Team Usa Star Jack Hughes Wants Hockey Hall Of Fame To Give Back Gold-winning, Possibly $1 Million Puck

U.S. lucky prima Jack Hughes mightiness person mislaid much than a mates of teeth during nan gold-medal-winning victory against Canada astatine nan Milan-Cortina Olympics past month.

The puck that Hughes smacked into nan nett successful overtime to springiness nan United States its first men’s Olympic lucky golden since nan 1980 “Miracle connected Ice” was seemingly forgotten amid nan raucous celebration.

But this week, nan Hockey Hall of Fame began displaying that puck on pinch nan 1 Megan Keller knocked into nan net successful overtime to springiness nan U.S. women’s squad golden successful Milan. The International Ice Hockey Federation apparently secured nan stiff vulcanized rubber disks instantly aft nan games and handed them to nan Hall of Fame located successful Toronto.

Hughes is happy “his” puck surfaced but believes he is nan rightful proprietor of a portion of memorabilia that David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions, estimated mightiness beryllium worthy $1 million.

“I don’t spot why Megan Keller aliases I shouldn’t person those pucks,” Hughes told ESPN. “I’m trying to get it. Like, that’s [B.S.] that nan Hockey Hall of Fame has it, successful my opinion. Why would they person that puck?”

Hughes mightiness not for illustration nan answer. The provenance of nan puck is akin to that of a hoops aliases shot utilized successful a notable moment. It is dissimilar to a historical location tally because a shot leaves nan section of play, and nan proprietor becomes nan fortunate fan.

“Because of nan expanding worth of memorabilia, ownership of items has go standardized complete nan past decade aliases so,” said an master who agreed to speak anonymously because they activity successful nan acquisition of specified items. “Whoever purchased nan puck owns it. Jerseys beryllium to nan team, shoes and gloves to nan player, nan puck to whoever supplied it to nan Olympics.”

That would beryllium nan International Ice Hockey Federation, nan governing assemblage of nan Olympics lucky tournament. The IIHF labor who instantly secured those precious pucks amid gold-medal bedlam apparently did their occupation well.

“The puck was designated for archival preservation pinch nan Hockey Hall of Fame to guarantee its semipermanent safekeeping and humanities recognition,” an IIHF spokesperson said.

The pucks are featured successful an “Olympics ‘26” show that besides contains a lucky instrumentality utilized by Brady Tkachuk of nan U.S. squad and a U.S. jersey worn by four-time Olympian Hilary Knight.

It mightiness onslaught immoderate arsenic overseas that nan show is successful Canada, wherever fans are mourning nan nonaccomplishment to nan United States, but that’s been nan location of nan Hall of Fame since it was established successful 1943. HOF president Jamie Dinsmore said successful a connection that nan show contains “donated items,” though it is unclear whether nan IIHF has donated aliases simply loaned nan pucks to nan HOF.

“The Olympics ’26 show will thief guarantee that these unforgettable Olympic moments are preserved for our guests from astir nan world to experience,” Dinsmore said.

Meanwhile, Hughes told ESPN he wants nan puck to go nan spot of 1 peculiar instrumentality — his father, who collects memorabilia for him and his brothers Quinn and Luke. All 3 play successful nan NHL.

“I wouldn’t moreover want it for myself. I’d want it for my dad. I cognize he’d conscionable love, emotion having it,” Hughes said. “When I look backmost successful my career, I don’t cod excessively galore things for myself, but my dad’s a monster collector for nan 3 of us. I cognize he would person a typical spot for it.”

Or it could beryllium sold astatine auction, wherever surely it would salary for immoderate dental activity Hughes needs aft getting teeth knocked retired during nan gold-medal game. Various auction houses have estimated nan value of nan puck to beryllium from $40,000 to $1 million.

Should he get nan puck, though, Hughes mightiness not moreover see trading it. The first prime of nan 2019 NHL draft, he signed an eight-year, $64 cardinal statement hold pinch nan New Jersey Devils 4 years ago.