Sibling rivalries will be put on pause at the Olympics.

Brothers who compete on different NHL teams will soon be reunited on the U.S. men’s hockey team. For New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes, that means teaming up with his brother Quinn of the Minnesota Wild.

Having a brother as a teammate is nothing new for Hughes, who has spent the last few seasons trying to win a Stanley Cup with his younger brother Luke. Jack, who is currently day-to-day with a lower body injury, now hopes to win an Olympic medal with his older brother.     

“It’s probably the biggest stage in hockey and to be able to represent your country, then I get to do it with my brother, it’s a massive dream come true,” Hughes told NBC Local in January while promoting Mucinex’s Kickstart to Greatness campaign. “When you’re a kid, you’re probably talking about it, but it’s so unrealistic, and now we actually get to do that. So, we’re just lucky guys that we can do that.”

They’ll be one of two sets of brothers on Team USA, with Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators and Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers also teaming up.

“I know it’s a little crazy because us and the Tkachuks get to play together for the Olympics,” Hughes said. “But really, other than us, who gets to play with their brother at the Olympics? So, super special and I’m glad that I can spend the time with Quinn, I don’t see him much, and we’ll have three weeks together just hanging out and being on the same team.”

The U.S. roster is nearly identical to the 4 Nations Face-Off team that advanced to the final before losing to Canada in overtime. Following that performance, both Hughes brothers have said the U.S. team is heading to the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics with a “gold or bust” mentality.

“I know everyone is talking with how the 4 Nations went last year, the U.S. is right there neck-and-neck with Canada now,” Hughes said. “It’s definitely a gold-or-bust mentality. We’re not just going over there to enjoy the experience, we’re going over there to try to win a gold medal.”

The U.S. men’s hockey team has won two gold medals at the Olympics, with the last being the famed “Miracle on Ice” team in 1980. The team last reached the podium in 2010 when it won silver.  

The Hughes brothers already have been considered part of the first family of U.S. hockey after becoming the first to produce three brothers who became NHL first-round picks. Quinn was selected with the No. 7 pick by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 NHL Draft, Jack was the first overall pick in 2019 and Luke was selected by the Devils with the No. 4 pick in 2021. The three were featured on the cover of EA SPORTS NHL 25 video game.

Their father, Jim, was a star defenseman at Providence College before becoming a coach. Their mother Ellen played for Team USA at the second IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship in 1992 and remains a player development consultant for the U.S. women’s team.

“We’ve got USA hockey ties all the way through,” Hughes said.

Two members of the family will now look to bring Olympic medals back to the U.S. and back to the Hughes home.

“It would just be definitely an achievement of my life,” Hughes said. “It would be an unbelievable thing to do that with my brother, represent your country at the biggest stage. That’s what you dream of.”

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“I think there’s no like question whether we’re gonna play or not,” Hughes said. “I know guys are gonna play on whatever the rink is gonna be. But it’s kind of a thing where I think guys laugh it off and just like can’t believe it. But yeah, that’s out of our control, and I know everyone is excited to go over there no matter what the rink looks like.”

Hughes – who teamed up with Mucinex to host a youth hockey clinic, with the company donating $20,000 to the USA Hockey Foundation to help youth hockey leagues thrive nationwide – was asked other non-hockey, Olympic-related questions.

Which Olympic sport would he most want to compete in other than hockey?

“Probably the halfpipe snowboarding or maybe like cross country skiing,” he said, adding that he is yet to try either.

Which player on the U.S. hockey team would have the best chance at winning a medal in figure skating?

“Maybe Brady Tkachuk,” he said. “I feel like he’d put his heart and soul into it and really lean in.”

Who would have a better chance of winning a gold medal in figure skating, Quinn or Jack Hughes?

“I’m gonna go with Quinn,” he said. “I think he’s got good flexibility, good mobility, good edges. So, he’d be good in figure skating.”

See, no sibling rivalry.

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