Team USA hero Jack Hughes calls out Hockey Hall of Fame for keeping gold medal puck: 'That’s bulls---'

Team USA men’s hockey leader Jack Hughes wants his puck back.

The Hockey Hall of Fame holds the game-winning overtime puck that flew disconnected Hughes’ stick, went past Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington and deed the backmost of the nett to springiness the U.S. its archetypal golden medal successful men’s hockey since the 1980 "Miracle connected Ice" squad during the 2026 Winter Olympics. 

While it’s usually an grant to person thing successful a Hall of Fame, Hughes thinks otherwise. 

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Jack Hughes of the United States earlier a crippled against Latvia astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games Feb. 12, 2026, successful Milan, Italy. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

"I’m trying to get it," helium told ESPN. "Like, that’s bulls--- that the Hockey Hall of Fame has it, successful my opinion. Why would they person that puck?"

Hughes and Team USA women’s hockey leader Megan Keller, who gave her squad Olympic golden successful overtime conscionable days earlier the men, some person their pucks connected show successful the Hockey Hall of Fame now. 

Hughes was inactive trying to wrapper his caput astir the magic from Milan past month, admitting helium did not cognize wherever the game-winning puck was during an interrogation connected TNT. 

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Now that helium knows wherever it is, helium wants his and Keller’s puck backmost successful the States. 

"I don’t spot wherefore Megan Keller oregon I shouldn’t person those pucks," Hughes added. 

Though helium didn’t constituent it retired himself, it’s worthy noting that the Hockey Hall of Fame is successful Toronto, Canada, the state Team USA bushed successful some the men’s and women’s golden medal games. 

Megan Keller, left, and Hannah Bilka of the United States observe aft winning the golden medal successful women's crystal hockey aft defeating Canada during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games astatine Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena Feb. 19, 2026. (Amber Searls/Imagn Images)

Other than the pucks, the "Olympics ‘26" show successful the Hall of Fame besides features the jersey of Team USA’s Hilary Knight and arsenic a instrumentality from Team USA men’s prima Matthew Tkachuk. There are different items featured successful the case, including a Team Canada jersey worn by skipper and hockey fable Sidney Crosby. 

"These donated items correspond defining moments connected the world’s biggest signifier and transportation almighty stories of nationalist pridefulness and hockey past astatine its highest level," Jamie Dinsmore, president and CEO of the Hockey Hall of Fame, told ESPN. 

"The Olympics ’26 show volition assistance guarantee that these unforgettable Olympic moments are preserved for our guests from astir the satellite to experience."

While Dinsmore believes the items should beryllium successful the Hall of Fame for each those hockey fans astir the globe, Hughes specifically wants the puck to springiness to his father. 

"I wouldn’t adjacent privation it for myself," helium explained. "I’d privation it for my dad. I cognize he’d conscionable love, emotion having it.

Jack Hughes of the United States during a crippled against Slovakia  in the semifinals astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games  Feb. 20, 2026, successful Milan, Italy. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

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"When I look backmost successful clip successful my career, I don’t cod excessively galore things for myself, but my dad’s a monster collector for the 3 of us. I cognize helium would person a peculiar spot for it."

While helium hasn’t done truthful conscionable yet, Hughes said helium would beryllium reaching retired to the Hall of Fame "at immoderate point."

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