{"id":1163271,"date":"2026-02-22T18:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1163271"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:40:11","slug":"n-j-gov-mikie-sherrill-congratulates-team-usa-on-gold-thanks-to-new-jerseys-own-jack-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/n-j-gov-mikie-sherrill-congratulates-team-usa-on-gold-thanks-to-new-jerseys-own-jack-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill congratulates Team USA on gold, thanks to \u2018New Jersey\u2019s own Jack Hughes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill<\/a> joined a nation of celebrating fans Sunday morning in applauding Devils<\/a> center Jack Hughes<\/a>, whose overtime goal handed the United States men\u2019s hockey team its first gold medal since 1980.<\/p>\n

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With the game tied 1-1 and 1:41 into overtime, Hughes received a pass from defenseman Zach Werenski and shot the puck past Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington for the 2-1 win, snapping the United States\u2019 46-year gold medal drought.<\/p>\n

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Sherrill quote-posted a video of the goal on X<\/a> and shared her message to Hughes and Team USA.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNew Jersey\u2019s own Jack Hughes \u2013 Olympic hero!\u201d Sherrill said. \u201cCongratulations to him and all of @TeamUSA.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hughes\u2019 goal came after he received a high stick from Team Canada forward Sam Bennett, who hit Hughes in the mouth. The stick chipped two of Hughes\u2019 teeth and led to a four-minute power play for the United States.<\/p>\n

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Hughes, who won the gold medal alongside his brother Quinn, was still in shock after the game. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t even believe this,\u201d Hughes said via The Associated Press. \u201cI mean it\u2019s such an unbelievable game, USA-Canada. Such a good game. There\u2019s so many great players. We\u2019re a great team. That\u2019s exactly how we wanted it to go. We\u2019re underdogs to Canada, (but we) beat them. It could have gone either way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hughes also spoke about the impact the win had on the United States.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is all about our country right now,\u201d Hughes said. \u201cI love the U.S.A. I love my teammates. It\u2019s unbelievable. The USA Hockey brotherhood is so strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Read the original article on NJ.com<\/a>. Add NJ.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/n-j-gov-mikie-sherrill-172032566.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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