-year-old became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft Class to have a 30-goal season, and he also had a hand—and to much chagrin after the initial American W—in helping Canada clinch the win in the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal in February. 

Answering the call for more about the man behind the mustache off the ice, an episode of Faceoff: Inside the NHL featuring the hockey star is set to air on Amazon Prime in September. Until then, get to know a little bit more about No. 24 when he’s away from the game. 

► Does your hefty contract add additional pressure to how you play? I don’t think anything of it. There’s a lot of guys who could probably make more money than me on this team, and we’re all doing the best we can. I just have to be the best version of myself and that’s what I focus on. 

► What was it like to represent Canada and play your teammate in the 4 Nations Face-Off? That was a lot of fun—obviously a lot more fun when you win. It was everything I could’ve wanted. The atmosphere was great. Hockey is a way of life in Canada, especially in Montreal, so you feel a little more pressure, but I think everyone on the team knew what we needed to do. I’m just happy we could win. Playing against Slavin sucked about as much as I could’ve expected. He’s shown the world how good of a hockey player he is, and I got to see the forefront of it. 

► What has filming for Faceoff: Inside the NHL been like? It’s good, we did a little bit in Montreal at 4 Nations, so I got a little taste of what it’s like. I’m not used to having a camera follow me around, but we’ll start [in March]  here. I don’t do anything, so I don’t know what they’re going to film. Right now, the plan is to golf on my off-day. But on the game day and the practice day, I’m not going to change my routine for those guys. 

► Your pregame ’fit influence? That would be me. I spend a lot of time on TikTok, and some of the stuff on my TikTok is cool clothes—so I’ve been working on expanding my fashion. When he was here, [Martin] Nečas was a big influence for me. He took a lot of the heat for a lot of the stuff he was wearing, so I could kind of slide in behind him and copy him a little bit. He definitely took the reins. 

► Nicknames on or off the ice? Just Jarvy—teammates only though. My older brother was always Jarvy so it would get confused at home. 

► Fave local restaurants? I eat a lot of my pregame meals at Vivace, so I’ve spent a lot of time there. I do like Bar Taco.

► Fave local bar and drink of choice? Teets and vodka Red Bull 

► Local college sports picks? NC State in football and Duke in basketball 

► TV show you can watch on repeat? I’ve watched Shameless a few times, and I’m in the middle of it right now. 

► Favorite music ATM? A lot of everything. Right now, alternative rock. I don’t know if it falls in that category but Tame Impala is my favorite lately. I don’t listen to anything to warm up, maybe just on the bus on the way to games. I’ll usually listen to rap or something like that.

► Hopes are high for the Cup. What will it take to get over the Eastern Conference Hump? A lot of things have to go right, especially in the playoffs. Your power play needs to be on and that’s what we’re working on this year. Getting that figured out will be a big help. You need to get a lot of that right to get to those positions, and I think it’s a matter of time until we get those bounces. And I think we can up our physicality—we have a lot of big bodies, and I think if we play a little bit harder it’d be beneficial.