USA Hockey Magazine

S E E I N G D O U B L E D O U B L E by Seamus Kelley D URING USA HOCKEY'S BOYS NATIONAL 15 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMP at the Northtown Center in Amherst, N.Y., a close look at an afternoon matchup between Team Orange and Team Lime revealed something unusual during the opening faceoff — a player on each team with the same last name lined up on the wing. Those two players, Conor and Jack Laffey, are identical twins from East Williston, New York. "We've always played hockey together," said Conor. "We are always shooting pucks together. We've gone through it all together in hockey. We started in mites playing for the Long Island Gulls, and now we both play for the Woodbridge Wolfpack." The brothers, who were teammates on Woodbridge's 14U Tier I team in New Jersey last season, took that chemistry to the New York State Amateur Hockey Association Boys 15 Festival Camp earlier this sum- mer. They were then selected to participate at USA Hockey's Boys 15 National Player Development Camp. Despite all their similarities, they are dif- ferent on the ice because Conor plays for- ward while Dylan plays defense. "As a defenseman, I have more of an offensive and defensive mixture to my game," Jack said. "My brother is more offensive and has a really good shot, while I'm more deceptive." That contrast in styles traces back to a house full of hockey. The twins have two older brothers who play hockey. Kieran is a forward five years their senior, and Finn is a goalie four years older than them. Whether it was watching their brothers' games or play- ing street hockey in the driveway, family is where the twins' love for the game, and their competitiveness, took root. "Having three brothers, growing up was crazy," Conor said. "My older brother was a goalie, and we'd always play street hockey in the driveway, two-on-one, with him in goal." Jack added, "I remember growing up watching my older brothers play, and they'd always push both me and Conor when we were younger. It made us better players." That history of driveway hockey made their game at this year's player development camp a milestone. Outside of practices, it was the first time Conor and Jack had ever faced off in a game. However, the friendly competitiveness between the siblings is nothing new. "Every time we skate together, we are always battling, always pushing each other," Jack said. Off the ice, the bond is just as close. "We've always played together, and we've probably only spent one day apart from each other in our lives," Conor said. "We shoot pucks together, rollerblade together, everything." Now that the Boys National 15 Player Development Camp is over, Jack already knows what's next on his USA Hockey buck- et list. "My short-term goal is to try to win the USA Hockey 15- Only National Championship with Woodbridge next season," Jack said. "Long term, I want to play Division I college hockey, and to go to school with my brother, which would be awesome." P SUMMER 2026 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 31 Twin Brothers Conor and Jack Laffey Face Off At USA Hockey Boys 15 Camp THE LAFFEY TWINS AT A GLANCE CONOR: Forward JACK: Defenseman HOMETOWN: East Williston, N.Y. VIDEO HOCKEY FAMILY: Four brothers, all hockey players TIME APART: Probably only one day in their lives SHARED GOAL: Play DI hockey together

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