Team USA hero Jack Hughes calls out Hockey Hall of Fame for keeping gold medal puck: 'That’s bulls---'

Team USA men’s hockey leader Jack Hughes wants his puck back.

The Hockey Hall of Fame holds nan game-winning overtime puck that flew disconnected Hughes’ stick, went past Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington and deed nan backmost of nan nett to springiness nan U.S. its first golden badge successful men’s lucky since nan 1980 "Miracle connected Ice" squad during nan 2026 Winter Olympics. 

While it’s usually an grant to person thing successful a Hall of Fame, Hughes thinks otherwise. 

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Jack Hughes of nan United States earlier a crippled against Latvia astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during nan Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games Feb. 12, 2026, successful Milan, Italy. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

"I’m trying to get it," he told ESPN. "Like, that’s bulls--- that nan Hockey Hall of Fame has it, successful my opinion. Why would they person that puck?"

Hughes and Team USA women’s lucky leader Megan Keller, who gave her squad Olympic golden successful overtime conscionable days earlier nan men, some person their pucks connected show successful nan Hockey Hall of Fame now. 

Hughes was still trying to wrap his caput astir nan magic from Milan past month, admitting he did not cognize wherever nan game-winning puck was during an question and reply connected TNT. 

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Now that he knows wherever it is, he wants his and Keller’s puck backmost successful nan States. 

"I don’t spot why Megan Keller aliases I shouldn’t person those pucks," Hughes added. 

Though he didn’t constituent it retired himself, it’s worthy noting that nan Hockey Hall of Fame is successful Toronto, Canada, nan state Team USA hit successful some nan men’s and women’s golden badge games. 

Megan Keller, left, and Hannah Bilka of nan United States observe aft winning nan golden badge successful women's crystal lucky aft defeating Canada during nan Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games astatine Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena Feb. 19, 2026. (Amber Searls/Imagn Images)

Other than nan pucks, nan "Olympics ‘26" show successful nan Hall of Fame besides features nan jersey of Team USA’s Hilary Knight and arsenic a instrumentality from Team USA men’s prima Matthew Tkachuk. There are different items featured successful nan case, including a Team Canada jersey worn by skipper and lucky fable Sidney Crosby. 

"These donated items correspond defining moments connected nan world’s biggest shape and transportation powerful stories of nationalist pridefulness and lucky history astatine its highest level," Jamie Dinsmore, president and CEO of nan Hockey Hall of Fame, told ESPN. 

"The Olympics ’26 show will thief guarantee that these unforgettable Olympic moments are preserved for our guests from astir nan world to experience."

While Dinsmore believes nan items should beryllium successful nan Hall of Fame for each those lucky fans astir nan globe, Hughes specifically wants nan puck to springiness to his father. 

"I wouldn’t moreover want it for myself," he explained. "I’d want it for my dad. I cognize he’d conscionable love, emotion having it.

Jack Hughes of nan United States during a crippled against Slovakia  in nan semifinals astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during nan Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games  Feb. 20, 2026, successful Milan, Italy. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

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"When I look backmost successful clip successful my career, I don’t cod excessively galore things for myself, but my dad’s a monster collector for nan 3 of us. I cognize he would person a typical spot for it."

While he hasn’t done truthful conscionable yet, Hughes said he would beryllium reaching retired to nan Hall of Fame "at immoderate point."

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