{"id":467842,"date":"2026-02-23T07:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/467842\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:04:19","slug":"jack-hughes-reveals-crazy-dream-before-winning-usa-olympic-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/467842\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Hughes reveals crazy dream before winning USA Olympic gold medal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team USA men\u2019s hockey team won its first gold medal in 46 years on Sunday. They clashed against Canada in the final game of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games<\/a> tournament after dominating Slovakia in the semifinals (6-2).<\/p>\n

Canada presented a much harder challenge. Team USA needed overtime to beat their neighbors, as the Canadians suffocated the defense for most of the third quarter. Matt Boldy gave the U.S. the lead at 6:00 in the first period.<\/p>\n

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Cale Makar tied the game for Canada at 38:16 in the second period. Jack Hughes ultimately gave his team the win and the gold medal to make history. After the game ended, his brother Quinn revealed a conversation with Jack, where he told him what would happen hours later.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 12:30 (am) I went over to him (Jack Hughes) and said, \u2018You up?\u2019 And he said, \u2018Yeah\u2026 Dreaming about scoring the game-winner.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Hughes did exactly that, emulating what Megan Keller did<\/a> for the women\u2019s hockey team on Thursday. She also scored in overtime to give Team USA a 2-1 win against Canada<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes expressed his love for the United States after scoring game-winning goal<\/p>\n

A couple of minutes after his game-winning goal, Jack Hughes showed his love for his country while explaining the feeling of securing the team\u2019s first gold medal on the men\u2019s side in 46 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is all about our country. I love the USA. I love my teammates\u2026I\u2019m so proud to be an American today,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a great Canadian team, but we\u2019re USA, we\u2019re so proud to be Americans, tonight was all for the country,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s everything, the USA hockey brotherhood means so much, we\u2019re such a team, we\u2019ve been together for two weeks, but we\u2019re such a team. The USA hockey brotherhood is so strong, and we\u2019re so proud to win for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hughes will return to the New Jersey Devils now with recharged energies. He should be ready to help the team compete for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

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