US EditionJack Hughes clears the air on golden goal puck controversy after Hockey Hall of Fame's crystal clear denial
- On March 19, 2026, New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes said 'I'm honored that it's there' after the Hockey Hall of Fame announced the puck will stay there, no longer pressing for its return.
- The International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation handed the puck directly to the Hockey Hall of Fame, with Hall president Jamie Dinsmore confirming all exhibit items were donated under the Olympic archival protocol.
- Hughes told ESPN he wanted to give his puck to his father, who collects significant items tied to Hughes and his brothers.
- Philip Pritchard, the Hockey Hall of Fame curator, said 'Unfortunately, in the easiest words, it was never Jack's puck to own' and confirmed the Hall has signed paperwork for donated artifacts.
- Now featured in the "Olympics '26" exhibit, the puck sits alongside Megan Keller's and represents the United States men's Olympic hockey team’s first gold since 1980.
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Jack Hughes clarifies remarks on Olympic gold medal puck after Hall of Fame says it’s staying put
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Jersey Devils star and Olympic gold medalist Jack Hughes clarified his comments about the status of the gold medal–winning puck after his initial remarks sparked a frenzy involving the Toronto-based Hockey Hall of Fame. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, Hughes expressed his disappointment when he learned that the Olympic puck was now on display in the Canadian-based museum. “I’m trying to get …
Jack Hughes Finds Himself In The Crosshairs Of Angry Hockey Fans Yet Again, This Time For Wanting The Puck From His "Golden Goal"
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Hockey Boy Wants His Hockey Puck
Whose puck is it? Jack Hughes's overtime goal to win Olympic gold is hockey history, maybe the single most important physical object in American hockey history. You could make the case for some Miracle equipment which surely smells awful by now, but that wasn't even the gold-medal game. The Hughes puck is a pure distillation, the sudden-death difference between defeat and world-champ status in one small, black disc of vulcanized rubber and entra…
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