Jack Hughes and Aerin Frankel take the Olympic gold medal tour to Yankee Stadium
Jack Hughes held the ball in his hands, occasionally tossing his latest souvenir in the air. Hughes had done “Saturday Night Live” and cherished the chance to chat with Lorne Michaels, then appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” as part of the victory lap for the U. S.
Olympic gold medal-winning men’s and women’s hockey teams. It only got better Friday when Hughes and women's goaltender Aerin Frankel threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium prior to the New York Yankees' home opener against the Miami Marlins.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes held the ball in his hands, occasionally tossing his latest souvenir in the air. Hughes had done “Saturday Night Live” and cherished the chance to chat with Lorne Michaels, then appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” as part of the victory lap for the U. S.
Olympic gold medal-winning men’s and women’s hockey teams. It only got better Friday when Hughes and women's goaltender Aerin Frankel threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium prior to the New York Yankees' home opener against the Miami Marlins. “I knew a lot of things were coming, but this was the one thing I was always like wishing-slash-hoping for,” Hughes said.
"Just so much fun. For both of us, it’s unreal. " Hughes scored in overtime in the men's final at the Milan Cortina Games, a few days after Frankel backstopped the women's team to also beating Canada for gold.