{"id":539649,"date":"2026-04-04T03:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539649\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:12:09","slug":"devils-jack-hughes-will-be-part-of-yankees-opening-day-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539649\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils’ Jack Hughes will be part of Yankees Opening Day ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Jersey Devils<\/a> star Jack Hughes’ busy off-the-ice schedule continues Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Hughes, who scored the golden goal in the gold medal game for Team USA men’s Olympic hockey team, will make another public appearance as he’s scheduled to throw out the the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium when the New York Yankees<\/a> play their home opener versus the Miami Marlins.<\/p>\n

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He won’t be the only Olympic star on the field as Aerin Frankel<\/a>, Team USA women’s Olympic hockey gold medal-winning goalie and Westchester native, will also be throwing a ceremonial first pitch on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) receives a NJ state flag from Governor Mikie Sherrill prior to the start of the Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) receives a NJ state flag from Governor Mikie Sherrill prior to the start of the Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) take a lap on the ice prior to the start of their game at Prudential Center. The two were teammates for the gold medal winning Team USA men\u2019s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milan Olympics. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) take a lap on the ice prior to the start of their game at Prudential Center. The two were teammates for the gold medal winning Team USA men\u2019s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milan Olympics. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) take a lap on the ice prior to the start of their game at Prudential Center. The two were teammates for the gold medal winning Team USA men\u2019s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milan Olympics. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) take a lap on the ice prior to the start of their game at Prudential Center. The two were teammates for the gold medal winning Team USA men\u2019s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milan Olympics. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) is honored for Team USA\u2019s gold medal winning performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics prior to the start of their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) receives a NJ state flag from Governor Mikie Sherrill prior to the start of the Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) pose for a ceremonial puck drop prior to the start of their game at Prudential Center. The two were teammates for the gold medal winning Team USA men\u2019s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milan Olympics. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) skates during warmups prior to the start of their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) is honored for Team USA\u2019s gold medal winning performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics prior to the start of their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) take a lap on the ice prior to the start of their game at Prudential Center. The two were teammates for the gold medal winning Team USA men\u2019s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milan Olympics. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) is honored for Team USA\u2019s gold medal winning performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics prior to the start of their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) is honored for Team USA\u2019s gold medal winning performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics prior to the start of their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Jack Hughes honored by NJ Devils for USA Olympic gold medal goal<\/p>\n

Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) is honored for Team USA\u2019s gold medal winning performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics prior to the start of their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) speaks with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Governor Mikie Sherrill prior to the start of the Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) hugs Governor Mikie Sherrill prior to the start of the Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) hugs NHL commissioner Gary Bettman prior to the start of the Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Yankee Stadium is just the latest stop for Hughes, who has already appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and in Washington, D.C., with his fellow Team USA teammates for the State of the Union.<\/p>\n

The schedule worked out perfectly for Hughes to be in the Bronx, as the Devils have an off day on Friday. Their next game is at home versus the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Prudential Center in Newark.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Jack Hughes of NJ Devils, USA hockey, to throw out first pitch at Yankee Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes’ busy off-the-ice schedule continues Friday afternoon. Hughes, who scored the golden goal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[55852,26095,201,35169,5,1272,8776,21,576,151,2669,5185,5184,4,3255,26662],"class_list":{"0":"post-539649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-jersey-devils","8":"tag-aerin-frankel","9":"tag-ceremonial-first-pitch","10":"tag-devils","11":"tag-friday-afternoon","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-jack-hughes","14":"tag-miami-marlins","15":"tag-montreal-canadiens","16":"tag-new-jersey","17":"tag-new-jersey-devils","18":"tag-new-york-yankees","19":"tag-newjersey","20":"tag-newjerseydevils","21":"tag-nhl","22":"tag-team-usa","23":"tag-yankee-stadium"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116344256854028486","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}