Jack Hughes bluntly calls out Hockey Hall of Fame over missing Olympic gold puck

It should be one of the most personal keepsakes of his career, but instead, it’s sitting behind glass. And Jack Hughes isn’t happy about it.

The New Jersey Devils star forward revealed he plans to ask the Hockey Hall of Fame for the puck from his overtime golden goal that secured Team USA’s victory at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

And he didn’t exactly sugarcoat his reaction.

“I’m trying to get it. Like, that’s bullshit that the Hockey Hall of Fame has it,” Hughes told ESPN, clearly stunned that such a meaningful piece of his career isn’t in his possession.

What makes it even more surprising is that Hughes didn’t even realize the puck was gone until days after the gold-medal game, during a postgame interview. By then, it had already made its way to Toronto, where it’s now part of an Olympic display alongside other historic moments, including the women’s golden goal scored by Meghan Keller.

For Hughes, though, this isn’t about ownership, it’s about family. If he manages to get the puck back, he already knows exactly where it’s going.

“I wouldn’t even want it for myself,” he admitted. “I’d want it for my dad.”

His father, Jim Hughes, basically serves as the unofficial archivist for the hockey family, which includes fellow NHL stars Quinn, who also won the gold medal, and Luke Hughes. And for a family so deeply tied to the game, that puck represents more than just a highlight. It’s history and family memories.

Now, the question is whether the Hall of Fame will give it back… or keep one of hockey’s biggest recent moments locked away for good.