Team USA secured a thrilling win over Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, breaking its longstanding ice hockey curse by winning the gold medal for the first time since 1980. The game turned into a nerve-wracking battle as it went into overtime, but New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes delivered the decisive blow.

The United States stunned Canada with a 2–1 overtime victory to win men’s Olympic hockey gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, delivering one of the most memorable moments in modern U.S. hockey history. It marks the Americans’ first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since the legendary “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 and just

Team USA men's hockey star Jack Hughes talked about the importance of going to Washington to visit President Donald Trump and go the State of Union.

The Winter Olympics was already on track to make viewership history. However, the U.S.-Canada gold medal men's hockey game on Sunday pushed everything over the top.

In the film, which centers on the U.S. men’s ice hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics, a player is named Jack Hughes.

Sunday marked a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Team USA men’s hockey team after winning Winter Olympics gold medals in the Milan Cortina Games. However, NHL star Jack Hughes and Co. are now preparing to take their gold medals back

USA hockey controversy, explained: Why Donald Trump call, Kash Patel celebration have caused mixed reactions originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. For the first time in 46 years, the United States has a gold medal winner in men's hockey.

“Yeah, we’re excited,” Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal for the gold medal against Canada on Sunday, told the Daily Mail in Miami, where Team USA was celebrating. “Everything is so political. We’re athletes.