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Jack Hughes Gets His Teeth Fixed Weeks After Golden Goal

His 'hockey smile' was tournament's defining image

(Newser) - Jack Hughes' most famous souvenir from the 2026 Olympics is no longer on display. About a month after the Team USA star's teeth were busted during his gold-medal game heroics in Milan Cortina, the New Jersey Devils confirm Hughes had his top teeth repaired on March 17. The damage...

Jack Hughes Abandons Quest for His 'Golden Goal' Puck

US Olympic hero appears to accept that it now resides with the Hockey Hall of Fame

(Newser) - Jack Hughes appears to be warming to the thought of his "golden goal" puck residing in the Hockey Hall of Fame. "It's like the most special place in hockey" and "I'm honored that it's there," the New Jersey Devils star said Wednesday night after widely-published comments calling it...

Team USA Hero, Pop Star Are Now a Thing

Jack Hughes and Canadian pop star Tate McRae are dating

(Newser) - Jack Hughes' golden goal for Team USA disappointed a lot of Canadians, but he's got at least one of them in his corner: US Weekly reports that the 24-year-old is now "exclusively" dating Canadian pop star Tate McRae, 22. The two were spotted together late last year, but...

Olympic Star's Week: Game, SNL , Game, Tonight Show , Game
Quinn Hughes Takes SNL Shot
Feb 27, 2026 3:05 PM CST

Quinn Hughes Takes SNL Shot

Olympics star will play for Minnesota Wild between TV appearances

(Newser) - Quinn Hughes' schedule for the next few days resembles that of a major actor with a new film coming out, overlaid on the NHL calendar of the Minnesota Wild. The star defenseman, fresh off winning Olympic gold with Team USA in Milan, is due on the sets of Saturday Night ...

Team USA Hockey Stars React to Trump Remark
Team USA Hockey Stars
React to Trump Remark
2026 Olympics
Feb 26, 2026 8:02 AM CST

Team USA Hockey Stars React to Trump Remark

Goalie Jeremy Swayman is apologetic over president's joke on inviting women's team to WH

(Newser) - Jeremy Swayman says he wishes the US men's Olympic hockey team had handled a recent moment involving President Trump very differently. Back with the Boston Bruins after the team's gold-medal run in Milan and a visit to the White House and State of the Union , the backup goalie...

Jack Hughes Is 'Super Excited' About SOTU Invite

He says team's visit to DC is about patriotism, not politics

(Newser) - Jack Hughes sounds ready to trade the ice for the House chamber. The New Jersey Devils star and freshly crowned Olympic hero says he's "super excited" about President Trump's invitation for the US men's hockey team to attend Tuesday's State of the Union after their...

Wall Street Journal Has a New Pick for President
Wall Street Journal Has
a New Pick for President
editorial
Feb 23, 2026 1:11 PM CST

Wall Street Journal Has a New Pick for President

Given 'who else is likely to run, we could do worse than Jack Hughes,' editors say of hockey hero

(Newser) - Lots of people in the US are singing the praises of Jack Hughes, the Olympic hero of Team USA's men's hockey team. But the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal may have just outdone everyone on adulation. "Jack Hughes for President," reads the headline of...

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