Luke Hughes didn’t have to wait long to celebrate with brothers Quinn and Jack after the U.S. men’s hockey team clinched gold Sunday at the 2026 Winter Olympics — even with an ocean separating the siblings.
Moments after Jack sealed the game for Team USA with a 2-1 overtime triumph against Canada in Milan, Luke — who was watching the gold-medal contest from the Devils’ team lounge in New Jersey — received a celebratory FaceTime from his older brothers.
“They were definitely in shock,’’ Luke, a 22-year-old defenseman on the Devils, told The Post on Tuesday. “I was just really happy for them and just told them that I love them and how proud I am of them.”
Jack, a 24-year-old forward who plays alongside Luke for New Jersey, ended a 46-year gold-medal drought when he scored the game-winner against Canada just 1:41 into overtime Sunday.
He scored four goals and tallied three assists across six games at the 2026 Olympics, while 26-year-old Quinn, a defenseman on the Wild, netted one goal — the overtime game-winner against Sweden — and seven assists.
“I was jumping up and down, and everyone was celebrating,” said Luke, who is currently rehabbing a dislocated left shoulder. “I’m just so happy and so proud of those guys. It’s such a great accomplishment. I think we’re all still in shock that they won it in that fashion.”
The FaceTime with Luke kicked off a wild victory lap for the Hughes brothers.
Upon landing in South Florida on Monday, the Hughes siblings and their teammates partied at Miami’s E11EVEN nightclub before traveling to Washington, D.C., the following day to meet President Donald Trump.
Trump phoned the golden group following their thrilling victory Sunday, but the call ignited backlash as the commander in chief joked that if he failed to invite the women’s U.S. hockey team — also gold medalists following their OT victory against Canada — “I do believe I probably would be impeached,” with laughs breaking out in the locker room.
Quinn and Jack addressed the backlash Tuesday during an appearance on “Good Morning America.”
“I’m glad you mentioned the women’s team again, we’re extremely happy for them. Obviously, there’s a lot going on with social media right now surrounding our team and their team,” Quinn said.
“But in the last couple of summers, we did a lot of training with them and got to know a lot of those girls really well.”
The women’s team declined an invitation from Trump due to scheduling conflicts. However, the president said Tuesday during his State of the Union address the squad “will soon be coming to the White House.”
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