Team USA star Jack Hughes wants Hockey Hall of Fame to give back gold-winning, possibly $1 million puck
U.S. Olympics hero Jack Hughes believes he is the rightful owner of the hockey puck he hit for the winning gold-medal goal, but the Hockey Hall of Fame has it on display.
Jack Hughes celebrates scoring the game-winning goal in overtime during the men's gold-medal match between Canada and the United States during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics (Elsa / Getty Images) U. S. hockey star Jack Hughes might have lost more than a couple of teeth during the gold-medal-winning victory against Canada at the Milan-Cortina Olympics last month.
The puck that Hughes smacked into the net in overtime to give the United States its first men's Olympic hockey gold since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" was seemingly forgotten amid the raucous celebration. But this week, the Hockey Hall of Fame began displaying that puck along with the one Megan Keller knocked into the net in overtime to give the U. S.
women's team gold in Milan. The International Ice Hockey Federation apparently secured the frozen vulcanized rubber disks immediately after the games and handed them to the Hall of Fame located in Toronto. Hughes is happy "his" puck surfaced but believes he is the rightful owner of a piece of memorabilia that David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions, estimated might be worth $1 million.
"I don't see why Megan Keller or I shouldn't have those pucks," Hughes told ESPN . "I'm trying to get it. Like, that's [B.
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