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President Trump's invitation to the State of the Union has gotten starkly different responses from the men's and women's teams.
Team USA takes on Canada in the men’s hockey gold medal game of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
Trump then singled out Hellebuyck, who stopped 41 of 42 shots from the favored Canadians and delivered an iconic moment with his stick save to preserve a 1-1 tie early in the third period. The U.S. went on to win 2-1 in overtime for the first gold medal in men's hockey since the Miracle on Ice in 1980.
"Team USA invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys," Patel said on X.
From the locker room to the Olympic gold medal celebration, Johnny Gaudreau's legacy lives on through Team USA.
The U.S. women's hockey team cited "timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments" as reason for declining SOTU invitation.
Team USA women’s hockey has been in an uncomfortable position since winning a 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal recently, but they got their moment back during a new ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance. Despite the on-ice glory that Hilary Knight