The Team USA victory tour continues…<\/p>\n
PublishedFebruary 24, 2026 5:40 PM EST\u2022UpdatedFebruary 24, 2026 7:55 PM EST<\/p>\n
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It has been a whirlwind couple of days for the US men’s national hockey team<\/a>.<\/p>\n After New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes potted the Golden Goal to defeat the Canadians 2-1, the boys were partying it up in the locker room and in Milan.<\/p>\n Then, in a fortuitous bounce for the ages, a blizzard in New York meant that they had to fly to Miami, where they partied it up at nightclub E11even Miami.<\/p>\n Enter To Win The Ultimate “Money-Can’t-Buy” Experience At The NCAA Men’s Hoops National Championship Game<\/a><\/p>\n And on Tuesday, they were visiting the White House ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.<\/p>\n And boy, did they ever arrive in style\u2026<\/p>\n And what better way to check out the White House than by cruising around the hallways to the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic “Free Bird.”<\/p>\n A song that, in recent years, has become the American goal song on the international stage.<\/p>\n This is one of those moments where I just don’t get the people who are mad about all of this<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you don’t like the president’s politics, that’s fine, but how could you get worked up over Team USA in the halls of the White House while they blast Skynyrd?!<\/p>\n I mean, I thought a Ben Franklin was about to swoop down on the back of the bald eagle. It was such a gloriously American scene.<\/p>\n I guess some people are just really committed to the bit\u2026<\/p>\n Of course, they had to make a stop at the Oval Office, and the team got an incredible photo with the president in there.<\/p>\n Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk is second from the left in that picture, and I bet by this point he could practically give the White House tour himself.<\/p>\n Thanks to the Cats’ back-to-back Cup Championships and now the gold medal, it’s Tkachuk’s third visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the last couple of years.<\/p>\n