And it appears he\u2019s doing so after seeing President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s invitation to the team for his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, which the team declined as they cited “previously scheduled academic and professional commitments.”<\/p>\n Flavor Flav, whose real name is Williams Jonathan Drayton Jr., shared the formal invitation that was sent to USA Hockey.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n Ja Rule and Flavor Flav perform onstage during City of Hope’s 2023 Music, Film & Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life\u00ae Gala honoring Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music at YouTube and Google at Pacific Design Center on Oct. 18, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.\u00a0 (Lester Cohen\/Getty Images for City of Hope)<\/p>\n “I am reaching out on behalf of Flavor Flav. First, massive congratulations on the gold!!” the email he shared on X read. “We saw the story about the men\u2019s invite to the White House, and the not quite invite for the women\u2019s team. Flav recently posted on social media an idea and invite for the women\u2019s hockey team to Las Vegas for a real celebration. He always stands behind everything he says and does. If there is an interest for the team to come to Las Vegas and celebrate with Flav \u2013 we will figure it out on our end and make it a lovely experience.”<\/p>\n The “not quite invite” the email is likely referencing refers to Trump\u2019s phone call with the men\u2019s hockey team on Sunday after their gold-medal victory over Canada, which came in similar overtime fashion as the women on the Olympic<\/a> stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n Trump invited the men\u2019s hockey team to the State of the Union address, where he added, “I must tell you, we\u2019re going to have to bring the women\u2019s team, you do know that.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Trump also joked, “I do believe I probably would be impeached,” if he didn\u2019t invite the women\u2019s team as well as the men.\u00a0<\/p>\n The women\u2019s team declined the invitation one day after Trump\u2019s call.<\/p>\n “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal-winning U.S. Women\u2019s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement,” USA Hockey told\u00a0NBC News<\/a>. “Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate.<\/p>\n “They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment.”<\/p>\n Gold medalist Team United States pose after the medal ceremony for the Ice Hockey Women following the Women’s Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the women\u2019s team turning down the invitation by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n Flavor Flav\u2019s original social media post said that he would “do some nice dinners and shows and good times” with the team, while hoping that “a hotel and airline” could help him out to celebrate their accomplishments. He also wanted to “invite my Bobsled + Skeleton team too,” which won a record six Olympic medals in bobsled.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the men\u2019s hockey team arrived in Florida on Monday hours after winning their gold medal. They flew to Miami International Airport where the festivities would immediately begin. They are expected to be at E11VEN MIAMI nightclub later Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n FLAVOR FLAV HELPS US OLYMPIC ATHLETE PAY RENT AFTER CRIES FOR HELP ON SOCIAL MEDIA<\/a><\/p>\n “We\u2019re gonna celebrate for a few days,” Jack Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Sunday in Milan, told reporters at the airport.<\/p>\n Now, this isn\u2019t the first time Flavor Flav wanted to celebrate an American athlete, having helped Olympian discus thrower Veronica Fraley pay her rent as she struggled financially before representing the U.S. in the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I gotchu, DM me and I\u2019ll send payment TODAY so you don\u2019t have to worry bout it TOMORROW, and imma be rooting for ya tomorrow LETZ GO!” Flavor Flav posted on X under her post.<\/p>\n Flavor Flav of Public Enemy performs during Innings Festival at Tempe Beach & Arts Park on Feb. 22, 2026 in Tempe, Arizona. (Tim Mosenfelder\/WireImage)<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n While Flavor Flav got the ball rolling on that for Fraley, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis great Serena Williams, also pitched in to help, posting a receipt for over $7,000 sent to Fraley. Flavor Flav claimed that, because 10 million people saw her tweet, her rent was “paid off for the year.”<\/p>\n As for the women’s hockey team, they head back home with some ready to get back into their pro careers, with the Professional Women’s Hockey League resuming its schedule on Thursday night. The NHL will begin games on Wednesday night for the second half of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to\u00a0the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related Article Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n![\"Ja](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Flavor-Flav.png\")
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