Ice Hockey

2/25/2026 |  Hughes’ OT goal for Team USA vs Canada in Olympic final averages 26M live viewers on NBC, Peacock (Associated Press (AP)) Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U.S., according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data.

2/25/2026 |  US men’s hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women’s team will be honored ‘soon’ (Associated Press (AP)) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address that night.

2/25/2026 |  US men’s hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women’s team will be honored ‘soon’ (Associated Press (AP)) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address that night.

2/25/2026 |  Trump awards Medal of Freedom to Team USA goalie (AXIOS Sports) President Trump during the State of the Union on Tuesday revealed he is awarding Connor Hellebuyck, the Team USA goalie who helped the men's Olympic hockey team win gold at the 2026 games, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  

2/25/2026 |  MAGA embraces hockey gold medal with latest swipes at Canada (AXIOS Sports) America is celebrating its first U.S. men's hockey gold since the '80s, toppling Canada with a clutch overtime goal amid historically sharp tensions between the neighboring nations.
The big picture: The victory was extra sweet for the MAGA world, which swiftly seized the win as an opportunity to roast Ottawa — and uplift Team USA's star player Jack Hughes' patriotism after calling out other athletes for criticizing the current state of the country.