It’s been four days since New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes scored the Golden Goal, beating Team Canada in overtime at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. So much has happened since then.
Now that the games are going again, Hughes has been anywhere and everywhere doing interviews. That includes an interview he gave to TNT in the pregame on Thursday ahead of the games of the night. He was preparing for the Devils’ game against the Pittsburgh Penguins less than 24 hours after losing to the Buffalo Sabres.
During the interview, he talked about scoring for Team USA and the feelings of delivering for your country, but he did say something about the goal itself, specifically the puck, that raised some eyebrows.
Jack Hughes says he has NO IDEA where his Golden Goal is 🫨
— cllct (@cllctMedia) February 26, 2026
"I know who doesn't have it is me."
(@NHL_On_TNT) pic.twitter.com/U5XrZih99r
Hughes started his answer with "I honestly have no idea where that puck went." So the question is now, where is the puck?
We know that the IIHF got the puck in its possession right after the Golden Goal, along with Matthew Boldy's goal and Cale Makar's goal.
Gold Medal Game Pucks!⭐️#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #IIHF pic.twitter.com/jPugSsuwsb
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) February 22, 2026
It feels sort of weird to just keep those pucks together. One of those is much more valuable than the other. Hughes’s goal might be legitimately a $1 million puck. It might deserve it’s own social media post.
Where is the puck now? There’s no real evidence. Sidney Crosby’s Golden Goal is on permanent display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. We assume that’s where it’s going to go, but it might also be going to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, the one place that rightfully honored The Maven Stan Fischler.