{"id":548873,"date":"2026-03-18T18:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/548873\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:09:10","slug":"jack-hughes-wants-golden-goal-puck-from-hockey-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/548873\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Hughes wants \u2018Golden Goal\u2019 puck from Hockey Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Jersey Devils and Team USA center Jack Hughes wants the puck back. It is the one with which he scored the game-winning goal<\/a> in overtime that secured a 2-1 win<\/a> over Canada and Team USA men\u2019s hockey the gold medal in the Milan-Cortina Olympics just under a month ago.<\/p>\n

The puck is currently on display in Toronto, much to the chagrin of the 24-year-old who authored its historical relevance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to get it. Like, that\u2019s bulls\u2014 that the Hockey Hall of Fame has it, in my opinion. Why would they have that puck?\u201d Hughes told ESPN<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Hughes\u2019 shot gave the Americans their first men\u2019s hockey gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980. It was significant enough to be displayed in the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto. The \u201cgolden goal\u201d puck was unveiled this week alongside a similar one from Megan Keller, who also scored an overtime goal to win Team USA women\u2019s hockey a gold medal in Milan, both of which Hughes wants returned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see why Megan Keller or I shouldn\u2019t have those pucks,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

In an interview on TNT on Feb. 26, when asked by former NHL player and coach Tony Granato, Hughes admitted he wasn\u2019t aware of the location of his \u201cgolden goal\u201d puck. He also wasn\u2019t aware he wouldn\u2019t be receiving it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly don\u2019t know where that puck went. I know who doesn\u2019t have it, is me. I sure as hell don\u2019t have it,\u201d Hughes said in the interview.<\/p>\n

Amid initial concern about the whereabouts of the puck, a spokesperson for the International Ice Hockey Federation told Sportico<\/a> in late February that it had been immediately collected and \u201cdesignated for archival preservation with the HHOF to ensure its long-term safekeeping and historical recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weeks later, the puck is part of a larger display about the 2026 Olympic Games and is featured alongside other memorabilia from the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese donated items represent defining moments on the world\u2019s biggest stage and carry powerful stories of national pride and hockey history at its highest level,\u201d said Jamie Dinsmore, president and CEO of the Hockey Hall of Fame, in a statement<\/a> on Monday. \u201cThe Olympics \u201926 display will help ensure that these unforgettable Olympic moments are preserved for our guests from around the world to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame said in a statement on Wednesday that it commemorates key moments in global hockey history by securing \u201chistoric artifacts\u201d through its relationship with the IIHF, including Sidney Crosby\u2019s \u201cgolden goal\u201d puck from the 2010 Olympics.<\/p>\n

When asked on Wednesday about his reaction to Hughes\u2019 comments about wanting his puck back, Crosby gave the equivalent of a verbal shrug.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t even think about it that way, to be honest with you,\u201d Crosby told The Athletic on Wednesday. \u201cI was just happy that I scored the goal. I was happy that the puck was going to the Hall of Fame. I didn\u2019t even think about it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hughes said he hasn\u2019t gotten around to asking the Hall of Fame for the puck yet, but he wants it returned so that he can gift it to his father, Jim, who was an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins and director of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

Hughes said his father collects memorabilia from his three sons\u2019 careers. Jack\u2019s brothers, Luke (New Jersey Devils) and Quinn (Minnesota Wild), are both NHLers, and Quinn, a defenseman, was also on the historic U.S. 2026 Olympic team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I look back in time in my career, I don\u2019t collect too many things for myself, but my dad\u2019s a monster collector for the three of us. I know he would have a special place for it,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Yohe contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils and Team USA center Jack Hughes wants the puck back. It is the one with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,7531,7519,575,85],"class_list":["post-548873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-memorabilia-collectibles","tag-new-jersey-devils","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}