In the wake of the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team winning gold in Italy on Sunday, President Donald Trump had a message for them: They’re headed to the State of the Union addressandthe White House this coming week.
The United States won its first Gold in men’s hockey since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” with a 2-1 overtime victory in Milan overCanadaon Sunday.
While Jack Hughes may have been the eventual hero, scoring the winning goal during 3-on-3 play after losing a tooth from a high stick from Canada’s Sam Bennett during the third period, the real MVP of the day was goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
Hellebuyck — whose big-game collapses in the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets were on every hockeypundit’smindduring Sunday’s game — was sensational, blocking 41 of 42 shots on his way to gold, according toESPN.
And while all 41 of those stops were necessary to get the game into overtime, it was this one that will forever ensure he never pays for another meal in the United States. (Reaction in Winnipeg may be a bit more, ahem, muted.)
THAT WAS ONE HELLE-BUYCK OF A STOP. 😳pic.twitter.com/N3wCimdBGw
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)February 22, 2026
And, in the wake of the women’s team also winning gold, that makes two U.S. hockey teams with two wins overCanadain overtime:
Jack Hughes. Megan Keller. Overtime American heroes.#WinterOlympicspic.twitter.com/HguJHT71m0
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)February 23, 2026
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