PHOTOS: Team USA celebrates after winning first men's hockey Olympic gold medal since 1980
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Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jack Hughes (86), right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the game winning goal against Canada in sudden death overtime during the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (Luca Bruno/AP)
APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey The United States celebrates after a sudden-death overtime goal by United States' Jack Hughes (86) against Canada during the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (Luca Bruno/AP)
APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey The United States celebrates after a sudden-death overtime goal against Canada during the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (Luca Bruno/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States players celebrate after defeating Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jack Hughes (86) and Zach Werenski (8) celebrate after Hughes scored the winning goal against Canada during the overtime period of the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States players make a group selfie after defeating Canada in the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (Luca Bruno/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Matthew Tkachuk, right, embraces United States' Brady Tkachuk after the United States defeated Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates after the United States beat Canada in overtime to win the men's gold medal hockey game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jack Hughes (86) and Jake Sanderson (85) celebrate after Hughes scored the winning goal in overtime against Canada to win the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States players celebrate after defeating Canada during a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Connor Hellebuyck (37) skates around the ice with the American flag after the US defeated Canada in the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (Luca Bruno/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Matthew Tkachuk (19), right, celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey Gold medalists of the United States pose after the men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Connor Hellebuyck (37) celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jaccob Slavin (74) poses with his gold medal after the men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States players stand for the national anthem with the jersey of the late Johnny Gaudrau (13) during the medal ceremony after their win over Canada in the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey Gold medalists United States celebrate after defeating Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jack Hughes (86) celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States players celebrate after defeating Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jeremy Swayman (1), Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Oettinger (30) celebrate after the United States beat Canada in overtime to win the men's gold medal hockey game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey Team United States players celebrate after beating Canada in overtime in the men's gold medal hockey game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States' Jack Eichel celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey United States players celebrate after defeating Canada during a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Brady Tkachuk United States' Brady Tkachuk celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in overtime to win the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)